Highly educated unemployed youth: Waste of resources, frustration of youth

Desk Report: The news came to the newspapers almost silently—it didn’t even catch the eye. Maybe because it wasn’t a particularly provocative issue; or because it wasn’t a major crisis. But ultimately, the news carries a sinister message. In Bangladesh, nearly 900,000 young people with the highest university degrees are unemployed. In 2013, the number of unemployed young people with university degrees in Bangladesh was 200,000. So, the number has increased more than fourfold in the last 12 years. If the number of unemployed people in the country is 2.7…

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Former Snapchat CSO expresses interest in investing in Bangladesh in meeting with chief advisor

Desk Report: Imran Khan, a Bangladeshi-born American investor and former Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) of instant messaging app Snapchat, met with Bangladeshi-born American investor and former Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) of Snapchat. During this, Imran Khan expressed his interest in investing in Bangladesh. He met the chief advisor on Saturday, New York local time. Imran Khan, 48, is currently the board chairman of Aleph Holding. He moved to the United States at the age of 18 for higher education. There, he gained fame as an investment banker in technology companies.…

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Honors second year exams start on October 22

Desk Report: Honors second year exams start on October 22 The schedule for the 2024 Honors second year written examination under the National University has been published. According to the schedule, the examination will start from October 22 (Wednesday). This information has been given in a notification signed by the university’s examination controller Md. Enamul Karim. The examination will start at 1 pm every day and the examination will continue as per the time mentioned in the question paper. Honors second year exams start on October 22 According to the…

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