Dhaka, May 12 -- Prime Minister's Education Adviser Mahdi Amin on Tuesday said Bangladesh must develop a more skilled, capable and responsible young generation to build the prosperous and democratic nation people aspire to, stressing the need for a modern and inclusive education system.

"To build the Bangladesh people aspire to, we must make our young generation more skilled, capable and responsible citizens," he said at a national workshop titled "Transforming Higher Education in Bangladesh: Roadmap to Sustainable Excellence" at the Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban of University of Dhaka.

He described education as the backbone of the nation and said Bangladesh's large youth population represents a major demographic opportunity....