DHAKA : Jatiya Sangsad Speaker and Chairperson of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury today said the Institute of Business Administration can play a very significant role to develop skilled manpower for ensuring country’s overall progress.

“The IBA plays a vital role in developing skilled manpower in economic, social, political and commercial sectors to ensure overall progress of the country,” he said while speaking at the Golden Jubilee anniversary of the IBA of Dhaka University at the Army Museum here.

She said there is no alternative to specialized education in the era of globalization and IBA continued playing a very positive role as a centre of excellence of trade and commerce.

Dr Chaudhury urged all people to work together by using the ultra-modern technologies to remove all sorts of economic discrimination and materialize the dreams of mass people.

IBA Alumni Association President Nazmul Hasan, MP, chaired the function that followed by a cultural function where legendary singer Runa Laila performed.

IBA Director Professor AKM Saiful Islam Majid and General Secretary M Rafiqul Islam, among others, spoke on the occasion.