Enhancing the Capacity of Human Resources in Bangladesh: Necessity and Challenges

Human resources is used to describe both the people who work for a company or organization and the department responsible for managing resources related to employees. But the concept of human resources emphases the integration of human capital and human needs aspects of human resources in development. There are various components of human resources such as health, education, environment, employment, manpower development and science and technology.

The human resource is the basic raw material and the potent force to build up the nation. It is known that entire people are the real wealth of a nation and considered them as human resources. All the development initiatives depend on people at large. But a large number of people are disadvantaged for not to be as a skilled manpower. The overall development of a country will be absolutely impossible by neglecting the development of human resources.

But there are some challenges of enhancing the human resources in Bangladesh. The main hindrances are overpopulation, education, poverty and malnutrition. Comparing with our given area, this country is burdened with the huge number of population which is increasing day by day in an alarming rate. Our resources are very scarce. This scarce resources are not sufficient enough to generate employment.

Lack of investment in the productive sectors in the another big reason for inefficient manpower in our country. GDP to private and public investment ratio is very low comparing to the other developing nations. Bangladesh is in the lowest position in attracting foreign direct investment. This does make our manpower less unproductive as huge number of working force is awaking for job creation.

Another encumbrance of enhancing our human resources is lack of proper education. It is believed that the education makes people perfect and produces them as an efficient working force. Lack of technical and vocational education is the main reason for unemployment. The prevailing education system produces a lot of clerk rather than produces self-employed individual. So conventional secondary and tertiary education system can not play role in enhancing the human capital of Bangladesh.

Poverty and malnutrition are the stumbling factors work behind producing unskilled manpower in our country. Though huge number of people go abroad each year, but due lack of experience and skill, they are forced to go back their origin which is very much humiliating for our country. People who go abroad should be given proper training. As they are the main foreign currency earners, so the government should pay due attention to them.