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Staff Reporter

Underscoring the need to deal with the persisting food crisis concertedly the Finance and Planning Adviser Dr AB Mirza Azizul Islam yesterday called upon the entrepreneurs to introduce food-rationing systems for the workers of their respective organisations.

The adviser said different quarters have appealed to the Government to introduce rationing system for the workers of the industries in view of the recent price hike.

"The government alone could not provide food rationing to people of all sections. And entrepreneurs themselves could help in resolving the issue" he said as chief guest at the inaugural ceremony of the Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Alumni Association Day- 2008 of Dhaka University yesterday at a city hotel.

He called upon the business owners to look after the welfare of their workers.

The entrepreneurs as well as IBA professionals could play an important role in contributing portion of their profits for the welfare of their employees, he added.

Syed Abu Naser Buktear Ahmed, president, gave the welcome address while M Rafiqul Islam,general secretary of the organisation gave the vote of thanks.

Dr AB Mirza Azizul Islam laid emphasis on improving the culture of corporate social responsibility for ensuring the welfare and betterment of labourers and employees of the industries.

"Many entrepreneurs have accumulated profits but spent a meagre amount for the overall uplift of the employees and labourers," he mentioned.

Highlighting the role of IBA professional,the Finance and Planning Adviser Dr AB Mirza Azizul Islam said they could contribute to promoting the country's economy and accelerating the growth by utilising their knowledge and experiences.

" Members of the IBA Alumni Association are instrumental in promoting management efficiency in different sectors of the national economy" he mentioned and called upon them to continue their efforts for the equitable development of the country's economy.

He called upon the IBA professionals to promote human resources development by imparting training and knowledge to their junior fellows.

"Many of our industries have not yet met their desired level of expectation" he mentioned and called upon the entrepreneurs for the diversification of industries through improving professional managements.

The association conferred five Alumni award to four distinguished personalities and a foreign bank for their professional excellence in their respective fields and five IBA students have been awarded with scholarships.