October 19, 2021

Low interest in skills training is an alarm bell

Higher skill means better job and better pay abroad. But very few overseas jobseekers opt for having a skill training although they spend months, even years, before they finally arrive in a destination abroad. Why? Low education level is the […]
October 19, 2021

Migrant returnees need debt relief, social protection

Around 100,000 aspirant migrants have been stranded in Bangladesh for departure to countries of destination due to pandemic-induced flight restrictions. Many of them completed the pre-departure process and paid money to the recruiting agencies after borrowing from various sources. Many […]
February 2, 2021

POST COVID-19 NATIONAL ICT ROADMAP: OVERCOMING THE CHALLENGES AND LEVERAGING NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR ICT INDUSTRY

COVID-19 has posed a challenge to all of us: should we only defend and mitigate or should we take it as an opportunity to reflect and overhaul our approach as a nation towards the economy, society, governance, and prosperity. Bangladesh […]
January 1, 2021

Open Data Country Report- Bangladesh

The rapid pace of advancements taking place in Bangladesh’s information and communications technology (ICT) has led to the generation of data from various sectors and institutions. In line with the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and to encourage more usage of […]