Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- Participants at a roundtable discussion on Wednesday called for collective action to bridge the education-to-employment divide to ensure more productive workforce, higher economic growth, and improved individual well-being.

They suggested forging strategic partnerships and offering innovation funding and in-kind support from both public and private sectors for bridging the gap.

They were speaking at the high-level roundtable discussion titled "From Classrooms to Careers: Strengthening Bangladesh's Future" organised by SAJIDA Foundation at a hotel in the capital.

While presiding over the discussion, SAJIDA Foundation Chairperson Farooq Sobhan, also a former diplomat, said Bangladesh has lagged behind many countries, wh...