Research Seminar Series

Bangladesh Institute of Capital Market (BICM) has a research seminar series with an aim to facilitate knowledge sharing on financial market issues between BICM faculty members and external experts. The seminar series is expected to be a key platform to exchange ideas and advancements in financial markets research.

In each seminar, 1 (one) research paper is presented by BICM faculty members and/ or renowned external researchers. The seminars are attended by renowned experts in the relevant fields as a discussant on the papers being presented. The events are LIVE broadcast on BICM Facebook, where viewers are able to make questions to the presenters and discussants.

Critical comments and suggestions from the attendees and the discussants are expected to help improve the quality of the papers being presented, which could in turn help the researchers to publish in internationally ranked journals and publication outlets.

Please note our upcoming and past seminars below. BICM cordially invites you to attend the seminars and contribute to share academic excellence. If you cannot join in-person, join us Live (if aired) at BICM Facebook page-https://www.facebook.com/bicm.ac.bd

If you have any questions regarding the seminar or you wish to present a paper or invite a guest researcher, please do not hesitate to communicate S. M. Kalbin Salema, Assistant Professor, BICM at kalbin@bicm.ac.bd

List of Seminars

BRS No.	Paper title	Presenting researcher	Date, time, and venue	Status	Detail program and Paper abstract	Seminar video link
39	Future of the Green Bond Market in Bangladesh: How Can Policymakers, Corporations and Investors Unlock the Potential	S. M Imtiaz Bhuiyan Head of Business Development Innovative Development Practitioners and Thinkers Limited	09 December 2024 (Monday), 04:00 PM – 05:00 PM, BICM Multipurpose Hall	Completed	Download	Link
38	Factors of Company’s Lower Propensity to R&D: A Case of LDC Graduating Country	Imran Mahmud Lecturer, Faima Akter Lecturer Bangladesh Institute of Capital Market	29 October 2024 (Tuesday) 03:30 PM – 04:30 PM BICM Multipurpose Hall	Completed	Download	Link
37	Business Group Affiliation, Political Connections and Cost of Debt: Empirical Evidence from Bangladesh	Dr. Muhammad Shahin Miah, CPA Associate Professor Department of International Business University of Dhaka	02 October 2024 (Wednesday) 03:30 PM – 04:30 PM BICM Multipurpose Hall	Completed	Download	Link
36	The architecture of equity valuation: 5 Models 1 value	Dr Waresul Karim Professor Department of Accounting and Finance School of Business and Economics North South University	14 August 2024 (Wednesday) 02:00 PM – 03:00 PM BICM Multipurpose Hall	Completed	Download	Link
35	Fortress Boardrooms: The Impact of Co-opted Boards on Anti-Takeover Provision in US Firms	Dr. Mohammad Dulal Miah Associate Professor Department of Accounting and Finance College of Banking and Financial Studies, Oman	29 July 2024 (Monday) 12:00 PM – 01:00 PM BICM Multipurpose Hall	Completed	Download	Link
34	When Enemies Turn into Friends: Coopetition through Standards Setting Organizations (SSOs) and Insider Trading Profitability	Dr. Dewan Rahman, Senior Lecturer in Finance, School of Business, The University of Queensland	01 July 2024 (Monday) 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM BICM Multipurpose Hall	Completed	Download	Link
33	Islamic Capital Market Products and Their Governance	Mezbah Uddin Ahmed, FCCA, CIPA, CSAA Research Fellow ISRA Research Management Centre, INCEIF University, Malaysia & Industry Expert Member, Shariah Advisory Council Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC)	23 April 2024 (Tuesday) 02:30 PM – 04:00 PM BICM Multipurpose Hall	Completed	Download	Link
32	Why Are Japanese Companies Publishing Integrated Reports? Perceiving through the Lens of Institutional Theory	Dr. Md. Tapan Mahmud, Associate professor, Department of Accounting & Information Systems, Bangladesh University of Professionals	05 March (Tuesday) 2024 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM BICM Multipurpose Hall	Completed	Download	Link
31	Friendly Boards and Capital Allocation Efficiency	Md Nazmul Hasan Bhuyan, PhD, CFA Department of Finance North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University	22 January 2024 (Monday) 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM BICM Multipurpose Hall	Completed	Download	Link
