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Sunday | November 08, 2026 | Dhaka

PBIL deals with IUB to promote financial exposure

 Business Desk
 Published: 12:09 AM, 08 November 2026
Prof. M. Tamim, Vice Chancellor of IUB, and Syed M Omar Tayub, Managing Director and CEO of Prime Bank Investment PLC, recently sign a MoU at the Vice Chancellor's Lounge to strengthen industry-academia collaboration, promote financial literacy and create practical learning opportunities for students.

Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) and Prime Bank Investment PLC (PBIL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen industry-academia collaboration, promote financial literacy and create practical learning opportunities for students.

The MoU was signed by Prof. M. Tamim, Vice Chancellor of IUB, and Syed M Omar Tayub, Managing Director and CEO of Prime Bank Investment PLC, on recently, at the Vice Chancellor’s Lounge.

Under the partnership, the two institutions will jointly implement “Prime Invest Youth: Invest for Tomorrow,” a youth engagement initiative designed to enhance students’ investment awareness and understanding of financial markets.

A key feature will be a One-Day Internship Program, offering selected IUB students practical exposure to portfolio management, investment research, capital market operations and financial advisory.

The partnership will also facilitate workshops, seminars and knowledge-sharing sessions on savings, investment, portfolio diversification.

, tax planning and risk management for students, faculty members and employees.

The Prime Bank Investment delegation included Md. Shiful Islam, Head of Wealth, Advisory and Research; Md. Abdullah Al Nahid, Deputy Head of Portfolio Management Department; Rupa Roy, Team Leader and Senior Relationship Manager of the Portfolio Management Department; and Md. Mazharul Islam, Manager of Brand, Marketing and Partnership.

From IUB, Dr. Ikramul Hasan, Dean (Acting), School of Business and Entrepreneurship; and several faculty members from the Department of Finance and other departments of SBE were present at the program.