We should look into whether the election expenditure can be adjusted with government expenditure in future,” said CPD Distinguished Fellow Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya. On youth unemployment, the report said the average number of years of schooling was higher for unemployed individuals compared to employed individuals, across all age groups. ‘The positive link between higher education and unemployment could be explained by the nature of the nexus between education enrolment, education quality and employment,’ said the report. Bangladesh Bank should appoint a strong administrator immediately to oversee the operation of troubled banks. CPD senior research fellow Tawfiqul Islam Khan, Research Director Khondaker Golam Moazzem and Director Anisatul Fatema Yousuf were present the program.

Source: Dhaka Tribune December 09, 2018 18:11 UTC