DST News: Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus has said that the upcoming national parliamentary election will determine which direction Bangladesh will take in the future.

He made the remarks at around 11:30 am on Tuesday (13 January) while addressing the three-day South Asian regional conference titled “Current State of Higher Education and Future Directions–2026” at Hotel Le Méridien in the capital.

According to a press release issued by the University Grants Commission (UGC), a total of 30 international representatives took part in the conference. Participants included delegates from the United Kingdom, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, as well as representatives of the World Bank.

The UGC further said that the conference was organized under the Higher Education Acceleration and Transformation (HEAT) project, which is being implemented by the University Grants Commission with funding from the Government of Bangladesh and the World Bank.