[Abdus] [Initial of: [Sabur]] [Mollah] Curriculum Vitae

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[Abdus] [Initial of: [Sabur]] [Mollah]

Curriculum Vitae

Title: Professor

Date of Hire: [29 August, 2022]

E-Mail Address: [email protected]

EDUCATION

Degrees

[[PhD], [University of Leeds], [UK], [Emphasis/Major: Finance]. ([Year Completed: 2002]).

Dissertation: [Dissertation/Thesis Title: Dividend Policy, Behaviour, and Security Price Reaction to the Announcement of Dividend in an Emerging Market: Evidence from Dhaka Stock Exchange]

[[MCOM], [University of Dhaka], [Bangladesh], [Emphasis/Major: Finance]. ([Year Completed: 1993]).

Dissertation: [Dissertation/Thesis Title: Performance Evaluation of Commercial Banks in Bangladesh]

[[BCOM (Honours)], [University of Dhaka], [Bangladesh], [Emphasis/Major: Finance]. ([Year Completed:

1991]).

Special Certifications and/or Designations

[Title of Licensure/Certification: Docent]. ([Date Obtained: 19; Month Obtained: October; Year -2009;

Institution: Stockholm University]).

HONORS/AWARDS

Grants, Fellowships, or Contracts

1) 2017-2020: Taylor’s University Flagship Research, Malaysia: Cyber Risk and Bank Stability:

Global Evidence. (£32,000). Project ID-320201-SR25-429-C31. Co-Investigator: Sabur Mollah (Principal Investigator: Hamid Uddin).

2) 2010-To Date: Jan Wallanders Och Tom Hedelius Stiftelse Tore Browaldhs Foundation (Handelsbanken) Research Grant on, ‘Corporate Governance Failure of Large Banks during Global Financial Crisis’, (SEK 2.0 Million or Approx. £180,000). Project ID-P2010-0144:1.

Principal Investigator: Sabur Mollah.

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3) 2011-To Date: Jan Wallanders Och Tom Hedelius Stiftelse Tore Browaldhs Foundation (Handelsbanken) Research Grant on, ‘IFRS and Market Efficiency: Studying the Impact of IFRS Adoption on Market Efficiency around the World’, (SEK 2.0 Million or Approx.

£180,000). Project ID-P2011-0212:1. Principal Investigator: Sabur Mollah.

4) 2013-2015: VINNOVA Research Foundation Research Grant on, ‘The co-dependence between bank and sovereign risk in Europe and the potential benefits of a banking union’, (SEK200,000 or Approx. £18,000). Project ID-2013-04586. Co-Investigator: Sabur Mollah (Principal Investigator: Asma Mobarek).

5) 2011-2016: NASDAQ OMX Nordic Foundation Research Grant on, ‘Cross-country Random Walk Hypothesis and Mean Reverting Long-Memory Properties of Stock Returns: Does the duration for mean reversion varies in equity returns between Pre, during and Post Crisis period?’, (SEK 0.5 Million or Approx. £45,000). Project ID NASDAQ-OMX-2011:2. Principal Investigator: Sabur Mollah.

6) 2009-2014: NASDAQ OMX Nordic Foundation Research Grant on, ‘Contagion and Co-integration in Financial Markets during Financial Crisis’, (SEK 0.5 Million or Approx.

£45,000). Project ID-NASDAQ-OMX2009:1. Principal Investigator: Sabur Mollah.

7) 2007: Office of Research and Development (ORD), University of Botswana, Research Grant (Round 14 Competition) on, ‘Corporate Governance and Firm Performance – Evidence from Botswana’ (BWP 50,000 or £3,500). Principal Investigator: Sabur Mollah.

8) 2006: Office of Research and Development (ORD), University of Botswana, Research Grant (Round 12 Competition) on, ‘Stock Market Behavior of an Emerging Market’ (BWP 30,000 or

£2,500). Principal Investigator: Sabur Mollah.

9) 2004: Bangladesh University Grants Commission Research Grant on, “Asset Pricing Behavior of Stock Market of Bangladesh” (BDT 70,000 or £600). Principal Investigator: Sabur Mollah.

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10) 2002: Bureau of Business Research, University of Dhaka Research Grant on, ‘Volatility of Stock Returns: Evidence from the Dhaka Stock Exchange’ (BDT 49,000 or £400). Principal Investigator: Sabur Mollah.