30	Ownership Structure, Board Characteristics and Firm Performance: Evidence from Bangladesh	S. M. Kalbin Salema Lecturer Bangladesh Institute of Capital Market (BICM)	26 December 2023 (Tuesday) 02:00 PM – 03:30 PM BICM Multipurpose Hall	Completed	Download	Link
29	Investigating the Significance of SME Loans on the CMSME Entrepreneurs’ Socio-Economic Development in Bangladesh	Gourav Roy Lecturer Bangladesh Institute of Capital Market (BICM)	20 December 2023 (Wednesday) 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM BICM Multipurpose Hall	Completed	Download	Link
28	Determinants of FinTech Equity Funding Flows: Evidence from Global Perspective	Uttam Golder Assistant Professor Department of Finance and Banking Jashore University of Science and Technology	November 29, 2023 (Wednesday) 03:00 PM – 04:30 PM BICM Multipurpose Hall	Completed	Download	Link
27	Factors Influencing the Individual Investors of Bangladesh to Opt for Investment in Sukuk	Tasruma Sharmeen Chowdhury CSAA Former Assistant Professor, BICM & S. M. Kalbin Salema CSAA Lecturer, BICM	October 23, 2023 (Monday) 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM BICM Multipurpose Hall	Completed	Download	Link
26	Value Relevance of Key Accounting Information in Predicting Market Performance: A Machine Learning Approach	Imran Mahmud Lecturer Bangladesh Institute of Capital Market	September 12, 2023 (Tuesday) 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM BICM Conference Room	Completed	Download	Link
25	Pay Scale Reform and Dynamics of Inflationary Spirals in Bangladesh: A Regression-Discontinuity Approach to the Long-Run Consequences of NPS-2015	Safaeduzzaman Khan Assistant Professor Bangladesh Institute of Capital Market	September 05, 2023 (Tuesday) 02:30 – 04:00 PM BICM Multipurpose Hall	Completed	Download	Link
24	Why Do Eligible Private Companies in Bangladesh Avoid Capital Market for Financing?	Faima Akter Lecturer Bangladesh Institute of Capital Market	July 26, 2023 (Wednesday) 12:00-01:30 PM BICM Multipurpose Hall	Completed	Download	Link
23	U.S. Political Corruption and Management Earnings Forecast	Dr. Hasibul Chowdhury UQ Business School The University of Queensland	June 07, 2023 (Wednesday) 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM BICM Multipurpose Hall	Completed	Download	Link
22	The impact of companies’ listing into capital market on national tax revenues: The case of Bangladesh	Mr. Gourav Roy & Md. Adnan Ahmed Lecturer Bangladesh Institute of Capital Market	April 17, 2023 (Monday) 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM BICM Multipurpose Hall	Completed	Download	Link
21	Investor Overconfidence and Stock Price Crash Risk	Dr. Hasibul Chowdhury UQ Business School the University of Queensland, Australia	February 2, 2023 (Thursday) 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM BICM Multipurpose Hall	Completed	Download	Link
20	Optimal Exchange Rate Dynamics for a Small-Open Economy: A Machine Learning Approach to the Case of Bangladesh	Safaeduzzaman Khan Assistant Professor Bangladesh Institute of Capital Market	January 24, 2023 (Tuesday) 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM BICM Multipurpose Hall	Completed	Download	Link
19	Local Religiosity and Insider Trading Activity	Md. Nazmul Hasan Bhuyan, PHD, CFA Assistant Professor of Finance, College of Business and Economics, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University	14 December, 2022 (Wednesday) 10:00 AM-11:30 AM, BICM Multipurpose Hall	Completed	Download	Link
18	Non-Random Topology in Bangladeshi Stock Market	Sujoy Das Managing Director, HNKC Systems (Pvt.) Limited	November 28, 2022 (Monday) 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM, BICM Multipurpose Hall	Completed	Download	Link
17	A Comparison of Islamic and Conventional Banks’ Green Banking Initiatives and Their Benefits	Kashfia Sharmeen Assistant Professor Bangladesh Institute of Capital Market	October 26, 2022 (Wednesday) 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM, BICM Multipurpose Hall	Completed	Download	Link
16	Effect of Margin Loan on Investment Behavior and Performance: Insights from the Capital Market of Bangladesh	Tamanna Islam, PhD Assistant Professor Bangladesh Institute of Capital Market	September 29, 2022 (Thursday) 12:00 PM – 01:30 PM, BICM Multipurpose Hall	Completed	Download	Link
