As Bangladesh’s population continues to grow the need for a manpower force with a more diverse set of skills will become all the more imperative, as boosting skills is absolutely essential if the economy is to become more globally competitive and for Bangladesh to take full advantage of its demographic dividend.
To that end, the Japanese government's recent grant of Tk69 lakh to the NGO Bangla-German Sampreeti for the construction of vocational training facilities in Cox's Bazar district is an absolutely welcome gesture from one of our closest regional partners.
Given the incredibly low percentage of Bangladeshis who choose to take up vocational training, building capacity to strengthen its presence in Bangladesh is a vital priority, as such training is essential to help equip the workforce with the skills it needs for future economic growth and job creation.
Japan has, in the past, expressed great interest in hiring Bangladeshi workers to fill roles in certain crucial industries, which makes this an incredibly lucrative opportunity for our nation. Investing in vocational training, then, can help us fill a lot of the gaps that exist within our workforce and improve the overall quality of human resources available and the effects are wide ranging as well.
For far too long have Bangladeshi workers been associated with carrying out menial jobs, given just how in-demand Bangladeshis are to nations outside of the Gulf now, it is indeed high time that the government made vocational training an integral part of our wider educational system. To that end, working with businesses to increase awareness of and participation in vocational training would pay dividends.
Sunday, July 19, 2026
