Employment strategies for Bangladesh

Job creation is an immense challenge for Bangladesh. The Labour Force Survey 2016-17 shows an unemployment rate of 4.2 per cent (3.1 per cent for males and 6.7 per cent for females), and many of these unemployed are young people. Youth (aged 15-24) unemployment rate is staggeringly high at 12.3...

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How to lose friends and impoverish people

US President Donald Trump's "trade war" with China has been slogging along for more than a year now, and could escalate further if current talks do not lead to a deal. But in the meantime, the Trump administration has also accused two longstanding US partners, Turkey and India, of benefiting...

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