Md. Rezaul Karim (On Study Leave) :: Faculty Profile

Biography

Md. Rezaul Karim is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Accounting & Information Systems, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh. Before that, he served as a Lecturer in the same Department. He has also served as a Lecturer at Jagannath University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Currently, he is pursuing his PhD at the University of Newcastle, Australia. Mr. Karim has expertise in ...

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Degree Name	Group/Major Subject	Board/Institute	Country	Passing Year
Masters	Accounting & Information Systems	University of Dhaka	Bangladesh	2014
Bachelor	Accounting & Information Systems	University of Dhaka	Bangladesh	2013
H.S.C	Business Studies	Dhaka	Bangladesh	2009
S.S.C	Business Studies	Dhaka	Bangladesh	2007

Title	Organization	Location	From Date	To Date
Assistant Professor	University of Dhaka	Shahbagh, Dhaka-1000	Oct 2019	Present
Lecturer	University of Dhaka	Shahbagh, Dhaka-1000	Mar 2016	Oct 2019
Lecturer	Jagannath University	9-10 Chittaranjan Ave, Dhaka 1100	Aug 2015	Mar 2016

Research Interest

Subject	Description	Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator)
Islamic Finance	Islamic finance practiced in Islamic Financial Institutions (IFIs) specially in Islamic banks and Shariah Audit, Islamic Accounting etc.
Corporate Governance	Wide range of areas under corporate governance namely auditing, IFRS compliance, public sector accountability etc.
Financial Accounting	Wide range of areas under financial accounting including forensic accounting.
Taxation	Emerging issues in taxation.

Project/Research Supervision

Level of Study	Title	Supervisor	Co-Supervisor(s)	Name of Student(s)	Area of Research	Current Completion
No project/research supervision is found

Project/Research Work

Subject	Project Name	Source of Fund	From Date	To Date	Collaboration
Accounting	COVID-19 and Going Concern Problem	Centennial Research Grant, University of Dhaka	01-07-2022
Accounting	COVID-19, Supply Chain and Financial Reporting	Centennial Research Grant, University of Dhaka	01-07-2021	25-08-2022

Invited Talk

SL	Invited Talk
No invited talk is found

SL	Collaboration & Membership Name	Type	Membership Year	Expire Year
No Collaboration & Membership is found

