DU IBA graduation ceremony held

The Institute of Business Administration (IBA) of the University of Dhaka (DU) organised the Graduation Ceremony of its BBA 27th batch, MBA 63rd batch, EMBA and DBA programmes on Saturday (04 May) at a hotel in Dhaka.

A host of luminaries from different fields of the country gathered for the Graduation Ceremony to celebrate this year’s 215 graduates.

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Dhaka, Prof Dr ASM Maksud Kamal attended the ceremony as the Chief Guest. The Vice-Chancellor, in his speech to the graduating class, said, “As we celebrate your success, it is of utmost importance to consider the responsibilities you have towards our country. You have a duty to honour and build upon the legacy of our nation's hard-fought independence.”

Mr Iqbal Quadir, Senior Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School and the founder of Grameenphone in Bangladesh, graced the occasion as this year’s graduation speaker. The Director of IBA Prof Mohammad A Momen presided over the ceremony.

“Observe, think clearly and get your brains activated. All your past, everything about your present, and everything about your future are all residing there. In order to make a country economically empowered, you need to make its common people economically empowered,” said Mr Quadir in his speech to the graduates.

The honourable guests and speakers lifted the spirits of the graduates with their endearing words of encouragement and highlighted the importance of IBA graduates in leading Bangladesh of tomorrow by integrating global technological advancements in the business landscape.