COUNTRY NEEDS HUGE EFFICIENT HUMAN RESOURCES: PRESIDENT

DHAKA, Bangladesh, June 16 (BSS)-Bangladesh  President Prof.
Dr Iajuddin Ahmed today underlined the need for huge capable and efficient human resources to explore all avenues of possibilities as Bangladesh has immense potentials.

"We must have to build a knowledge-based society who would
make our country prosperous with their knowledge and wisdom," he
said this while addressing the 12th convocation ceremony of
Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), at Bangladesh-China
Friendship Conference Center here.

Adviser for Education Hossain Zillur Rahman, IUB Vice
Chancellor Prof. Bazlul Mobin Chowdhury, Chairman of Trustees of
Education, Science, Technology and Cultural Development Trust
(ESTCDT) Towhid Samad and graduating student Obaid Khan spoke on
the occasion.

Prof. Charles L Choguill presented the convocation speech.
   The president, who is also the chancellor of the
universities, said with the emergence of global tougher
competitiveness, the verb "Survival of the fittest" appears to
us with the magnitude of great importance to be more competent.

In an era of globalization, on the capable and fittest
candidates would be able to meet the demand of the time by
applying their knowledge and wisdom, he observed saying the
importance of quality education is the essence of the time.

The president called upon concerned to ventilate and expand
job markets in order to provide the new graduates so that the
nation could be more benefited by using their talents and
potentials.

Referring to the introduction of private universities in the
country, Prof. Iajuddin Ahmed said now a good number of students
have been passing out from these universities every year.

" We are keenly observing that the imparting of education
being provided by the many private universities could not reach
up to the desired level," the chancellor opined.
Therefore, he said, time has come to evaluate the standard
of education, which is imparted, by the universities particularly
private universities.

Congratulating the new graduates, the president said, "you
must live up to the expectations of the nation and must strive to
improve yourself at every stage of your life."


He called upon all concerned to provide congenial atmosphere
of education including efficient teaching staff, state-of- the-
art curricula, sufficient library facilities and extra-curriculum
activities.

In order to ensure quality education, the president urged
all to uphold the sanctity of the educational institution keeping
national interest above everything.

Referring to the huge fees at the private universities, Prof.
Iajuddin Ahmed said many students of low-income group could not
afford expenses of higher education.

He urged the concerned authorities to provide more
opportunities for the meritorious but poor students in order to
build a happy and prosperous Bangladesh.

Adviser Hossain Zillur Rahman said a remarkable change of
attitude towards education have come in Bangladesh in the recent
years and private-public education is longer a debate here now.

He also put emphasis on acquiring professional excellence
and said the private universities like IUB could play an
important role in this regard.

While giving advises to the graduating students, the
convocation speaker Prof. Charls L. Choguill said, "base your
work on solid foundation and don't rush into things without
adequate knowledge."

Prof. Bazlul Mobin Chowdhury said they started out of the
academic journey of IUB with three academic disciplines and now
they offer 29 different disciplines.