IUB's 23rd convocation held

Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) held its 23rd Convocation on Sunday on its campus in the capital's Bashundhara Residential Area.

Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni, MP, conferred the degrees upon the graduates on behalf of President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh and Chancellor of the university.

Economist Prof Wahiuddin Mahmud attended the programme as the convocation speaker, alongside Abdul Hai Sarker, Chairman, IUB Board of Trustees; Vice Chancellor Tanweer Hasan, PhD; and Pro Vice Chancellor Prof Niaz Ahmed Khan, said a statement.

Dr Dipu Moni said, "Students often run after jobs after they graduate from the university. Instead, they should aim at becoming entrepreneurs and create employment.

They must come forward in building their own luck and an ideal society. The guardians have a crucial role to play in creating the entrepreneurship ecosystem."

Prof Wahiduddin Mahmud said, "Physical infrastructure is important for economic development, but without human capital, it is only like a skeleton, able to do little on its own. So, I would urge you [graduates] to realize what an important potential you embody for our future economic development and how important it is that you put your education to productive use."

Abdul Hai Sarker said, "I graduated just a year before the Liberation War.

Those were some very uncertain times and I never had a convocation.

You, my dear graduates, should consider yourselves lucky because you live in an independent country and hence are fortunate enough to have a convocation at the right time.

Therefore, never forget the millions of people who sacrificed their lives to earn us liberty in 1971."

IUB Pro-Vice Chancellor Prof Niaz Ahmed Khan, PhD, delivered the vote of thanks at the end of the programme.