Dhaka, Nov. 11 -- The Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) has presented degrees to 2,067 postgraduate and undergraduate students at its 27th Convocation.

The event was held at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Center in Dhaka's Purbachal on Monday.

Bangladesh President and IUB Chancellor Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir presided over the event.

The president said Bangladesh's education system had long been divided into multiple streams, resulting in significant disparities in access, quality and acquired skills. He stressed the urgent need to address these inequalities by developing an integrated national education system that brings the different streams together.

He also emphasised the importance of raising educational stan...