About the Bangladesh Tech Layoff Tracker
The Bangladesh Tech Layoff Tracker is a public record of layoffs at software and technology companies in Bangladesh. Because companies rarely publish these numbers, laid-off workers submit them anonymously. Moderators then review each report, and approved reports appear in the table and charts on the home page. Last reviewed on .
Key takeaways
- Every report is anonymous, and a moderator approves it before anyone sees it.
- Nobody verifies the figures, so treat them as indicative, not exact.
- Only the month is required. Company, role, severance and notice are optional.
- Anyone can download the approved reports as JSON, free of charge.
How to report a layoff
- Select Report a layoff at the top of the page.
- Enter the month of the layoff. This is the only required field.
- Add what you know: company, role, people affected, severance weeks and notice.
- Pick the reason and your next step, or leave them blank.
- Submit the form. A moderator then reviews it before it goes public.
Terms explained
- Severance
- Money a company pays when it ends someone's job. The tracker counts it in weeks of pay.
- Notice
- The warning an employer gives before the last working day, such as 1-4 weeks.
- Undisclosed
- A report where the person left the company name blank.
- Median severance
- The middle value of all reported severance weeks, so a few extreme reports do not skew it.
For the legal rules on notice and compensation, read the Bangladesh Labour Act 2006 on the government's laws portal. The Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments also publishes guidance for workers. Because the Bangladesh Tech Layoff Tracker is not legal advice, ask a lawyer about your own case.
What the Bangladesh Tech Layoff Tracker measures
A layoff report is one person's account of losing a technology job in Bangladesh, submitted without a name and approved by a moderator. The Bangladesh Tech Layoff Tracker measures what those accounts say: the month, the company if given, the role, the number of people affected, the weeks of severance and the notice period. It does not measure the true size of the industry's job losses. Therefore, a company with many entries may simply have more workers willing to write. Similarly, a company with none may have let people go who never heard of this site. For example, a single large round of cuts can produce one entry or twenty, depending on who finds the page. Consequently, the totals show a pattern of experiences rather than an audited count. However, the pattern is still useful, because severance and notice figures are rarely published anywhere else.
Reported figures compared with company announcements
| Aspect | Anonymous account here | Official announcement |
|---|---|---|
| Who speaks | A worker who was affected | The company or a news outlet |
| Checked by | A moderator, for spam and names only | Depends on the outlet |
| Severance and notice | Often included | Often left out |
| Company name | Optional | Always present |
Quick answers
Who runs the tracker?
Volunteer moderators run the Bangladesh Tech Layoff Tracker. They approve or delete each report and never see who sent it.
Why do figures differ from news reports?
News reports quote the company, while the tracker quotes the worker. The two often disagree on severance and notice.
Does a missing company mean it was a small layoff?
No. A blank company only means the person chose not to name it, so the size of the cut is unknown.
How often is the data updated?
Whenever a moderator approves a new report. The home page always shows the latest approved set.
Conclusion
In short, use the Bangladesh Tech Layoff Tracker to see patterns, not to prove a single claim. First, read the median severance as a rough guide to what colleagues received. Next, compare the notice periods with the Bangladesh Labour Act before you accept an offer. Finally, add your own account if you were affected, because every entry makes the picture a little clearer for the next person.
See also the frequently asked questions and the privacy and terms pages.