Independent University, Bangladesh

Dr. Samiul Parvez Ahmed

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Dr. Samiul Parvez Ahmed

Associate Professor & Head of Finance Department
Deputy Director, Center for Business Policy Research (CBPR)

Email: samiul@iub.edu.bd
Department: Finance
Room No: 2007
Phone: Ext. 2125

Academic Qualifications

  • PhD(University of Bristol, United Kingdom),Public Policy Management
  •  MSc in Economics, Finance and Management(University of Bristol, United Kingdom),Major: Finance
  •  BBA, Institute of Business Administration (IBA),University of Dhaka,Major: Finance; Minor: Business Economics.

Work Experience

  • Worked as a lecturer in the Faculty of Business of American International University—Bangladesh (AIUB),(Duration: From March 2005 to August 2007).

Dr. Samiul Parvez Ahmed is an Associate Professor and the Head at the Department of Finance, School of Business and Entrepreneurship (SBE) at the Independent University, Bangladesh. He is also the Deputy Director in the Centre for Business Policy Research (CBPR), SBE. He completed his Doctorate and Master’s degree from the University of Bristol, UK and Bachelor’s degree from the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), University of Dhaka. His research interests include financial analysis, investment, corporate social performance, banking and social policy. He is currently serving as the Associate Editor of the Independent Business Review (IBR) at SBE. He has authored more than 20 articles in various reputed journals including Sage Open, Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment, Global Business Review, Banks and Bank Systems, Journal of Development Areas, International Journal of Mobile Communications, and International Journal of Community Diversity. For his outstanding research work, he was selected in the honorable mention list in the Publication Excellence category in the Employee Recognition Awards—2020 at the IUB.

Published Research Papers

  • Ahmed S.U., Ahmed S. P., Abdullah M. & Karmaker U. (2022). Do socio-political factors affect investment performance?, Cogent Economics & Finance, 10:1, DOI: 10.1080/23322039.2022.2113496
  • Ahmed S. P., Ahmed S. U. and Hasan I. (2021), Transformation of Socio-Cultural Integration Policy and Inherent Political Theories in the UK: A Way Forward, Sage Open, Forthcoming, (Accepted: 2021).
  • Hasan I., Ahmed S. P., Ahmed S. U. and Yousuf T. B. (2021), Factors Influencing Users’ Willingness for Online Messaging Services: A Developing Country Perspective, International Journal of Mobile Communications, Vo. 19, No. 1, pp. 75-98.
  • Ahmed S. U., Ahmed S. P., Karmaker U., and Mizan R. (2020). Institutional investment and corporate social performance: aggregated time- Series evidence from an emerging economy, Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment, DOI: 10.1080/20430795.2020.1815509
  • Zahid A, Noor M. F., Ahmed Z., Ahmed S. P., and Ahmed S. U. (2019), The financial feasibility of expanding nationally and globally: The case of a shipbuilding company in Bangladesh, Independent Business Review, Vol. 12 (1-2), Special Issue.
  • Ahmed S.P., Ahmed S. U., Noor M. F., Ahmed Z. and Karmaker U. (2019). The policy-led sustainability and financial performance linkage in the banking sector: case of Bangladesh. Banks and Bank Systems, 14(4), 89-103. doi:10.21511/bbs.14(4).2019.09
  • Ahmed S. U., Ahmed S. P. and Hasan I. (2018), Why banks should consider ESG risk factors in bank lending?, Banks and Bank Systems , Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 71-80. doi:10.21511/bbs.13(3).2018.07
  • Ullah G. M. W., Ahmed S. P., Ahmed S. U., and Mahtab F. (2018), Valuation of startup firms: A case study on Pathao, Independent Business Review, Vol. 11, No. 1-2, Special Issue.
  •   Ahmed S. U., Sultana E., Mahtab H., Islam M. Z., Hasan I., Ullah G. M. W., and Ahmed, S. P. (2017) Does It Pay To Be Socially Responsible? Comparative Evidence from a Developing Country. Global Business Review, 18(5) 1-21.
  •   Mahtab N., Islam M. N., Ahmed S. P., and Ahmed S. U. (2017) Social Business and It’s Sustainability: A Case Study on “Aponjon” Project of D.Net, Bangladesh, International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, Vol. V, Issue. 7, 377-389.
  • Ahmed S. U., Abdullah M., and Ahmed S. P., (2017), Linkage Between Corporate Social Performance And Stock Return: An Evidence From Financial Sector Of Bangladesh, Journal of Development Areas, Vol. 51, No. 2, (Spring, 2017, pp.287-299.
  • Ahmed S. P., Zannat R., and Ahmed S. U., (2017), Corporate Governance Practices in the Banking Sector of Bangladesh: Do They Really Matter?, Banks and Bank Systems, Vol. 12, Issue 1, pp. 27-35.
  • Ahmed S. U., Mahtab N., Ahmed S. P., Ullah G. M. W., and Das S., (2017), Sustainability of a Third Generation Commercial Bank in Bangladesh: Analysis of its Business Model, International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, Vol. 5, Issue 4, pp. 266-286.
  • Ahmed S. U., Ullah, G. M. W., Ahmed S. P., and Rahman A. (2016). An Empirical Study on Corporate Governance and Islamic Bank Performance: A Case Study of Bangladesh. Journal of Finance & Banking Studies, 5(4), 103-116.
  • Hasan I., Tushar F. T. A., and Ahmed S. P., (2016), Factors Affecting Organizational Learning Strategy in the Organizations Operating in Bangladesh, Independent Business Review, Vol. 9, No. 1-2.
  • Ahmed S. P., Ahmed S. U., and Ullah G. M. W., (2015), Assimilation vs. Integration: Dimensions and Dynamics of Contemporary Integration Policies of the UK, The International Journal of Community Diversity, Common Ground Publishing, Vol. 15, Issue 3, pp. 35-50.
  • Ahmed S. U., Ahmed S. P., Islam N. M., and Ullah G. M. W., (2015), Impact of Basel II Implementation on the Financial Performance of Private Commercial Banks of Bangladesh, European Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Sciences, Issue 77, pp. 73-84.
  • Alam S., Mollah M. R. A. and Ahmed S. P., (2015), Effective Leadership and Organizational Performance: A Case Study of Dutch Bangla Bank Limited (DBBL), Bangladesh, International Journal of Management Finance and Education, Vol. 8, Issue 2.
  • Ahmed S. P. and Ahmed M. S., (2015), Risk of Inter-Related Health Issues among Children with ASD in Bangladesh, Global Journal of Medical Research: Interdisciplinary, Vol. 15 Issue 1 Version 1.0 Year 2015, Online ISSN: 2249-4618 & Print ISSN: 0975-5888.
  • Ahmed S. U., Rahman M. A., Ahmed S. P. and Ullah G. M. W., (2014), Pricing linkage between Islamic banking and conventional banking: The case of Bangladesh, International Journal of Finance & Banking Studies, Vol. 3, No. 4.
  • Ahmed S. P. and Ahmed M. T. Z., (2014), Is there still a role for rationality in human affairs?, International Journal of Philosophy, 2014; 2(1): 15-20. DOI: 10.11648/j.ijp.20140201.12.
  • Ahmed S. P. and Ullah G. M. W. (2014), To What Extent is the Free Market Compatible with the ‘Strong State’? International Affairs and Global Strategy, Vol. 20.
  • Ahmed S. P. and Ullah G. M. W. (2014), Global Corruption Hoax: Politicization of the Concept of Corruption and the Issues of Corruption Measurement Indices, Journal of Economics and Sustainable Development, Vol. 5, No. 7.
  • Ahmed S. P. and Tabassum N., (2014), In the Light of Epistemological Debates about Knowledge, is ‘Evidence-Based’ Policy Making (in the Britain) Anything More than Political Rhetoric?, Public Policy and Administration Research, Vol.4, No.4.
  • Ullah G. M. W. and Ahmed S. P. (2014), A review of European sovereign debt crisis: Causes and consequences, International Journal of Business and Economics Research, 2014; 3(2): 66-71. DOI: 10.11648/j.ijber.20140302.13.
  • Tabassum N. and Ahmed S. P., (2014), Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth: Evidence from Bangladesh, International Journal of Economics and Finance, Vol. 6, No. 9, DOI: 10.5539/ijef.v6n9p117.
  • Ahmed S. P. and Ahmed M. T. Z., (2014), Qualitative Research: A Decisive Element to Epistemological & Ontological Discourse, Journal of Studies in Social Sciences, Vo. 8, No. 2, 298-313.
  • Ahmed N. and Ahmed S. P. (2008), Inflation targeting through short term interest rate: Australian experience, Daffodil International University Journal of Business and Economics, Vol. 3, No. 2.

