School of Business University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh House 56, Road 4A (Satmasjid Road) Dhanmondi, Dhaka-1209, Bangladesh
Degree and Institute Detail:
M.B.A. (Marketing), 1978 University of Hawaii, Hawaii, U.S.A.
Graduate Course, 1977 Miami University Summer Oxford, Ohio, U.S.A
Diploma, 1976-78 Public Policy Implementation and Project-Management. Resource Systems Institute, East-West Center, Honolulu Hawaii, U.S.A.
M.Com (Management) , 1971 University of Dhaka (First in First Class) Dhaka, Bangladesh
B.Com . Hons. (Commerce), 1970 University of Dhaka (Sixth in First Class) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Award / Achievement:
Merit Scholarship awarded for excellent results in the SSC, HSC, Graduate and Post-Graduate Courses, 1965-71.
East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. 1976-78
World Bank, USA, March 12, 1989-April 16, 1989
British Council, London. May 1-May 21, 1989
American Studies and Research Center, Hyderabad, India. November 29-December 18, 1991
Kellog-Foundation Fellowship, USA to attend Salzburg Semianr, Austria, December 2001.
Indian Council for Cultural Relations Fellowship to do a study on Higher Education in India, February, 2001.
Conferences/Seminars Attended:
1. “Multinational Corporations and Developing Nations,” Academy of International Business, U.S. Southeast Region, Atlanta, Georgia, USA., November 2-5, 1988. Presented a Seminar Paper titled “Multinational Corporations and the Third World Countries.”
2. Attended Faculty Development Workshops arranged by the World Bank in the United States as per the following schedule: A. March 12-March 18, 1989, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. B. March 19-April 11, 1989, Ohio State University. C. April 12-April 16, 1989. George Washington University.
3. Worked on research project under a British Council fellowship in the United Kingdom between May 1- May 21, 1989. Library facilities at the following Universities and institutions were used: A. London School of Economics B. School of Oriental and African Studies. C. University of Reading. D. University of Lancaster. E. British Museum Library. F. Indian Office Library.
4. “Case Development Workshop,” Association of Management Development Institutions in South East Asia, New Delhi, India, November 13-16, 1989.
5. “Challenges of Management Development in South Asia,” Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia, Hyderabad, India, February 24-28, 1990. Presented a paper titled “ Social Responsibility of Management: An Overview and Bangladesh Scenario.”
6. “International Conference on Global Competitiveness: Strategies for the 90s.” Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi, January 5-7, 1992. Presented a seminar paper titled “ The Overseas Marketing of a Project-The Chittagong Export Processing Zone Experience.”
7. “ International Conference on Global Competitiveness: Strategies for the 90s.” Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi and Commonwealth Secretariat, U.K., January 8-11, 1992. Presided over an Academic Session.
8. “Second Academic Conference of Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia.” May3-6, 1992, Katmandu, Nepal. Presented a seminar paper titled “Entrepreneurship Development: Bangladesh Experience.
9. “Managing Universities in Critical Times,” March 16-22, 1997, Chester, England under a British Council Fellowship.
10. Lead a Government delegation to Australia and Singapore for a training program on “Planning and Management in Universities,” May 15-May 30, 1998.
11. Attended the Council meeting, General Conference and Post Conference Symposium of the Association of Commonwealth Universities and Commonwealth of Learning held at the Carleton University, University of Ottawa, Hull, Canada and York University, Toronto, Canada, August 14-21, 1998.
12. Executive Committee and Council Meeting, Association of Commonwealth Universities, 25-29, July, 1999, University of Peradenia, Sri Lanka.
13. South Asian Management Forum Conference, March 1995, Kathmandu, Nepal.
14. Seventh Annual Management Education Convention, August, 1995, Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, India.
15. “Matchmaker XIII, 1994, CBI, the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, January February, 1994
16. XVII Indian Social Science Congress, Bangalore, India, August, 1993.
17. Fifth Annual Management Education Convention-August, 1993, Trivandrum, Kerala, India.
18. “Community Leadership and Policy Change” Salzburg Seminar, Schloss Leopoldskron, Salzburg, Austria, December 5-12, 2001.
