Research Seminar Serise

Research Seminar Serise

Bangladesh Institute of Capital Market has a monthly research seminar series with an aim to facilitate knowledge sharing on financial market issues between BICM faculty and external experts. The monthly seminar takes place preferably in the last week of each month. In each seminar, 1-2 research papers are presented by BICM internal faculty members and 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 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 at kalbin@bicm.ac.bd.

List of Seminars

BRS No.

Paper Title

Presenting Researcher

Date, Time, and Venue

Status

Detail Program and Paper Abstract

SeminarVideo Link

40Impact and Profit: The Math Behind Sustainable Finance and ESG ScoringGourav Roy

Lecturer

Bangladesh Institute of Capital Market
29 January 2025 (Wednesday) 02:00 PM – 03:00 PM, BICM Multipurpose Hall CompletedDownloadLink
39Future of the Green Bond Market in Bangladesh: How Can Policymakers, Corporations and Investors Unlock the PotentialS. 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 HallCompletedDownloadLink
38Factors 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

CompletedDownloadLink
37Business Group Affiliation, Political Connections and Cost of Debt: Empirical Evidence from BangladeshDr. 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

CompletedDownloadLink
36The architecture of equity valuation: 5 Models 1 valueDr 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
CompletedDownloadLink
35Fortress 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
CompletedDownloadLink
34When Enemies Turn into Friends: Coopetition through Standards Setting Organizations (SSOs) and Insider Trading ProfitabilityDr. Dewan Rahman, Senior Lecturer in Finance, School of Business, The University of Queensland01 July 2024 (Monday)
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
BICM Multipurpose Hall
CompletedDownloadLink

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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