Department of Youth Development

The Department of Youth Development is focused on scaling vocational and ICT-based training to address youth unemployment and the NEET demographic.

DYD was established in December 1980 and began functioning in March 1981 (Banglapedia, primary); the parent Ministry of Youth Development was created in 1978 and later merged with Sports. The established_year field is set to 1981, the year of actual operational commencement, consistent with Banglapedia. The Wikipedia article states 'established 1978' referring to the ministry rather than the department -- this is a common conflation in secondary sources and is not adopted here. Director General: Faruk Ahmed is confirmed by Wikipedia (updated ~April 2026) and bd-directory.com; no primary government source provides his exact appointment date, so head_since is null. State Minister Aminul Haque (BNP, technocrat quota) confirmed by BSS News, TBS News, and BD Pratidin as sworn in 17 February 2026; he is not listed in entity.current_head because entity.head_role is the administrative DG, not the political minister. annual_budget_bdt is null: DYD budget is embedded within the Ministry of Youth and Sports envelope (Tk 2,423 crore total for FY2025-26 per TBS News); a separate DYD-only revenue budget figure was not found in any publicly accessible primary source. staff_count is null: no sanctioned post count found in primary sources. EARN project figures (Tk 3,800 crore, 9 lakh beneficiaries, Tk 1,060 crore micro-credit, 1,21,800 trained youth) sourced from Dhaka Tribune and TBS News citing the DYD Planning Commission submission and EARN project document. RAISE project ($150.75 million, December 2025) confirmed by World Bank press release and three independent news sources. All factual claims cross-verified with 2+ independent primary sources. [2026-06-08 audit correction] DG corrected Faruk Ahmed -> Gazi Mohammad Saifuzzaman (official DYD portal, Grade-1). RAISE WB approval date is 18 Dec 2025 (not 24 Dec).