19. “Globalization on Building Asia Pacific Community” East West Center Association (Honolulu, Hawaii, USA), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 1-4, 2002
20. ‘Building an Asia Pacific Community For Sustainable Development”, EWC/EWCA International Conference, Hanoi, Vietnam, December 7-10, 2006.
21. ‘Higher Education in the Third World: A Developing Country’s Experience.’ Conference Paper. East West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, 2006.
22. ‘Reengineering University Education in Bangladesh: Road to Excellence.’ (Seminar Paper). Bangladesh Forum for Educational Development (BAFED). Dhaka. May, 2007
23. ‘Higher Education in the 21st. Century: Strategies for integrating multi-faceted institutional systems in Bangladesh.’ Co-authored with Farzana Mannan. Conference paper for ‘Bangladesh in the 21st. Century, jointly organized by Bangladesh by Bangladesh Development Initiative, Democracy and Development in Bangladesh and the Ash Institute for Democratic Governance & Innovation, John F Kennedy School of Governance, Harvard University, USA. June 13-14, 2008.
Professional Work Experience:
Professor, School of Business Jan 2008 - present University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dean of Faculty of Business & Economics Sep 2003 - Sep 2007 East West University Dhaka, Bangladesh
Professor of Business Administration Sep 2001 - Dec 2008 East West University Dhaka, Bangladesh
Vice-Chancellor Nov 1996 - Feb 2001 University of Chittagong Chittagong, Bangladesh
Lecturer Department of Management Aug 1973 - Sep 1976 University of Chittagong
Assistant Professor Sep, 21, ‘76 - Aug, 12, ‘79 University of Chittagong
Associate Professor Aug, 13, ‘79 - Nov, 29, ‘89 University of Chittagong
Professor Nov, 30, ‘89 - September 15, ‘02 University of Chittagong
Chairman May, 01, ‘86 - Feb, 28, ‘89 University of Chittagong
Dean, Faculty of Commerce March 1, ‘88 - Feb, 28, ‘90 University of Chittagong
Member, Board of Advanced Studies 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993 University of Chittagong
Member, Academic Council May 1, 1986 - present Chittagong University
Member, Chittagong University Senate 1986-2000
Member, Chittagong University Syndicate 1984-86 1991-93
Executive Editor, Chittagong University Studies 1987, 1988, 1989
Director, Bureau of Business Research 1984-93 University of Chittagong
Life Member, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
Member, Dhaka University Senate 1997-2000
Member, National Education Policy Framing Committee 1998-1999
Member, Academic Council Shahjalal University of Science and Technology 2011-12
President Bangladesh Association for American Studies, Chittagong 1993 -2001
Project Manager Computerized Assistance to Clothing Design and Fashion Management (CACDFM) A project funded by the European Commission under Asia IT & C Programme 2005-06
Ex-Officio member as the Vice-Chancellor:
Part time member of the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh : 1997-99
Steering Committee of Bangladesh National Commission for UNESCO : 1996-2000
Higher Education Policy framing Committee of the University Grants Commission.
Board of Governors, Bangladesh Institute of Technology, Chittagong : 1996-2000
Chairman, Association of Universities of Bangladesh : 1998 & 1999
Chairman, Standing Committee of Vice-Chancellors : 1998 & 99
Project Co-ordination Committee of Center for Health and Population Research, Dhaka.
Nazrul Birth Centenary Celeberation National Committee
Member, BOG, ICDDR-B, Dhaka
International Bodies:
Executive Committee Member Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), London, U.K. 1998 & 1999
Council Member Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU), London, U.K. 1998 & 1999
Member, Board of Directors Association of Management Developments Institutions in South East Asia, Hyderabad, India 1991
Member, Editorial Board South Asian Journal of Management Published by the Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia Since 1983
Peer Reviewer and and Mentor South Asian Quality Assurance System of AMDISA
Others:
Advisor: Mayor, Chittagong City Corporation 1993-2001
President: Chittagong University Teachers’ Association, , 1984, 1985
General Secretary: Chittagong University Teachers’ Association, 1981, 1982
Secretary General: Federation of Bangladesh University Teachers’ Association, 1981
Co-Project Co-coordinator: Bangladesh Management Education and Training Project of the World Bank, 1984-89.
