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RU-IBA-GRADUATION
Entrepreneurship development is a must of bolstered economy: UGC
Chairman
RAJSHAHI, Dec 8, 2018 (BSS)- University Grants Commission (UGC)
Chairman Professor Abdul Mannan has said side by side with generating
competent workers emphasis should be on developing entrepreneurship for a
bolstered economy.
“We have to build honest and patriotic leadership for taking forward the
nation successfully,” he further said while addressing the “5th Graduation
Ceremony-2018” of Institute of Business Administration (IBA) in Rajshahi
University (RU) here today as the chief guest.
Chaired by RU Vice-chancellor Professor Abdus Sobhan, the ceremony was
addressed, among others, by UGC Member Prof Shah Nawaj Ali, RU Pro-VC Prof
Chowdhury Jakaria, Registrar Professor Abdul Bari and Treasurer Prof
Mustafizur Rahman Al-Arif.
In the function, 434 students of executive MBA, MBA Evening, MBA Day
and MBA for BBA graduates courses were given graduation. Twelve top-listed
graduates were given gold medals and certificates.
Prof Mannan said the today’s Bangladesh is the 37th economy in the world
and the country will capture the 26th position in 2041. Then our position
will remain above of Australia and Malaysia.
He says the present government has been working relentlessly for
elevating the nation to middle-income by 2021 and developed by 2041. “We need
skilled human resources to supplement the government efforts of attaining the
cherished goal,” he said adding that the IBA should play pivotal role In this
regard.
Prof Mannan, however, attributed that the IBA contributes a lot towards
overall development of the country through generating competent workforce in
the present era of competitive economy.
In the present globalization era, he said there is no alternative to
specialized education. This IBA meets up the gradually mounting demand of
competent workforce for the business and trade sector as the centre of
excellence.
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