Education Minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury today called “misleading” and “deceitful” a Yunus Centre statement that claimed Professor Mohammmad Yunus has been conferred with a UNESCO Award saying it diminished the reputation of both the Nobel Laureate and Bangladesh. “The information disseminated by Yunus Center about the UNESCO award was inaccurate and
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Alarming rise in journalists killed in conflict zones last year, says UNESCO
The Paris-based UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), whose mandate includes promoting the safety of journalists and ensuring press freedom worldwide, has pointed out that 2023 has been a particularly deadly year for journalists who work in conflict zones. Audrey Azoulay, UNESCO Director-General, said at least 38 journalists and media
AI tools generate sexist content, warns UN
The world's most popular AI tools are powered by programs from OpenAI and Meta that show prejudice against women, according to a study launched on Thursday by the UN's cultural organisation UNESCO. The biggest players in the multibillion-dollar AI field train their algorithms on vast amounts of data largely pulled from
Nation pays homage to language heroes
The nation is set to pay homage to the martyrs of 1952 language movement by observing the Shaheed Dibash and the International Mother Language Day today (Tuesday) with due respect. People from all walks of life will pay glowing tributes to the memories of the language movement martyrs, the valiant sons
Frugal innovation key to advancing UN’s global goal for education
Tahsinah Ahmed made BYLC executive director
Tahsinah Ahmed has been appointed as the new executive director of Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center (BYLC), the country’s first leadership institute. The new appointment will be effective from Wednesday, said a press release of BYLC. Tahsinah brings to BYLC nearly three decades of professional experience in the development sector. She has effectively
Education of 37m Bangladeshi children disrupted by Covid
Education of 37 million children in Bangladesh has been disrupted due to school closures since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020, according to a report by UNICEF and UNESCO. The report titled "Situation Analysis on the Effects and Responses to COVID-19 on the Education Sector in Asia" (SitAn
Reopening of schools cannot wait: UNICEF, UNESCO
UNICEF and UNESCO have called for reopening of schools saying it has been 18 months since the COVID-19 outbreak started and education for millions of children is still disrupted. "This should not go on. Schools should be the last to close and the first to reopen," UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore