A two-day long International Conference on “Business and Economics” has begun today October 29, 2019 at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban Auditorium of Dhaka University (DU). Vice-Chancellor of DU Prof. Dr. Md. Akhtaruzzaman inaugurated the conference as the chief guest. The Faculty of Business Studies of DU has organized this conference with a theme of “Spectrum of Opportunities through Innovation and Technology”.
Dean of the Faculty of Business Studies of DU Prof. Shibli Rubayat-Ul-Islam presided over the inaugural function while Rector of Cyprus Social Sciences University Prof. Dr. Mustafa Tumer and Prof. Dr. Partha S. Ghosh of Tufts University, USA addressed it as the special guests. Former Governor of Bangladesh Bank Prof. Dr. Atiur Rahman delivered key-note speech while Co-Chair of Conference Organizing Committee Prof. Dr. M. Sadiqul Islam gave vote of thanks.
DU Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. Md. Akhtaruzzaman stressed the need for proper utilization of human resources to make Bangladesh a developed country. Terming the business, innovation and technology as an integral part of development the VC said, we have to make our population more dynamic and skilled with technology and innovation. Bangladesh has made tremendous progress in various sectors including business, economy, health, education, poverty reduction as well as women empowerment, he mentioned. Bangladesh has already fulfilled all the criteria to become a developed country, he pointed out. He emphasized on undertaking joint collaborative academic and research programs on business and economy among the University of Dhaka and other renowned universities in the world to make general people free from poverty. He hoped that this conference would create a common platform in this regard.
It may be mentioned that academicians and researchers from 14 countries including Bangladesh, USA, UK, Australia, Japan, Turkey, Cyprus, Sweden, India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nigeria and UAE are participating in the conference. A total of fifteen parallel sessions will take place in two-day international conference while more than fifty research papers will be presented.
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(Md. Rafiqul Islam)
Deputy Director
Public Relations Office
University of Dhaka
A two-day long International Conference on “Business and Economics” has begun today October 29, 2019 at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban Auditorium of Dhaka University (DU). Vice-Chancellor of DU Prof. Dr. Md. Akhtaruzzaman inaugurated the conference as the chief guest. The Faculty of Business Studies of DU has organized this conference with a theme of “Spectrum of opportunities through Innovation and Technology”.