The prospects and potential of green jobs in Bangladesh are huge. There are many potential sectors such as renewable energy, buildings and construction, transportation, basic industries, agriculture and forestry etc are the priority areas for the future green job market. In 2009, numbers of approximate green jobs were 748,701 while it increased in 2010, which was about 811,268. It is true the green jobs sector is growing in Bangladesh, but there are also challenges that need to be overcome to accelerate growth. This paper tried to investigate the outlook and potential of green jobs in Bangladesh as well as make recommendations on some ideologies, basic principles and reform the policy mechanism to promote and develop green jobs in Bangladesh.
Green Jobs, Bangladesh, Green Economy, Policy, Principal
