From parents to teachers to policymakers to industry professionals – nobody is happy with the quality of public education. Yet, this has continued for decades. The majority of parents find no alternative but to send their kids to public educational institutions.

The Bangladesh student and people’s uprising of July and August last year overthrew the government of Sheikh Hasina, who had been running the country since 2009. She was widely accused of corruption and human rights abuses.

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There are a lot of folks outside Bangladesh who are rooting for this democratic transition to work and can bring some expertise to the table. The government should seek technical assistance, monitoring, and reporting by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and other UN rights experts.

Bangladesh has not outlawed Indian TV stations in the country, contrary to reports the government pulled the plug on all Indian satellite channels as tensions soared between the South Asian neighbours.

Misrepresented images continued to swirl on social media around the unrest in Myanmar's western Rakhine state that is riven with ethnic and religious divisions. Burmese Facebook posts in January shared a photo of a violent scuffle they falsely claimed shows militants attacking a rival rebel group that controls large parts of Rakhine.

Soros and Yunus ahd also met in New York last year in October after the Nobel laureate took charge following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina regime.

In the wake of mass protests ousting Sheikh Hasina's regime, Bangladesh faces pressing needs for systemic reform. Human Rights Watch's report calls for the interim government to implement structural changes to ensure long-term democratic governance amid ongoing human rights concerns.

Argent LNG, which is developing a 25 million metric tonnes per annum (MTPA) LNG facility in Louisiana, has signed a non-binding agreement with the government of Bangladesh to purchase up to 5 million metric tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) annually,

This is the second meeting between Soros and Yunus in three months after the duo met in New York last year in October - weeks after the Nobel laureate took charge following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina regime.

Bangladesh is facing a growing talent crisis as skilled professionals continue to leave for better opportunities abroad. With the country struggling to bridge the gap between education and industry, l