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The Institute of Business Administration of the University of Dhaka, commonly known as IBA is a business school in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The school was ranked three Palmes of Excellence business school with 117% Dean's recommendation rate by Edu-Universal ranking of business schools, making it the top business school in Bangladesh in such metrics.HistoryIBA was founded in 1966 in collaboration with Indiana University, Bloomington, USA, under a Ford Foundation Financial Assistance Program with the objective of providing professional training to create future business leaders. The founder-director of IBA is Professor M. Shafiullah. IBA began by launching its flagship MBA program. In the 1970s, the MPhil and PhD programs were introduced. The BBA program was started in 1993 at the Institute. In 2007, the Executive MBA program was launched to cater to the growing demand for quality education among mid-career executives.AdministrationBoard of GovernorsIBA is governed by the fourth Statute of the University of Dhaka and functions within the broad framework of policies, rules and regulations of the University.Academic BoardThe Academic Board of the Institute reviews the academic programs. All Professors and Associate Professors of IBA are members of this Board and the Director of IBA is the Chairperson of the board. The other members are the Dean of the Faculty of Business Studies and the Chairmen of the Departments thereunder. There is also a provision of including nominated members from the academic and business communities.Co-ordination and Development (C&D) CommitteeThe Co-ordination and Development Committee consists of the top one-third of the total number of teachers of the Institute. It is responsible for, among other things, planning of further development of the Institute in the areas of academic and research programs, and recruitment and training of teachers.