IUB, ACCA Bangladesh ink landmark MoU

Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Bangladesh, aimed at course fee waivers for IUB students of accounting who pursue ACCA qualification.

During the signing ceremony on the university campus, IUB Vice Chancellor Prof M Tamim and ACCA Bangladesh Country Manager Prawma Tapashi Khan, FCCA, signed the MoU. Dr

Maqbool Kader Quraishi, head of the Department of Accounting, delivered the opening remarks and introduced the guests.

Tamim emphasised the importance of academic-industry collaboration to support student outcomes. Dr Raisul Awal Mahmood, dean of IUB’s School of Business and Entrepreneurship, spoke on the long-term value of such institutional agreements.

Prawma discussed the growing need for professional accountants in Bangladesh and acknowledged the collaboration.

The agreement follows prior MoUs signed with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB) in 2019 and the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) in 2024. With the inclusion of ACCA, IUB now holds formal agreements with all major professional accounting bodies in the country.

The programme concluded with an exchange of tokens of appreciation between IUB and ACCA Bangladesh. From IUB, Prof Daniel W Lund, pro-vice chancellor, Rushdi Md Rezaur Razzaque, associate professor, Nushrat Jahan, assistant professor, Md Safiuddin, senior lecturer, Naveed Adnan Siddiquee, senior lecturer and coordinator, and Md Tanvir Islam, lecturer, attended the program.

ACCA Bangladesh was represented by Shah Waliul Manzoor, senior business development manager, and Syeda Sadia Afroze, customer operations, South Asia.