Dinajpur job fair connects youth with employers, promotes entrepreneurship.
Minister for Women and Children Affairs and Social Welfare Prof Dr AZM Zahid Hossain, MP today inaugurated a job fair at Birampur Upazila Government College ground in Dinajpur to create employment opportunities for jobless young men and women.
Speaking as chief guest at the inaugural ceremony, he said the fair has been organised to create employment opportunities for jobless young men and women and adolescent boys and girls of the district, including his constituency Dinajpur-6.
It will allow job seekers to establish direct contact with various private organisations and entrepreneurial institutions, he said.
The minister said the fair will help job seekers acquire the qualifications, skills and experience needed to get jobs. By taking part, young men and women will gain practical experience of the recruitment process and learn in detail about job opportunities, he said.
Besides looking for jobs, Zahid Hossain said, building interest and knowledge among young people in becoming new entrepreneurs is also a key aim of such events.
He expressed hope that many would not only find employment but also be inspired to build their own businesses and enterprises.
He said unemployment is pushing the youth towards drug abuse, and they must be saved from such a misguided path. He expected the job fair would help make the youth work-oriented.
Syed Jahangir Alam MP, AZM Rezwanul Haque MP, Dinajpur Deputy Commissioner Md Rafiqul Islam, Superintendent of Police Md Zedan Al Musa, Zilla Parishad Administrator and district BNP president Advocate Md Mofazzal Hossain Dulal, district BNP general secretary Bakhtiar Ahmed Kochi, Pathao Group CEO Tuhin Ahmed and Square Group official Rashed Firoz, among others.
Birampur Upazila Nirbahi Officer Mst Tanzina Khatun presided over the ceremony.
Birampur Upazila BNP president Mia Md Shafiqul Islam Mamun, representing the organisers, said more than 20,000 candidates have completed online registration.
The recruiting organisations will now verify the applicants' qualifications and, he hoped, arrange jobs for them as per their own procedures.
He said the initiative titled "Job Fair Dinajpur 2026" has been taken to build the youth of the entire northern region, including Dinajpur-6, as skilled human resources and connect them to the mainstream of the national economy.
The fair is being coordinated under the initiative of Prof Dr AZM Zahid Hossain.
UNICEF, World Food Programme, Compassion International, Save the Children, World Vision Bangladesh, BRAC, Uddipan and RDRS are taking part from international and non-government development organisations. Pran, RFL, Bashundhara Group, Square, Beximco Group, Walton, ACI, Fresh of Meghna Group, Lira Group, Kazi Farms and Nabil Group are participating from the industrial and consumer goods sector.
Banking and MFS participants include bKash, Nagad, Pubali Bank, Bank Asia, Eastern Bank, City Bank and United Commercial Bank.
Incepta, Acme Laboratories, Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, Unimed Unihealth, Nuvista Pharmaceuticals and Northern International Medical College Hospital are represented from the pharmaceutical and healthcare sector.
Robi Axiata, Pathao, Brain Station 23, Noor Telecom, Diamond World, HL Real Estate, Anjana, Shikkha 2.0 and Kumor are joining from information technology, telecommunication, real estate and other services.