11) 1997: Bureau of Business Research, University of Dhaka Research Grant on, ’Determinants of Dividend Policy and Stock Price: A Study of the Companies Listed on the Dhaka Stock Exchange’, (BDT 21,000 or £200). Principal Investigator: Sabur Mollah.

Internal Funding for Networking/Team Building

1) 2019: ISCF – Plastic (£2,000) – University of Sheffield, UK

2) 2019: Modern Slavery Act 2015 (£2,000) - University of Sheffield, UK 3) 2019: Modern Slavery in the UK firms (£5,000)- University of Sheffield, UK 4) 2021: Climate Finance (£4,000)- University of Sheffield, UK

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Teaching Experience at the University Level

03/2019-To Date [currently on leave of absence]

Chair in Financial Management, Sheffield University Management School, the University of Sheffield, UK

01/2018-

02/2019 Professor of Accounting and Finance, Accounting and Finance Department, School of Management, Swansea University, UK.

09/2016- Professor of Finance, Hull University Business School, University of Hull, UK.

12/2017

10/2009- Associate Professor of Finance, Stockholm Business School, Stockholm University, Sweden.

08/2016

10/2008- Assistant Professor of Finance (Senior Lecturer), Stockholm Business School, Stockholm University, Sweden.

09/2009

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09/2005- Senior Lecturer in Finance, Department of Accounting & Finance, Faculty of Business, University of Botswana, Botswana.

09/2008

2004-2005: Associate Professor of Finance, Department of Finance (formerly Department of Finance & Banking), University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

2002-2004: Assistant Professor of Finance, Department of Finance & Banking, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

1998-2001: PhD Researcher and Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds, UK.

1995-1997: Lecturer in Finance, Department of Finance & Banking, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.

1994-1995: Associate Management Counselor in Financial Management, Bangladesh Institute of Management, Bangladesh.

Courses Taught

Financial Management – EMBA (Module Leader – University of Sharjah) Sustainable Finance – MSc (Module Leader –University of Sheffield) Corporate Finance – MBA (Module Leader - University of Sheffield) Corporate Finance -MSc (Module Leader - University of Sheffield)

Corporate Governance and Ethics- MSc (Module Leader- Swansea University) Managing Finance –MSc (Module Leader –University of Hull)

Financial Theory – MSc (Module Leader – Stockholm University) Financial Derivatives – MSc (Module Leader - Stockholm University) Fixed Income Securities – MSc (Module Leader - Stockholm University) Financial Management –MBA (Module Leader – University of Botswana) Financial Management – BSc (Module Leader – University of Sharjah) Corporate Finance – BSc (Module Leader – University of Sharjah)

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Auditing Principles – BSc (Module Leader – University of Sharjah) Corporate Finance – BSc (Module Leader University of Sheffield) Accounting for Economics- BSc (Module Leader - Swansea University)

International Business Finance – BSc (Module Leader – University of Botswana)

Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management – BSc (Module Leader – University of Botswana) Finance Theory BSc (Module Leader – University of Botswana)

Innovations in Teaching

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NON-ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Business/Professional

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Consulting

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Military/Government

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INTELLECTUAL CONTRIBUTIONS

Refereed Journal Articles

**ABS 4* /FT Top 50 RANKED JOURNAL ARTICLE(S):**

Srivastav, A., Keasey, K., Mollah, S, and Vallascas, F. (2017). CEO Turnover in Large Banks: Does Tail Risk Matter? Journal of Accounting and Economics 64, 37-55.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacceco.2017.05.001

ABS 4 RANKED JOURNAL ARTICLE(S):

Rind, A. A., Akbar, S., Boubaker, S., Lajili-Jarjir, S., and Mollah, S., (2021). The Role of Peer Effects in Corporate Employee Welfare Policies. British Journal of Management, Forthcoming.

https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12513

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Mollah, S., Liljeblom, E., and Mobarek, A. (2021). Heterogeneity in independent non-executive directors' attributes and risk-taking in large banks. Journal of Corporate Finance. Forthcoming.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcorpfin.2021.102074

Vallascas, F., Mollah, S., and Keasey, K. (2017). Does the Impact of Board Independence on Large Bank Risks Change After the Global Financial Crisis? Journal of Corporate Finance 44, 149-166.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcorpﬁn.2017.03.011

ABS 3 RANKED JOURNAL ARTICLES:

Islam, S., Alam, S., Hasan, M., and Mollah, S. Firm-level Political Risk and Distance-to-default, Journal of Financial Stability Forthcoming.

