"Today, I feel very excited that academics at the highest level could get together in Dhaka. The Chief Adviser made the remarks while addressing the inaugural ceremony of the three-day "South Asian Regional Conference on State of Higher Education and Future Pathway (SARCHE 2026)" at a city hotel here. Prof Yunus said review of those events will clarify what university education and education as a whole are really about, adding, this should be the core subject of discussion at the gathering. Highlighting the role of students in the 2024 uprising, he said, "Who are these young people that we are dealing with? Why did they stand up in front of guns and give their lives knowingly it will happen," the Chief Adviser said.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha January 13, 2026 09:32 UTC