The Prime Minister made the call while inaugurating a two-day Global Leadership Meeting on Population Dynamics at the Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital.
She also made three recommendations as part of the global consultation in the context of post-2015 development agenda on sustainable development.
In her first recommendation, she called for viewing millions of young and trainable persons as a resource as she said providing employment for an increasing number of youth is a key challenge for a developing country like Bangladesh.
"Providing employment for an increasing number of young people, as in Bangladesh, is a key challenge - for us and the world. In a global context, millions of our young, trainable persons should be viewed as a resource, within an evolving production function," she said.
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