15	Certification of Corporate Governance Compliance, Type of Certifiers and Market-based Performance: Evidence from a Unique Regulatory Setting	Dr Abdus Sobhan University of Northumbria, United Kingdom	August 16, 2022 (Tuesday); 11:30 AM – 01:00 PM; Multipurpose Hall Room (8th Floor), BICM	Completed	Download	Link
14	Social Capital and Capital Allocation Efficiency	Md Nazmul Hasan Bhuyan, PhD, CFA Assistant Professor of Finance North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University	August 11, 2022 (Thursday); 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM; Multipurpose Hall Room (8th Floor), BICM	Completed	Download	Link
13	Do co-opted boards affect firm managerial ability in the US?	Dr Mohammad Dulal Miah Associate Professor Department of Economics and Finance University of Nizwa, Oman	July 06, 2022 (Wednesday); 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM; Multipurpose Hall Room (8th Floor), BICM	Completed	Download	Link
12	Do All Institutional Shareholders Promote Carbon Abatement Investment?	Dr. Md. Shahidul Islam, FHEA Lecturer in Accounting University of Suffolk	May 17, 2022 (Tuesday); 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM; Multipurpose Hall Room (8th Floor), BICM	Completed	Download	Link
11	Synergies between Islamic Finance, Ethical Finance & UN SDGs	Mufti Yousuf Sultan CSAA, Founder & CEO, Adl Advisory, Malaysia	March 28, 2022 (Monday); 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM; Multipurpose Hall Room (8th Floor), BICM	Completed	Download	Link
10	Managerial Ability and Value Relevance of Earnings	Dr. Ibrahim Siraj Assistant Professor of Financial Accounting School of Management Long Island University	February 27, 2022 (Sunday); 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM; Multipurpose Hall Room (8th Floor), BICM	Completed	Download	Link
9	Looking through an Informed Eye: Banking Directors, Information Frictions, and Cost of Bank Loans	Dr. Dewan Rahman, Lecturer in Finance, School of Business, The University of Queensland	November 16, 2021 (Tuesday); 11:30 AM – 01:00 PM; Multipurpose Hall Room (8th Floor), BICM	Completed	Download	Link
8	Covid-19 and Stock Markets: Are Developing Economies Affected Differently from the Developed Countries?	Samantha Rahman Master of Economics The University of Sydney	October 18, 2021 (Monday); 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM; Multipurpose Hall Room (8th Floor), BICM	Completed	Download	Link
7	Financial Openness and Income Inequality in Emerging Economies: A Panel Data Approach	Safaeduzzaman Khan Assistant Professor Bangladesh Institute of Capital Market (BICM)	September 21, 2021 (Tuesday); 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM; Multipurpose Hall Room (8th Floor), BICM	Completed	Download	Link
6	Sukuk: A New Investment Avenue for Institutional Investors in Bangladesh	S. M. Kalbin Salema Lecturer Bangladesh Institute of Capital Market (BICM)	August 24, 2021 (Tuesday); 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM; Multipurpose Hall Room (8th Floor), BICM	Completed	Download	Link
5	How to Increase the Depth of the Share Market in Bangladesh: The Potential Role of MNCs	Dr. Nasir Uddin Associate Professor Bangladesh Institute of Capital Market (BICM)	July 27, 2021 (Tuesday); 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM; Virtually using Zoom	Completed	Download	Link
4	Problems and Prospects of Investing in Mutual Funds: The Case of Bangladesh	Kashfia Sharmeen Assistant Professor Bangladesh Institute of Capital Market (BICM)	June 22, 2021 (Tuesday); 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM; Multi-purpose Hall Room (8th Floor), BICM	Completed	Download	Link
3	Leveraging Sustainable Finance through Developing a Green Bond Ecosystem in Bangladesh	Sagira Sultana Provaty, Lecturer, Bangladesh Institute of Capital Market	June 03, 2021 (Thursday); 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM; Virtually using Zoom	Completed	Download	Link
2	Ownership Structure and Real Earnings Management: An Empirical Study on Emerging Economy	Dr. Nitai Chandra Debnath, Professor, Bangladesh Institute of Capital Market	February 28, 2021 (Sunday); 3:00 – 4:30 PM; Multi-purpose Hall Room (8th Floor), BICM	Completed	Download	Link
1	The Effects of IPO Financing and Monetary Policy on Economic Growth in Bangladesh: A Dynamic Assessment	Dr. Mahmuda Akter, Executive President, BICM and Professor, Department of Accounting and Information Systems, University of Dhaka	January 28, 2021 (Thursday); 2:30 – 4:00 PM; Multi-purpose Hall Room (8th Floor), BICM	Completed	Download	Link