Public information

Welcome to the public information section, covering the ILO activities in Bangladesh. This page acts as a gateway to English and Bengali language information materials ranging from project publications to press releases, newsletters and brochures, speeches and photo gallery. You can also find contact details for the ILO’s communications staff based at the ILO-Dhaka office, also the project focal person, and the library services provide details of its publications.

For more information please contact the ILO Country Office for Dhaka office at
Tel: + 880 2 55045009, Fax: + 880 2 55045010 or Email
  1. Video

    Bangladesh's handyman without hands

    07 May 2015

    Ask anyone in Tongi, Bangladesh about Mosharrof Hossain and they'll tell you he's the man to fix your fridge. What they probably won't tell you is that he will do it without hands - both were amputated following an electrical fire. having a disability has not stopped him becoming a father, a mechanic, an entrepreneur and a trainer though.

  2. Video

    Kickstart: Bangladesh's female motorcycle service mechanics

    07 May 2015

    What is it like to be a girl learning to service motorcycles in Bangladesh? Khadija and Pinki are finding out. They are both trainees in new, nationally-recognised, practical training programmes under the National Technical and Vocational Qualifcations Framework.

  3. Video

    Babul's Dream: A future vision of skills in Bangladesh

    07 May 2015

    Babul's father fixed boat engines, but he lost his hands when Babul was young, so Babul started learning his father's skills early. His dream was to go abroad and start a professional workshop. This is Babul's story of how he achieved his dream through technical education.

  4. Video

    Kabir's Dream: A future vision of skills in Bangladesh

    07 May 2015

    Kabir was raised by his uncle. He had a dream to modernise his father's handloom factory and become a weaver, but also a trainer of other young people. This is Kabir's story of how he achieved his dream through technical education.

  5. Future vision of skills

    Rubina's dream: A future vision of skills in Bangladesh

    07 May 2015

    Rubina did not want to be a school teacher. She was always pulling things apart and wanted a job where she could use her hands. Her dream was to become an electrician. This is Rubina's story of how she achieved her dream through technical education.

  6. Article

    ILO explores ways to link training and jobs in Bangladesh

    29 April 2015

    A workshop on employment support services was held on July 3, 2014 to discuss different ways of linking skills to jobs in Bangladesh.

  7. Article

    Fourth skills governance training workshop for skills development professionals held in Kishoreganj

    29 April 2015

    Capacity strengthening workshops for professionals in the skills development sector continued in Kishoreganj Technical School & College from December 18-21, 2014. The goal of the fourth workshop was to use the monitoring tools developed in previous workshops to analyze the progress of implementation of the National Skills Development Policy in each of the participating agencies. The results were then presented to the State Minister for Ministry of Labour and Employment.

  8. Article

    Employment Support Service to be piloted in Bangladesh Institute of Glass and Ceramics

    29 April 2015

    One of the most critical issues facing Bangladesh’s economy is the missing link between skill development and employment. Industries need skilled workers to grow and skilled graduates need employment but there are currently no services linking them. To address this gap, the ILO is supporting government and non-government partners to pilot modern employment support services in target industry sectors across Bangladesh.

  9. News

    Technical and Vocational Education and Training Data System goes live

    29 April 2015

    The new National Technical and Vocation Education and Training (TVET) Data System, an initiative of the National Skills Development Council (NDSC) Secretariat is now live. The system currently displays demand and supply data for skilled workers in three industry sectors – leather, readymade garments and tourism and hospitality.

  10. News

    National Competency Standards for workers in the tourism and hospitality sector accepted

    29 April 2015

    National Competency Standards in four key occupations of the tourism and hospitality sector have been approved by the Bangladesh Technical Education Board and endorsed by the Tourism & Hospitality Industry Skills Council.