Uddin, H., Akhter, S., Mollah, S., and Mahi, M. An Empirical Analysis of Differences in Business Models: Banks vs. Microfinance Institutions. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions

& Money Forthcoming.

Abdelsalam, O., Elnahass, M., Batten, J., and Mollah, S. (2021). New Insights into Bank Asset Securitization: The Impact of Religiosity. Journal of Financial Stability. Forthcoming.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfs.2021.100854

Uddin, H., Mollah, S., and Ali, H., (2020). Does Cyber Tech Spending Matter for Bank Stability?

International Review of Financial Analysis 72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.irfa.2020.101587 [a news feed was published on this paper in the Adviser News on 15^th Jan 2021:

https://advisornews.com/oarticle/study-findings-from-taylors-university-broaden-understanding-of -financial-analysis-does-cyber-tech-spending-matter-for-bank-stability#.YXF80RrMJPZ]

Joseph, N., Thi Thuy Anh Vo, Mobarek, A., and Mollah, S. (2020). Volatility and Asymmetric Dependence in Central and East European Stock Markets. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting 55, 1241–1303.

Mollah, S., Al-Farooque, O., Mobarek, A., and Molyneux, P. (2019). Bank Corporate Governance and Future Earnings Predictability. Journal of Financial Services Research 56, 369-394.

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Chowdhury, A., Mollah, S., and Al-Farooque, O. (2018). Insider Trading, Earnings Management and Information Asymmetry. The British Accounting Review 50, 341-363.

Mollah, S., Hassan, K., Al-Farooque, O., and Mobarek, A. (2017). The Governance, Risk-taking, and Performance of Islamic Banks. Journal of Financial Services Research 51, 195-217. DOI 10.1007/s10693-016-0245-2.

Mollah, S., and Liljeblom, E. (2016). Governance and bank characteristics in the credit and sovereign debt crises – the impact of CEO power, Journal of Financial Stability 27, 59-73.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jfs.2016.09.003

Mobarek, A., Muradoglu, G., Mollah, S., and Hou, A.J. (2016). Determinants of time varying co-movements among international stock markets during crisis and non-crisis periods. Journal of Financial Stability 24, 1-11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jfs.2016.03.003

Mollah, S., Quoreshi, S., and Zafirov, G. (2016). Equity Market Contagion during Global and Eurozone Crises, Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions, and Money 41, 151-167.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.intfin.2015.12.010

Mollah, S., and Zaman, M. (2015). Shari’ah Supervision, Corporate Governance and Performance:

Conventional vs. Islamic Banks. Journal of Banking and Finance 58, 418–435.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2015.04.030

Liljeblom, E., Mollah, S., and Rotter, P. (2015). Do dividends signal future earnings in the Nordic stock markets? Review of Quantitative Finance & Accounting 44(3), 493-511. DOI 10.1007/s11156-013-0415-3

Mobarek, A., Mollah, S., and Keasey, K. (2014). A Cross-Country Analysis of Herd Behavior in Europé. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money 32, 107-127.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.intfin.2014.05.008

Uddin, H., Mollah, S., and Ali, H., Cyber Risk Disclosure and Value Effect for Banks, British Accounting Review (R&R, 2^nd Round, ABS 3).

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Abdelsalam, O., El-Masry, A., Mollah, S., and Tortosa-Ausina, E., Political connection and bank in(efficiency): A Regional Analysis Using a Two-stage Bias-corrected DEA-Quantile Regression. To be submitted to the International Journal of Finance and Economics (R&R, 2

^nd

Round, ABS 3).

ABS 2 RANKED JOURNAL ARTICLES:

Uddin, H., Sarker, K., and Mollah, S., Corporate Earnings Uncertainty in Islamic Banking System:

An analysis and evidence. Review of Accounting and Finance (R&R, 2^nd Round, ABS 2).

Mobarek, A., Mollah, S., and Pappas, V., Does corporate governance affect the performance and stability of Islamic banks?. Corporate Governance (R&R, 2^nd Round, ABS 2).

Karim, W., van Zijl, T., and Mollah, S. (2013). Impact of retained ownership, CEO-Chair duality and foreign equity participation on auditor choice of IPO firms: Evidence from an emerging market.

International Journal of Accounting and Information Management 21, 148-169.

