Dulal Biswas
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Young people and the employment
April 15, 2007 - 04:49 PM
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Bangladesh is a thickly populated country. The population is about 140 Millions. About one third of the total population of Bangladesh is youth and young people. According to our national youth policy the age bracket is between 18 and 35 and about 45 million people fall within this age range. More than 70 percent of them are unemployed.
The unemployed would be everyone who doesn’t fit into that definition and it could be a very high number that could alarm the world. However in reality a much larger number of youth are working in some way or the other. Youth are engaging in activities like selling vegetables, meat and fish, and hawker items at open stalls earning sometimes much more than many youth working in salaries basis in lower level posts in local medium sized companies.
Unemployment is a serious concern for the people of Bangladesh. People know quite well enough that there are too few jobs for far too many people. Almost 50,000 youth complete university degrees or diploma courses each year across the country and as the number of the people being involved into education is increasing; accordingly the number of graduates each year is also increasing. The number may reach up to 100,000 a year within the next 7years. However, it is not possible to create as many job openings for the youth. In fact, there are a far greater number which completes high-school but does not even go into the university or colleges due to lack of finances and need to engage in subsistence earning as early as possible. Thus one may find that nearly 200,000 job opportunities need to be created a year to fully absorb all high-school graduates or university degree or diploma holders.
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