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About Us

Since 2016, BYLC’s Office of Professional Development (OPD) has been working to bridge the gap between education and employability by equipping young people with the skills, guidance, and opportunities they need to thrive in the job market. Through scalable, career-focused training programs, OPD empowers youth to build essential and advanced soft skills, access meaningful employment, and contribute to the growth of their communities.

By creating value for both participants and stakeholders-including educational institutions, employers, and industry partners-OPD ensures that the next generation is prepared to lead, succeed, and shape the future of work. With a strong focus on employability and sustainable growth, OPD plays a vital role in enabling young people across Bangladesh to improve their standard of living while driving positive community development.

Services

Empowering youth with tailored career guidance, skill-building, and employer connections to thrive in today’s job market.

Career Support

Career Support

Personalized guidance to unlock your career potential, including Mock Interviews, Profile Diagnosis, Resume Vetting, and Career Counseling for BYLC program graduates.

Skill Building

Skill-Building Masterclasses

Learn strategies on Corporate Etiquette, Resume Writing, Professional Profile Building, and Acing an Interview from faculty and industry experts.

Employer Engagements

Employer Engagements

Direct access to employers and leaders through HR Connect Live, Industry Insight Hour, and the Career Gateway Fair with job and internship placements.

Year-Round Development

Year-Round Career Development

Continuous development opportunities throughout the year, including mentorship, workshops, employer-led sessions, and fairs to keep you growing.

Career Center


Career Centers: Turning Potential into Opportunity

Bangladesh is facing a youth employability crisis. Among individuals aged 15–29, 7.2% are unemployed, with over 80% living in semi-rural or peri-urban areas where structured career services are scarce (BBS, 2023). The National University (NU) system, the country’s largest tertiary network with 3 million students across..

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Impact Numbers

Programs that are organized to equip young job seekers with employability skills for 21st century jobs with proper career guidance.


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Youth received employability skills training

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Average salary of placed trainees (per month)

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Youth placed in various companies

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Rating received for 1:1 career counselling

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Said mock interview helped them to gain confidence

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Of the youth trained through our programs are female


Md Abdul Akhern

Director (Planning), Department of Youth Development Ministry of Youth and Sports, Govt. of Bangladesh

I am optimistic about the future of the youth in Bangladesh, as they are thriving for continuous development through training and participation in fairs like BYLC Career Expo.

Milena Sajjan

CareerX 6 graduate
Champion, BYLC Pitch Your Story Competition 2023

Being a participant of the competition, I came to learn useful tricks on making a speech inspiring and captivating. Numerous sessions arranged by OPD before the competition aided me in this aspect

Md Sakibul Hoque

CareerX 6 graduate, Career Expo 2022 participant
Territory Officer, Upay

BYLC OPD is the place where everything started. It assisted in many ways in the initial part of my career and showed a path to a perplexed undergraduate student like me.

Ayesha Siddika

Managing Director, W3 Engineers Limited

Despite having technical knowledge, candidates are often rejected from good jobs. They need to realize the importance of a strong resume and focus on keywords that highlight their skills and capabilities. I admire the support that BYLC OPD provides to job seekers.

Frequently Asked Questions


  • Over the years, the Office of Professional Development has provided job opportunities to more than 7000 youth in Bangladesh. In order to maintain a standard, the organization facilitates skills development training beforehand for participants of various courses of BYLC. These program graduates are offered as suitable candidates for vacancies of partnered organizations of OPD. In short, OPD is the platform which is a completed package for anyone looking for a job opportunity.

  • If you want to get affiliated with OPD, you have to complete at least one course from BYLC. These courses can be virtual or physical depending on your preference.

  • This support of OPD encircles around corporate sectors and non private sectors. However, the government sector is not included in OPD’s recruitment service.

  • A candidate can get guidelines for structuring his/her career through “career mentoring”, can evaluate his/her resume through “resume vetting” according to job requirements and finally can prepare him/herself for interviews through OPD’s mock interview sessions.

  • Contact details for any query about OPD, its services and placement support are available on the website. Kindly go through this website for required information.

  • This decision is taken by the Skills Development and Training team. OPD works

  • The Office of Professional Development does not interfere in workplace issues of other organizations; even if that is a partnered organization. Hope that answers your concern.

Contact Us

Our Address

একাদশ ও দ্বাদশ তলা, মেডোনা টাওয়ার, ২৮,
Bir Uttam AK Khandakar Rd, Dhaka 1212

Email Us

opd@bylc.org