Mobarek, A., Mollah, S., and Bhuyan, R. (2008) Market Efficiency and Stock Returns Behaviour in Emerging Market: Evidence from the Bangladesh Stock Market. Journal of Emerging Market Finance 7, 17-41.

Mollah, S. (2007). Testing Weak-form Market Efficiency in Emerging Market: Evidence from Botswana Stock Exchange. International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Finance 10, 1077-1094.

ABS 1 RANKED JOURNAL ARTICLES:

Mollah, S, Farooque, O. and Karim, W. (2012). Ownership Structure, Board Characteristics and Financial Performance: Evidence from the Botswana Stock Market. Studies in Economics and Finance 29(4), 301-319.

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Mollah, A. S. (2011). Do Emerging Market Firms Follow Different Dividend Policies? Empirical Investigation on the Pre and Post Reform Dividend Policy and Behaviour of Dhaka Stock Exchange Listed Firms. Studies in Economics and Finance 28(2), 118-135.

Mollah, S. (2010). Financial Crisis: Is there a need for paradigm shift? Studies in Economics and Finance 27(2), 89-90.

Mollah, S., and Mobarek, A. (2009). Market Volatility across Countries – Evidence from International Markets. Studies in Economics and Finance 26(4), 257-274.

OTHER REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES:

Mollah, S., Skully, M., and Liljeblom, E., Strong Board and Risk Taking in Islamic Banks. Review of Corporate Finance 1, 135-180. http://dx.doi.org/10.1561/114.00000004

Mollah, S., Bhuyan, R., Mobarek, A. and Pope, R. (2008). Dividend Announcement and Security Price Reaction in Emerging Financial Markets: Evidence from Bangladesh. Journal of Emerging Markets 13, 36-45.

Mollah, S., and Talukder, MBU. (2007). Corporate Governance Firm Performance: Evidence from Dhaka Stock Exchange. International Journal of Finance 19, 4315-4333

Mobarek, A., and Mollah, S. (2005). The General Determinants of Share Returns of a Less developed Market: An Empirical Investigation on the DSE of Bangladesh. Review of Pacific Basin Financial Markets and Policies 8, 593-612.

Mobarek, A., and Mollah, S. (2004). The risk-return relationship in an Emerging market: Evidence from the Dhaka Stock Market of Bangladesh. Journal of Emerging Markets 9, 16-27.

Books

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Hassan, A., and Mollah, S. (2018). Islamic Finance: Ethical Underpinnings, Products, and Institutions. Palgrave Macmillan Publishing Inc., USA.

Mobarek, A., and Mollah, S. (2016). Global Stock Market Integration: Co-Movement, Crises, and Efficiency in Developed and Emerging Markets. Palgrave Macmillan Publishing Inc., USA, ISBN 9781137367532.

http://www.palgrave.com/page/detail/global-stock-market-integration-asma-mobarek/?isb=97811 37367549.

Mollah, S. (2010). Financial Crisis: Is There a Need for Paradigm Shift?, Studies in Economics and Finance, Emerald Publishing Co., Vol. 27, No. 2. http://www.emeraldinsight.com/toc/sef/27/2

Book Chapters

M. M. Shahiduzzaman Quoreshi and Sabur Mollah (2019). Conditional Heteroskedasticity in Long-Memory Model “FIMACH” for Return Volatilities in Equity Markets. Pp. 149-169. Theory and application of time-series analysis edited by Olga Valenzuela, Fernando Rojas, Héctor Pomares, and Ignacio Rojas Editors. Springer Publications.

Mollah, S and Uddin, H. (2013) How could an Islamic Microfinance model play the key roles in poverty alleviation? European Perspective. Ch. 15, Contemporary Islamic Finance: Innovations, Applications and Best Practices (Edited Book by Karen Hunt-Ahmed), John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Mollah, S and Hassain, A. (2013). Market Microstructure in African Equity Markets’, Ch. 25, Market Microstructure in Emerging and Developed Markets (part of Robert W. Kolb series in Finance), Edited by H. Kent Baker and Halil Kiymaz, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Papers under Review

Amin, A., Kamal, S., Mollah, S., and Zhao, Y., Do Social Networks Benefit Bank Shareholders? An Empirical Analysis on the Social Networks of Independent Directors. Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (1^st Round, ABS 4).