Conferences & Seminars

  • Ahmed S. U., Ahmed S. P., Noor M. N., and Ahmed Z., (2017), Contemporary Sustainability Status of the Banking Sector of Bangladesh. 5th Academic International Conference on Business, Marketing and Management, organized by Institute of Research, Learning and Development, November 2017, St Anne’s College, University of Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom.
  • Ahmed S. P., Ahmed S. U., and Zannat R., (2017), Corporate governance practices in the banking sector of Bangladesh: do they really matter? 3rd International Conference on Business, Economics, Management and Marketing, organized by Institute of Research, Learning and Development, March 2017, St Anne’s College, University of Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom.
  • Ahmed S. U., Ahmed S. P., and Yousuf T. B., (2017), Behavioral Factors Influencing Investors’ Decision and Performance: The Case of an Emerging Market. 3rd International Conference on Business, Economics, Management and Marketing, organized by Institute of Research, Learning and Development, March 2017, St Anne’s College, University of Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom.
  • Ahmed S. U., Abdullah M. and Ahmed S. P. (2016). Linkage Between Corporate Social Performance and Stock Return: An Evidence from Financial Sector of Bangladesh, International Conference for Bankers and Academics 2016, jointly organized by Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management & Australian Academy of Business and Social Sciences in association with Journal of Developing Areas, Tennessee State University, USA, September 2016.
  •  Ahmed S. P., Ullah G. M. W., and Tushar A. R. (2015). An Empirical Study on Corporate Governance and Islamic Bank Performance: A Case Study of Bangladesh. Annual Banking Conference 2015, Organized by Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM), November 2015, Dhaka, Bangladesh,.
  •  Mahtab N., Islam M. N., Ahmed S. P. And Ahmed S. U., (2015), Social Business and It’s Sustainability: A Case Study on “Aponjon” Project of D.Net, Bangladesh, The 3rd GSBS Academia Conference, November 2015, Berlin Germany.
  • Ahmed S. P., (2015). Assimilation vs. Integration: Dimensions and Dynamics of Contemporary Integration Policies of the UK, International Conference for Social Sciences and Humanities, organized by International Journal of Arts and Sciences (IJAS), May 2015, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. 
  •   Ahmed S. U., Noor M. F., and Ahmed S. P. (2015). Stock Return and Weather: Evidence from Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), 2nd International Conference on Accounting and Finance (ICAF), organized by The International Institute of Knowledge Management (TIIKM), May 2015, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  •   Ahmed S. P., Ullah G. M. W. and Islam M. N. (2014). Impact of BASEL-II Implementation on Financial Performance of Private Commercial Banks of Bangladesh. 3rd Annual Banking Conference 2014, organized by Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM), November 2014, Dhaka, Bangladesh.