Dhaka, Aug. 21 -- The University Grants Commission (UGC) has issued a clarification following recent reports in some print and online outlets that, according to the commission, have presented incomplete or one-sided accounts of the evaluation process for sub-projects under the Higher Education Acceleration and Transformation (HEAT) project.

The UGC stated that such reports had caused confusion among stakeholders in higher education regarding the transparency and accountability of the project's activities.In its statement, the commission emphasised that every stage of the HEAT project has been conducted under close supervision and approval of both the UGC and the World Bank. It further noted that final results for all project windows have...