John Paul D'Costa At the initial stage of outbreak of coronavirus in China, all had a fear of disruption of supply chain of raw materials and other domestic supply. Bangladesh’s total merchandise import payments were $56 billion in 2018-19, of which more 28 percent was from China. Nearly 70 percent
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Dissecting and Debating Quality in Higher Education: The Missing Link
“It is impossible to have a complete education system without an appropriate and strong higher education system….I am not for a moment suggesting that primary education and secondary education are not at the very essence of development…[but that is] not enough. You have to have centers of excellence and learning
THE RISE OF JOBLESSNESS AMONG THE YOUTHS IN BANGLADESH
Mismatch between the graduates’ skills and the job-market demands is a huge concern in the era of Fourth Industrial Revolution It’s been a good initiative that the new finance minister proposed to allocate TK 100 crore in the budget 2019-20 for the training and employment of a specific group of youth,
ENHANCING FOREIGN EMPLOYMENT SCOPES FOR BANGLADESHI WHITE COLLAR EXPERTS
For long, remittance sent by Bangladeshis working abroad has been the second-largest source of foreign currency earnings for the country (just after ready-made garments export); and has been a sort of lifeline of our overall economy. According to data released by the Bangladesh Bank, the expatriates remitted $15.54 billion in
GLOBAL WORKPLACE SOLUTIONS PROVIDER STEELCASE TO SET FOOT IN BANGLADESH
Steelcase, a leading office furniture and innovative workspace solutions company will is set to open its first dealer showroom in Bangladesh on August 9. Developed in partnership with Work Space Technology, the new showroom in the capital Dhaka will further strengthen the presence of Steelcase in the Asia-Pacific region. After
SOCIAL STIGMA AND LACK OF AWARENESS PREVENT WOMEN FROM ENTERING THE HOTEL SECTOR
FACTORS AFFECTING “JOB SATISFACTION” IN COMMERCIAL BANKS
During the last decade of the twentieth century, we have been experiencing a tremendous growth in banking sector of Bangladesh. Private commercial banks play a vital role in the overall development of our economy and to be specific in employment sector of our country. Though it is a challenging profession,
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White Collar Health Hazard
Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI)-An Emerging Health Hazard for Office Workers Today’s fast pacing office work predominantly involves computer work. Let’s anticipate a simple calculation - You work 4 hours daily as a typical computer user. Your typing speed is 200 keystrokes/min assuming 2 inch average finger movements per keystroke. Guess what? –