BUET planning to introduce on-campus jobs for students

Authorities of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) are planning to introduce on-campus jobs for students.

Most BUET students usually earn money from providing private tuition, which takes up time that can be invested in studies, university authorities believe.   

BUET authorities said on-campus jobs can help towards lessening the students' dependence on private tuition.

What young professionals can expect from a career in social media

If ten years ago, someone said that jobs such as running social media pages would be in existence in the future, everyone would laugh outright considering it to be a well-timed joke. The truth, however, is that today, Bangladesh is coming ever closer to identifying as a 'digital' economy. And with that, so is the need for a whole new job sector that caters to the digital space via social media platforms. 

A career in social media is not unheard of. However, it might still sound somewhat new to many. 

Three in four youth lack skills needed for employment, says new report

Nearly three-quarters of young people aged 15 to 24 in 92 countries with available data are off-track to acquiring the skills needed for employment, according to a new report published by the Education Commission and UNICEF ahead of World Youth Skills Day.

The report, titled ‘Recovering learning: Are children and youth on track in skills development?’ features analyses on skills development in early childhood, and among children of primary school age and youth, according to a statement issued on Thursday.

LinkedIn for part-time job: Does it help?

LinkedIn is an American social media network developed specifically for employment and job-related services. It is well established in the developed world as a place for employers and potential job seekers to look for their desired options.

LinkedIn, still in its blooming stage in Bangladesh, is mostly used by University students to look for part-time internships or apprenticeships. And sometimes it has been really helpful. Zakia Sameen Nur, a fourth-year student of Economics at the University of Dhaka told the writer,

"I find LinkedIn to be a handy platform for students, provided you use it correctly. Using LinkedIn is how I’d found my apprenticeship at Bongo."

'UK offers more opportunities to skilled youths'

Jyotsna Islam was born in the late 1960s in Neasden, a London borough of Brent in Britain. Her father, Abdur Rahman, was a restaurateur and business entrepreneur in the United Kingdom and Bangladesh. Her ancestral home is located in Moulvibazar district of Bangladesh. Her husband Sham Islam is also a public representative in the UK.
Jyotsna Islam began her political career in 2010, despite having been a member of Britain's Lab