A daylong Sino-Bangla Day 2026 job fair was held Monday at the Teacher-Student Centre premises of Dhaka University, offering about 430 job opportunities for students. The event was a joint initiative of the Chinese Embassy in Bangladesh and Dhaka University, organized by DUCSU and the Confucius Institute. It ran from 10:30am to 5pm.

DUCSU Vice President Sadiq Kayeem said the government and universities had failed to address unemployment among young people in the country. He said DUCSU organized the fair out of a sense of responsibility to support youth employment. Referring to a recent visit to China by DUCSU leaders, he said they worked on improving people-to-people connections between Bangladesh and Chinese universities, student unions, and public and private institutions.

The report said 30 to 40 leading Chinese companies participated, while Kayeem said 31 major Chinese technology and other companies joined the fair. Thousands of students attended voluntarily, and more than 400 candidates' CVs were initially collected. Organizers and participating companies assured that qualified candidates would be recruited by companies in stages.