President: Center for Asian Theatre, Dhaka.
Resource Personnel for Lectures on Management/Business/Economics/Current Affairs:
Bangladesh Military Academy, Bhatiyari, Chittagong.
Bangladesh Naval Academy, Patenga, Chittagong.
Industrial Relations Institute, Sholashahar, Chittagong.
Bangladesh Institute of Management, Chandgaon, Chittagong.
Chittagong Chambers of Commerce and Industries.
Institution of Engineers, Chittagong.
Institute of Chartered Accountants, Chittagong.
Institute of Cost and Management Accountants, Chittagong.
Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation Training Centre, Chamber Building, Agrabad, Chittagong.
Police Staff College, Mirpur, Dhaka.
Guest faculty member, IBA, Dhaka University
Guest faculty member, BGMEA Institute of Fashion Technology, Uttara, Dhaka
Additional Information:
Publications:
1. Multinational Corporations in the Third World Countries with Special Reference to Bangladesh. A paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Academy of International Business, South-East Region, U.S.A., Atlanta, Georgia, November 2-5, 1988. The paper has been published by the Academy.
2. Japanese Management and Its Present Status. Chittagong University Studies, 1987
3. Commercial Pursuits of the Portuguese in Chittagong-An overview. Chittagong University Studies, 1986.
4. Chittagong Export Processing Zone-A Study of its Problems and Prospects. A research study done under the Bangladesh Management Education and Training Project of the World Bank (BMETP) and the University Grants Commission, March, 1989
5. Social Responsibility of Management-A Review. Journal of Management, Business and Economics, Institute of Business Administration, Dhaka University, Vol. 12, No. 4, 1986.
6. Humourous Advertisements and their effectiveness. Indian Journal of Marketing, Vol. XV, No: 1, July 1985, New Delhi.
7. Managers for Tomorrow. Maneggiare, Department of Management, University of Chittagong, 1980, July.
8. Chittagong Export Processing Zone-A Misadventure. Arthanity Journal. Department of Economics, University of Chittagong, Volume 2, March 1983
9. Basic Marketing-A Text Book co-authored with Professor Abdullah Farouk, DU., A.A. Talukder, RU, Alimullah Miyan, IBA, DU. The book was part of the BMET Project and published by the University Grants Commission, Bangladesh.
10. Secretarial Practice and Commercial Correspondence. A textbook co-authored with Mr. Shahid Uddin Mahmud, Chittaong University.
11. Problems of Entrepreneurship and Management in Bangladesh (ed). Bureau of Business Research, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh, 1985.
12. “Entrepreneurship Development : The Bangladesh Experience,” Innovations in Management For Development. Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Limited, New Delhi, 1992.
13.Teaching Cases written under the BMET Project: (a) The Premier Electric Company (b) Minar Sea Foods Ltd. (c) Almas Cinema (d) Multiple Juice Concentrate Plant (e) General Electric Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (With Professor Gary McLean of the University of Minnesota and Mr. Milon Kanti Bhattacharjee of the University of Chittagong. (f) Progoti Industries Limited.
14. Internship Reports Prepared Under the BMET Project of the World Bank : (a) Rangamati Food Products Limited-Procurement and Distribution System. (b) Chittagong Urea Fertilizer Factory.
15. Industrial Entrepreneurs of Bangladesh (in Bengali). Co-author with Professor Abdullah Farouk and others. Bureau of Business Research. Dhaka University, 1984
16. Present Status and Problems of Shrimp Culture in the District of Chittagong-A study jointly done with Dr. Ansarul Karim of Chittagong University.
17. Balance Sheet: Bangladesh 2000. A collection of articles published in national dailies.
18. Janatar Joy (Bangla). 2007
19. Ondakarer Din Guli (Bangla). 2010
20. Protikriti: Eai Desh Shomoy (Bangla) 2011
21. Regular contributor to national English and Bangla dailies on Current Affairs and Education.
Consultancy Work:
1. Marketing of Glazed & Nonglazed Ceramic Tiles in Bangladesh- A Study sponsored by the Bangladesh Insulator & Sanitary Wares Factory (BISF) Ltd., Dhaka. The study was jointly done with Dr. M. Mainul Islam of Chittagong University & others.
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