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Employers face dearth of qualified employees: MCCI

Star Business Report
Employers are not getting the supply of adequate quality manpower although thousands of people join the country's workforce every year, speakers said yesterday.
The industrial sector does not get the required number of skilled people because of the mismatch between education and industry requirement, said Nihad Kabir, president of the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka (MCCI).
Every year 20 lakh people join the workforce but there is a lack of quality manpower, Nihad said.
She said foreign employees remit at least $6.5 billion per year from Bangladesh. Local youths can occupy these positions by way of achieving quality.
She was addressing the concluding session of "MCCI's Youth Leadership Programme Agragami 2017" organised by the chamber at the International Convention City, Bashundhara in Dhaka on Sunday.
The chamber has been organising the event since 2014 in order to develop leadership skills and confidence among students.
Nihad said, "I believe this event will give students access to leaders and organisations in the city, helping them understand context and unlock key leadership skills needed for today's workforce."
Fazle Hassan Abed, founder of Brae, said the economy grew from $4.5 billion in 1972 to more than $250 billion at present. Literacy rate went up to 73 percent from only 25 percent in 1972, while fertility rate came down to 2.1 percent from 6.4 percent during the period, he said.
In the last four decades, life expectancy rose to 72 years from 46 years and rice production to 37 million tonnes from 10 million tonnes.
"We have done well in many aspects of development and I must say that we have collaborated with the government, the private sector and civil societies in these achievement in the last 47 years, "Abed said.
Mohammed Farashuddin, a former governor of the central bank, urged the young generation to play their role in building the nation.
He said the young generation was advanced in thinking but not in work. “So, you should be innovative to generate ideas."
Syed Nasim Manzur, managing director of Apex Footwear Ltd, encouraged the youth to bear the vision to become future leaders.
Laila Rahman Kabir, a former president of the MCCI; M Anis Ud Dowla, chairman of ACI Group; Prof Imran Rahman, vice-chancellor of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh; and Syed Gousul Alam Shaon, managing partner of Grey Bangladesh, were present at the programme.