Bangladesh Experts Call for National Consensus to Prepare Workforce for Automation and AI Disruptions
Bangladesh is urged to build a national consensus to prepare its workforce for the disruptive effects of automation, artificial intelligence (AI), and structural economic changes. This call to action was made during a global webinar organized by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) under the FutureWORKS Asia initiative. Experts highlighted the need for coordinated reforms across education, employment, industrial policy, and social protection. The CPD's latest foresight study, 'Is Bangladesh Ready for the Future of Work?', identified critical uncertainties and trends that will shape the country's labor market by 2035. The study emphasized the importance of long-term planning and proposed eight priority reforms, including education reform, lifelong reskilling, and modernizing social protection for gig workers. 
