Dhaka, July 18 (IANS) The roots of Bangladesh’s youth employment crisis lie well before young people enter the labour market, with an education system failing to equip students with quality learning and job-ready skills, a report has stated.Public spending on education has remained below 2 per cent of GDP — far below UNESCO’s recommended 4–6 per cent and the lowest in the Asia-Pacific region. The impact is reflected in poor learning outcomes, with only 49 per cent of children aged 7–14 pos…
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New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Around 40 per cent of Bangladesh’s workforce could face disruption from automation and artificial intelligence, raising urgent questions about the future of the country’s labour-intensive manufacturing and its ability to protect jobs, a report has said.The report from Bangladesh-based The Daily Star warned that the export-led, labour-intensive growth model is under pressure as manufacturers adopt automation and digital production systems.Further, it flagged the rapid…
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) A group of scholars and educators have criticised the shirtless protest by the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) at the esteemed AI Summit venue, emphasising that the disturbance at such a significant global event was not only in bad taste but also contrary to national interests.A series of leading academicians and distinguished personalities, including vice-chancellors, professors, lecturers and other noted figures, issued a joint statement on Sunday, lamenting the unfortunat…
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Spotlighting that an ancient Indian mathematician was the first inventor of the Binary number system, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Thursday hailed the AI Impact Summit being hosted by New Delhi, asserting that the digital world has returned to its homeland. The Brazilian leader who sat alongside Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the inauguration ceremony of the India AI Impact Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam hailed the landmark event being held at a …