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Halim, S., Mollah, S., and Yin, S., CFO Generalist Experience, Board Diversity and Firm Dividend Policy. British Journal of Management (1^st Round, ABS 4).

Mollah, S., Mobarek, A., and Goergen, M., Board Quality and Stock Return Synchronicity in Large Banks. Journal of Corporate Finance (1^st Round, ABS 4).

Talukder, B., Mollah, S., and S. Mishra, Does CEO Turnover lead to the CFO Turnover? Journal of Corporate Finance (1^st Round, ABS 4).

Uddin, H., Mollah, S., Ali, H., and Islam, N., Does Digitalization matter for operational risk exposure in banks? European Journal of Operational Research (1^st Round, ABS 4).

Simsek, R., Mollah, S., and Tunyi, A., Corporate Governance Structure and Climate-related Financial Disclosure: Conventional Banks and Islamic Banks (Corporate Governance: An International Review (1^st Round, ABS 3).

Lone, R., Mollah, S., and Yin, S., Female Chief Risk Officer (CRO) and Risk-taking in Banks.

International Review of Financial Analysis (1^st Round, ABS 3).

Working Papers

COMPLETED ARTICLES CLOSE TO SUBMISSION:

Asad, M., Akbar, S., and Mollah, S., The role of independent directors’ tenure and network in controlling earnings management practices. To be submitted to the Journal of Business Finance and Accounting (ABS 3).

Uddin, H., Akhter, S., Mollah, S., and Liu, J., Financial stability and survival of microfinance institutions: the role of donations. To be submitted to the Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money (ABS 3).

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PAPERS IN PREPARATION:

Mollah, S., Akbar, S., and Simsek, R., Female Directors’ Task and Non-task Related Attributes in Green Banking. To be submitted to the Review of Financial Studies (ABS 4*/FT50).

Mollah, S., Uddin, H., Ali, H., and Akbar, S., Diversity in Risk Committee and Cyber Risk Exposure in Banks. To be submitted to the Review of Accounting Studies (ABS 4/FT50).

Simsek, R., Mollah, S., and Tunyi, A., Effect of Climate Risk on Climate-related Financial Disclosure: Evidence from Conventional Banks and Islamic Banks, To be submitted to the Business Strategy and the Environment, ABS 3).

Halim, S., Mollah, S., and Yin, S., Role of Female CFO on Short-term Debt. To be submitted to the International Review of Financial Analysis (ABS 3).

Lone, R., Mollah, S., and Yin, S., Risk Culture and Risk Governance in Banks: Moderating Role of CRO and Risk Committee. To be submitted to the Journal of Financial Stability (ABS 3).

Mobarek, A., Mollah, S., and Vallascas, F., CDS Contagion and Bank Similarity: European Evidence.

To be submitted to Journal of Banking and Finance (ABS 3).

Mollah, S., Quoreshi, S., and Hasan, A., Contagion and Co-integration in African Equity Markets:

Africa, a Safer Investment Zone during Financial Crises? To be submitted to International Review of Financial Analysis (ABS 3).

Mollah, S., and Mobarek, A., Does corporate social responsibility substitute or complement corporate governance in Islamic Banks? To be submitted to Journal of Business Ethics (ABS 3).

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Chowdhury, A., Mollah, S., Zaman, M. A., Al-Farooque, O. In Search of Opportunistic Trades of Corporate Insiders: Evidence from the US Market. British Accounting Review (1^st Round, ABS 3).

Hasan, M., Ahsan, H., and Mollah, S., Financial statement comparability and earnings smoothing through loan loss provisioning in Banks. International Review of Financial Analysis (1^st Round, ABS 3).

Cai, C., Mollah, S., and Ye, J., Regulatory Disclosure Choice and Capital Market Impact. Journal of Business, Finance and Accounting (1^st Round, ABS 3).

Mollah, S., Mobarek, A., and Eshraghi, A., Does Shari’ah Supervisory Board (SSB) substitute board governance in Islamic Banks? To be submitted to Review of Finance (ABS 4).

Mobarek, A., Mollah, S., and Hudson, R., Sectorial Co-movement and Contagion during Global and Eurozone Crises. To be submitted to International Review of Financial Analysis (ABS 3).

Conference Proceedings

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Refereed Presentations or Papers Scope

Mollah, S. (2021). Sustainable Financial Innovation Centre (SFiC) Annual Conference. Sustainability Practices of Oil Firms in Niger Delta Region - Institutional and Stakeholder Perspectives, 2021.

