Most youths are happy, but half of them want to go abroad
British Council survey reveals
Eighty eight per cent of young people in Bangladesh are either happy or very happy while 42 per cent young people want to go abroad, said a survey report conducted by the British Council.
On the findings of the study, Foreign Minister Dipu Moni said: "The total number of young people in Bangladesh is around 55 million. Among this 88 per cent are happy or very happy while 1.6 per cent are unhappy. It's a positive sign for our country. As the young generation is happy they can bring a better future for the country."
She said 76.5 per cent of youth believe women should play a greater role in decision making affecting their community while 73 per cent of them own a mobile phone. Both are good signs as we are going on our way of fulfilling Vision 2021, she added.
The foreign minister said this while speaking at the launching ceremony of the survey report titled "Bangladesh: The Next Generation" at a city hotel on Saturday.
British High Commissioner Stephen Evans said: "This survey demonstrates the need and opportunities offered by mobilising one of the Bangladesh's greatest assets--the 55 million young people between the ages of 15 and 30 and pointed to the significance of active citizenship in building communities and improving livelihood to take Bangladesh forward."
British Council Director Charles Nuttall OBE recognised the transformational power of young Bangladeshis and added: "We hope the report will promote discussion on how the immense social and human capital that Bangladeshi youth have to offer can be harnessed."
The survey involved hour long interviews with 2,167 males and females aged between 15 and 30, which the British Council claims were representatives of the demographics of young people in Bangladesh.
The survey found that young people had an overall positive view of the country's progress - with 79 percent believing that "the country is heading in the right direction". However, 60 percent of the interviewees said that they felt that corruption will or may get worse in the next five years.
They ranked bribery as the second most important factor, next to education, in securing a job- with 12 percent believing it to be the major factor.
It also found that only 15 percent thought that student politics is a good thing. Another 36 percent said student politics has a detrimental effect on educational institutions.
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