DHAKA, May 23, 2022 (BSS) - Foreign Minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen today called 
upon the IUT graduates to take inspiration from the glorious past of the 
Muslim Ummah and work relentlessly for socio-economic development of mankind. 

"Let the world know that Muslims can still carry the torch of knowledge," he 
said. 

The foreign minister was speaking as chief guest at the 34th Convocation of 
Islamic University of Technology (IUT) on its campus in Gazipur.

The main objective of IUT, run and funded by the Organisation of Islamic 
Cooperation (OIC), is to contribute to developing the human resources of the 
member states of the OIC, particularly in the fields of engineering, 
technology and technical education.

Recalling the glorious days of Islam, Dr Momen said that Muslim scholar's 
significant contribution to science, arts and literature in Islamic Golden 
Age paved the way for modern civilization. 

"We are not the terrorist and the fanatics that the wave of Islamophobia has 
recently depicted us through its media," he said pointing some western media 
outlets. 

He urged the new generation of Muslim ummah to create an international media 
of repute and objectively unlike the "current partisan and narrowly focused 
ones".

Dr. Momen recalled with gratitude the Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu 
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, under whose visionary leadership Bangladesh joined the 
OIC in 1974. 

He congratulated the IUT authority for successful completion of their 
academic year despite coronavirus pandemic, and reiterated Government of 
Bangladesh's continued cooperation and support to IUT.

Foreign Minister handed over certificates to the doctorate students, and OIC 
and IUT gold medal to students who have excelled in their respective fields. 

Agriculture Minister Dr. Muhammad Abdur Razzaque, IUT Vice-Chancellor, 
visiting delegation from the OIC General Secretariat, members of the 
diplomatic corps and senior officials of foreign affairs ministry 
also attended the convocation ceremony.

IUT receives direct endowment from OIC member countries and offers 
scholarships to its students.