Why does CFO turnover follow CEO turnover? British Academy of Management, 2019.

Does Independent Director or Independent Director’s Quality Matter for Bank Performance? 2018 BAFA conference, April, 2018; FMA International Conference, 2018.

Corporate Earnings Uncertainty in Islamic Banking System: An analysis and evidence. KFUPM and Journal of Corporate Finance conference, November, Saudi Arabia, 2017.

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Strong Board and Risk Taking in Islamic Banks. KFUPM and Journal of Corporate Finance conference, November, Saudi Arabia, 2017.

Board Quality and Stock Return Synchronicity in Large Banks, 2017 BAFA Annual Meeting, April, Edinburgh; British Academy of Management Conference 2017, Warwick University, Coventry; 1^st Cardiff Conference for Corporate Governance, May 2018.

Bank Corporate Governance and Future Earnings Predictability, Fordham-Portsmouth Conference, September 2016.296) Asset Securitization and Bank risk: Does Religiosity Matter? Multinational Finance Conference 2016, June, Sweden; 2016.

Does political connection impact bank (in)efficiency? FMA International Annual Meeting, October, 2016, Las Vegas, USA.

Are CEOs more Informative than CFOs? Evidence from Trades based on Superior Information and Contrarian Beliefs. FMA International Annual Meeting, October, 2015, Orlando, USA; BAFA 2016 Annual Meeting, March, 2016, Bath, UK; FMA International European Conference, June, 2016, Finland.

Corporate Governance and Earnings Predictability in Banks. INFINITI Conference 2015, June, Slovenia; 2017 BAFA Annual Meeting, April, Edinburgh.

Sectorial Co-movement and Contagion during Global and Eurozone Crises. INFINITI Conference 2015, June, Slovenia; 2018 BAFA Conference, London.

Contagion and Co-integration in African Equity Markets: Africa, a Safer Investment Zone during Financial Crises? INFINITI Conference 2015, June, Slovenia.

Do Independent Directors Influence Risk-Discipline and Risk-Shifting in Banks? FMA International European meeting, June, 2014, Maastricht, Netherlands; FMA International annual meeting, October, 2014, Nashville, USA.

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Strong Board, CEO Power and Risk-taking: Islamic vs. Conventional Banks, European Accounting Association Annual Meeting, 21-23 May, 2014, Estonia.

Asset Securitization and Bank risk: Do Religiosity or Ownership Structure Matter? Financial Innovation and Bank Regulation conference, Xiamen, December 19-20, 2014, China.

Shari’ah Supervision and Corporate Governance and Performance: Islamic vs. Conventional Banks, 2013 World Finance Conference, July 2013, Cyprus.

Stock Returns Behavior of Central European Emerging Markets (Best Paper Award), 20^th Global Finance Conference, Monterey Bay, CA, USA, May, 2013.

Board Structure, Risk Taking and Financial Fragility of during Global Financial Crisis: Role of Shari’ah Governance, FMA International meeting, October, 2012, Atlanta, USA.

Corporate Governance and Performance of Islamic banks during Global Crisis: Role of Shari’ah Governance, presented at 4^th IFABS conference, Valencia, Spain, June, 2012.

Do dividends signal future earnings in the Nordic stock markets?, BAFA 2012, 17-19 April.

Contagion in financial markets during global crisis- International Evidence, presented at 3^rd International Conference on Prediction and Information Markets, 3-5 April, 2011, Nottingham;

NFF Stockholm 2011 Meeting, SFA 2011 Keywest Meeting, MFA 2012 New Orleans Meeting, BAFA 2012 Meeting, and FMA European Meeting, Istanbul, June, 2012.

Testing for long memory in stock markets returns and volatility, presented at MFA 2011 Meeting, 3^rd International Conference on Prediction and Information Markets, 3-5 April, 2011, Nottingham, NFF 2011 meeting, MFA 2012 Meeting.

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Testing Random Walk Model in African Data, presented at Midwest Finance Association Meeting 2011, Chicago, 3-6 March, 2011 and Southwestern Finance Association Meeting 2011, Houston, 9-11, March, 2011.

Does Corporate Governance Model of Interest-free Banks Provide better Protection against Financial Crisis? Empirical Investigation on Corporate Governance Perspectives of the Interest-free Banks Globally, paper presented at 47^th EWGFM, 28-30 October, 2010, Prague, Markfiled 2011, Doha 2011 meeting.

