Dhaka, Feb. 26 -- New Directions South Asia 2025, the British Council's flagship conference on language testing and assessment, made its South Asia debut on February 21, bringing together participants from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan.

The two-day conference commenced with a ceremony featuring senior representatives from the British Council. Professor Barry O'Sullivan OBE, Director of English Language Research at the British Council, delivered the keynote address on the conference theme 'Technology and tradition: The changing face of assessment in English language learning systems.'

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