Dhaka, March 16 -- Prime Minister's Adviser on Education, Overseas Employment and ICT Mahdi Amin on Monday stressed the need for major reforms in the country's education system to build a merit-based Bangladesh, saying the current structure still contains deep inequalities.Speaking at a discussion on education sector reforms based on election pledges, organised by the Citizens' Platform in Gulshan, Mahdi said the admission system in schools should gradually return to an exam-based process instead of the current lottery system.

"Many schools have said they do not like the lottery system. It is a black box," Mahdi said, adding that policymakers have already discussed moving back to an exam-based admission process.

BNP set to secure two-th...