Impact of retained ownership, CEO-Chair duality and foreign equity participation on auditor choice of IPO firms: Evidence from an emerging market, presented at 2010 American Accounting Association Meeting, San Francisco, July 31-August 4, 2010.

Ownership Structure, Board Characteristics and Financial Performance: Evidence from the Botswana Stock Market, presented at 2010 American Accounting Association Meeting, San Francisco, July 31-August 4, 2010.

Contagion and Co-integration in Financial Markets and Structural Break or Shifts in Relationship due to Financial Crisis – A Survey of Theoretical Studies, Empirical Results, and Policy Implications, 22^nd Australisian Banking and Finance Conference, 16-18 December, 2009, Sydney.

Evolution and Development of Financial Reporting Regulations, 21^st Asian-Pacific Conference on International Accounting Issues, 22-25 November, 2009, Las Vegas.

Global Financial Crisis and Diversification in International Markets: Portfolio Performance Approach, 45^th EWGFM Meeting, 15-17 October 2009, Chania, Greece.

International Diversification in European Markets – A Portfolio Performance Approach, XLIII EWGFM Meeting, London, September 9-11, 2008.

Pre and Post Crisis Pay-out Policy Behavior in the Emerging Market of Bangladesh, 20th Annual Australasian Finance and Banking Conference, Sydney, Australia, 12-14 December 2007.

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Does Stock Market Volatility Differ Across Countries? Evidence from Fifty International Stock Markets, 14^th Global Finance Conference, 1–4, April, 2007, Melbourne.

Dividend Policy and Security Price Behaviour in Emerging Financial Markets: Evidence from Bangladesh, Winter 2007 Global Conference on Business and Finance (Best Paper Award), January 3-6, 2007, South Padre Island, Texas, USA.

Dividend Announcement and Security Price Reaction in Emerging Financial Markets: Evidence from Bangladesh, Winter 2007 Global Conference on Business and Finance (Best Paper Award), January 3-6, 2007, South Padre Island, Texas, USA.

Testing Weak-form Market Efficiency in Emerging Market: Evidence from Botswana Stock Exchange, 3^rd African Finance Journal Conference on July 12-13, 2006, Accra, Ghana.

Market Efficiency and Stock Returns Behaviour in Emerging Market: Evidence from the Bangladesh Stock Market, 3^rd Conference on Business & Finance, Hyderabad, India on 22-23 Decemebr 2005.

Non-Refereed Journal Articles

Non-Refereed Presentations or Papers Scope

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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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Continuing Education

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Professional Workshops/Seminars

Professional Conferences/Meetings

Instructional Development

SERVICE ACTIVITIES

Directed Student Learning Involvement Type

[Term and Year: Year]: [Course] [Course Number]: [list of [Student Information] as "[Student Last Name], [S. F. N.]"], [Term and Year: Term] (Research on [Title of Student's Work], [Comments]).

University Assignments

Committee/Task Force Chair Scope

Chair – Research Committee, Hull University Business School, University of Hull, Jan/2017-Dec/2017 [Start Date/Term: Year] [–] [End Date/Term: Year]: [Committee Name].

Committee/Task Force Member Scope

Recruitment Committee Member, August/2019-July/2020, University of Sheffield.

Work and Environment Committee, Jan/2015-August/2016, Stockholm University [Start Date/Term: Year] [–] [End Date/Term: Year]: [Committee Name].

Support to Student Organizations/Campus Activities

[Start Date/Term: Year] [–] [End Date/Term: Year]: [Name of Organization]; [Participation].

Assistant Proctor, University of Dhaka, Feb/2002-Aug/2005

Other Institutional Service Activities

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[Start Date/Term: Year] [–] [End Date/Term: Year]: [Description].

Professional Service Position/Role

[Start Date/Term: Year] [–] [End Date/Term: Year]: [Organization/Committee/Club];

[Responsibilities/Brief Description (30 Words or Less)].

Explanation of "Other"

[Start Date/Term: Year] [–] [End Date/Term: Year]: [Organization/Committee/Club];

[Responsibilities/Brief Description (30 Words or Less)].

Public Service Type

[Start Date/Term: Year] [–] [End Date/Term: Year]: [Organization/Committee/Club]; [[Position/Role] or [Explanation of "Other"]], [Responsibilities/Brief Description (30 Words or Less)].

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