Research Seminar Series
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 |
| 45 | Orange Bonds and Gender-Disaggregated Impact Reporting: Best Practices, Gaps, and Relevance for Bangladesh | Faima Akter, Lecturer, Bangladesh Institute of Capital Market | 23 June 2025 (Monday), 03:00 – 4:30 PM | Completed | Download | Link |
| 44 | Readability and sentiments of annual financial reports: A natural language processing and machine learning based approach for interpretable textual analytics | Dr. Ibrahim Siraj, Associate Professor of Accounting and Finance, Long Island University, New York, USA | 18 May 2025 (Sunday), 10:00 – 11:30 AM, BICM Multipurpose Hall | Completed | Download | Link |
| 43 | Regulatory Fragmentation and Product Quality Failures | Md Imran Hossain Department of Finance University of Dhaka | 9 April 2025 (Wednesday) 10:30 – 11:30 AM BICM Multipurpose Hall | Completed | Download | Link |
| 42 | The Impact of Bank Stability Metrics on Distance-from-Default | Imran Mahmud, Lecturer, Bangladesh Institute of Capital Market | 26 February 2025 (Wednesday), 03:00 PM – 4:30 PM, BICM Multipurpose Hall | Completed | Download | Link |
| 41 | ESG Disclosure Practices in the Publicly Listed Companies in Bangladesh | Dr. Melita Mehjabeen, Professor, Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka | 10 February 2025 (Monday), 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM, BICM Multipurpose Hall | Completed | Download | Link |
| 40 | Impact and Profit: The Math Behind Sustainable Finance and ESG Scoring | Gourav Roy, Lecturer, Bangladesh Institute of Capital Market | 29 January 2025 (Wednesday) 02:00 PM – 03:00 PM, BICM Multipurpose Hall | Completed | Download | 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) | Completed | ||
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 | Completed | ||
31 | Friendly Boards and Capital Allocation Efficiency | Md Nazmul Hasan Bhuyan, PhD, CFA | 22 January 2024 (Monday) | Completed | ||
30 | Ownership Structure, Board Characteristics and Firm Performance: | S. M. Kalbin Salema | 26 December 2023 (Tuesday) | Completed | ||
29 | Investigating the Significance of SME Loans on the CMSME Entrepreneurs’ Socio-Economic Development in Bangladesh | Gourav Roy | 20 December 2023 (Wednesday) | Completed | ||
28 | Determinants of FinTech Equity Funding Flows: Evidence from Global Perspective | Uttam Golder | November 29, 2023 (Wednesday) | Completed | ||
27 | Factors Influencing the Individual Investors of Bangladesh to Opt for Investment in Sukuk | Tasruma Sharmeen Chowdhury CSAA | October 23, 2023 (Monday) | Completed | ||
26 | Value Relevance of Key Accounting Information in Predicting Market Performance: A Machine Learning Approach | Imran Mahmud | September 12, 2023 (Tuesday) | Completed | ||
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 | September 05, 2023 (Tuesday) | Completed | ||
24 | Why Do Eligible Private Companies in Bangladesh Avoid Capital Market for Financing? | Faima Akter | July 26, 2023 (Wednesday) | Completed | ||
23 | U.S. Political Corruption and Management Earnings Forecast | Dr. Hasibul Chowdhury | June 07, 2023 (Wednesday) | Completed | ||
22 | The impact of companies’ listing into capital market on national tax revenues: The case of Bangladesh | Mr. Gourav Roy & Md. Adnan Ahmed | April 17, 2023 (Monday) | Completed | ||
21 | Investor Overconfidence and Stock Price Crash Risk | Dr. Hasibul Chowdhury | February 2, 2023 (Thursday) | Completed | ||
20 | Optimal Exchange Rate Dynamics for a Small-Open Economy: A Machine Learning Approach to the Case of Bangladesh | Safaeduzzaman Khan | January 24, 2023 (Tuesday) | Completed | ||
19 | Local Religiosity and Insider Trading Activity | Md. Nazmul Hasan Bhuyan, PHD, CFA | 14 December, 2022 (Wednesday) | Completed | ||
18 | Non-Random Topology in Bangladeshi Stock Market | Sujoy Das | November 28, 2022 (Monday) | Completed | ||
17 | A Comparison of Islamic and Conventional Banks’ Green Banking Initiatives and Their Benefits | Kashfia Sharmeen | October 26, 2022 (Wednesday) | Completed | ||
16 | Effect of Margin Loan on Investment Behavior and Performance: Insights from the Capital Market of Bangladesh | Tamanna Islam, PhD | September 29, 2022 (Thursday) | Completed | ||
15 | Certification of Corporate Governance Compliance, Type of Certifiers and Market-based Performance: Evidence from a Unique Regulatory Setting | Dr Abdus Sobhan | August 16, 2022 (Tuesday); 11:30 AM – 01:00 PM; Multipurpose Hall Room (8th Floor), BICM | Completed | Link | |
14 | Social Capital and Capital Allocation Efficiency | Md Nazmul Hasan Bhuyan, PhD, CFA | August 11, 2022 (Thursday); 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM; Multipurpose Hall Room (8th Floor), BICM | Completed | ||
13 | Do co-opted boards affect firm managerial ability in the US? | Dr Mohammad Dulal Miah | July 06, 2022 (Wednesday); 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM; Multipurpose Hall Room (8th Floor), BICM | Completed | ||
12 | Do All Institutional Shareholders Promote Carbon Abatement Investment? | Dr. Md. Shahidul Islam, FHEA | May 17, 2022 (Tuesday); 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM; Multipurpose Hall Room (8th Floor), BICM | Completed | ||
11 | Synergies between Islamic Finance, Ethical Finance & UN SDGs | Mufti Yousuf Sultan CSAA, | March 28, 2022 (Monday); 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM; Multipurpose Hall Room (8th Floor), BICM | Completed | ||
10 | Managerial Ability and Value Relevance of Earnings | Dr. Ibrahim Siraj | February 27, 2022 (Sunday); 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM; Multipurpose Hall Room (8th Floor), BICM | Completed | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
7 | Financial Openness and Income Inequality in Emerging Economies: A Panel Data Approach | Safaeduzzaman Khan | September 21, 2021 (Tuesday); 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM; Multipurpose Hall Room (8th Floor), BICM | Completed | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 |
