Graduates struggling to secure employment
Experts say at DCCI webinar
Graduates throw their caps in the air in jubilation, in front of the Raju Memorial Sculpture on campus. Photo: Collected Star Business Report Star Business Report
Graduates are struggling in the job market as the conventional education system does not equip students with the skills industries demand, according to Rizwan Rahman, president of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI).
Bangladesh has a labour force of about 6.35 crore which is growing at 2.2 per cent, meaning that there are around 20 lakh new entrants every year.
However, 38.6 per cent of the graduates face unemployment, and it indicates a mismatch of skills, said Rahman at a webinar styled, Industry-Academia Linkage: The New Frontier .