As automation, AI, and evolving production systems reshape manufacturing and digital service sectors in Bangladesh, how prepared is the country for what lies ahead? As part of the FutureWORKS Asia-supported project, ‘Life after Life: Future of Work in Bangladesh‘, researchers from the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) have published an op-ed article exploring Bangladesh’s readiness for these transformations. The article highlights the need for coordinated policies on skills development, social protection, and inclusive labour market transitions to ensure that no one is left behind. The research is supported by the FutureWORKS Asia initiative, administered by LIRNEasia, and is part of the FutureWORKS Collective—a global effort supported by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada. Read the full article published in The Daily Star on 4 July 2026. 
In August 2025, the sub-grantees of Cycle 1 of the FutureWORKS Asia network came together in Negombo, Sri Lanka, for its first-ever in-person Research Review Meeting. The meeting held from 20–22 August 2025 in Negombo, Sri Lanka, brought together representatives from all five Cycle 1 FutureWORKS Asia sub-grantee organizations and the FutureWORKS Global hub, members of the Advisory Board, and the LIRNEasia team that is part of the FutureWORKs Asia project.