Journal Article
1	Md Mustafizur Rahaman, Raihan Sobhan and Md Rezaul Karim : Narcissistic executives and auditing practices: evidence from an emerging economy, Journal of Accounting in Emerging Economies (impact factor:3.9) Emerald Publishing Limited , pp.1-32 , 2026 .
2	Anup Kumar Saha, Imran Khan, Md Rezaul Karim and Md Kausar Alam : Strategic climate change disclosures across temporal, directional, and thematic dimensions: Board dynamics and role of institutional ownership, Journal of Environmental Management (impact factor:8.4) , vol.398 , no.128437 Elsevier , pp.1-16 , 2026 .
3	Md Mustafizur Rahaman and Md Rezaul Karim : Cash dividend and key audit matters (KAMs) disclosures: evidence from Australia, Meditari Accountancy Research (impact factor:4.9) , vol.33 , no.7 Emerald Publishing Limited , pp.593-631 , 2025 .
4	Md Mustafizur Rahaman, Md Rezaul Karim and Raihan Sobhan : Does auditor–client geographic proximity matter? New evidence from an emerging market, Journal of Accounting & Organizational Change (impact factor:2.9) , vol.21 , no.7 Emerald Publishing Limited , pp.29-55 , 2025 .
5	Md. Sharif Hossain and Md. Rezaul Karim : [PDF] from wunu.edu.ua ECONOMETRIC MODELING TO DETERMINE THE IMPACTS OF TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY SECTOR DEVELOPMENT ON ECONOMIC GROWTH: A THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK, Journal of European Economy , vol.24 , no.2 , pp.178-210 , 2025 . View More
6	Md Rezaul Karim, Md Jamil Sharif and Tama Lika Khasnobish : Determinants of Minimum Audit Fee Compliance: Evidence from an Emering Economy, Journal of Accounting, Business and Management (JABM) , vol.32 , no.1 , pp.114-130 , 2025 . View More
7	Md Rezaul Karim, Samia Afrin Shetu and Istiaque Ahmed : Determinants of corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities during the COVID-19 period: evidence from an emerging economy, SN Business & Economics , vol.5 , no.1 Springer , 2024 . View More
8	Md. Rezaul Karim, Mohammed Moin Uddin Reza and Samia Afrin Shetu : COVID-19-related accounting disclosures in the financial statements: evidence from an emerging economy, Accounting Research Journal (impact factor:2) , vol.37 , no.1 Emerald , pp.98-114 , 2024 .
9	Md. Mustafizur Rahaman and Md. Rezaul Karim : How do board features and auditor characteristics shape key audit matters disclosures? Evidence from emerging economies, China Journal of Accounting Research (impact factor:4) , vol.16 , no.4 Elsevier , pp.100331 , 2023 .
10	Md. Rezaul Karim and Samia Afrin Shetu : COVID-19 and going concern problem: empirical evidence from an emerging economy, SN Business & Economics , vol.3 , no.12 Springer Nature , pp.212 , 2023 .
11	Samia Afrin Shetu and Md. Rezaul Karim : COVID-19, Supply Chain, and Profitability: A Survey Based on an Emerging Economy, Operations and Supply Chain Management: An International Journal (impact factor:3.18) , vol.16 , no.1 OSCM Forum , pp.1-15 , 2023 . View More
12	Md. Rezaul Karim and Samia Afrin Shetu : COVID-19 Pandemic, Profitability, and Adaptability: Empirical Evidence from the South Asian Economy, Journal of Commerce and Accounting Research , vol.12 , no.2 Publishing India , pp.27-37 , 2023 . View More
13	Md. Rezaul Karim and Atia Ibnat Riya : Compliance of Disclosure requirements of IFRS 15: An Empirical Evidence from Developing Economy, International Journal of Disclosure and Governance , vol.19 , no.3 Springer Nature , pp.301-312 , 2022 . View More
14	Md. Rezaul Karim, Samia Afrin Shetu and Sultana Razia : COVID-19, liquidity and financial health: empirical evidence from South Asian economy, Asian Journal of Economics and Banking , vol.5 , no.3 Emerald , pp.307-323 , 2021 . View More
15	Md. Rezaul Karim and Sifat Ara Saba : COVID-19 and Stock Return: Empirical Evidence from Developing Economy, International Journal of Management, Accounting and Economics , vol.8 , no.6 , pp.368-400 , 2021 . View More
16	Md. Rezaul Karim and Muhammad Armaan Hossain : Fraudulent Financial Reporting in the Banking Sector of Bangladesh: A Prediction, International Journal of Management, Accounting and Economics , vol.8 , no.2 , 2021 .
17	Md. Rezaul Karim and Samia Afrin Shetu : Level of Shariah Compliance in the Operation of Islamic Banks in Bangladesh, International Journal of Islamic Economics and Finance Studies , vol.6 , no.3 Dergipark , pp.293 – 317 , 2020 . View More
18	Md. Rezaul Karim, Dr. Ranjan Kumar Mitra, FCMA and Ibrahim Khan : Determinants of Board Independence in the Banking Sector of Bangladesh, Journal of Economics and Business (impact factor:Index Copernicus Value 2018: 76.98) , vol.3 , no.1 , 2020 .
19	Md. Rezaul Karim and Samia Afrin Shetu : Shariah Audit in Islamic Financial Institutions: A Literature Review., BUFT Journal of Business and Economics , vol.1 , no.1 , pp.45-66 , 2020 .
20	Md. Rezaul karim and Dr. Ranjan Kumar Mitra, FCMA : Independence of Independent Directors: Evidence from the Banking Sector of Bangladesh, Journal of Banking and Financial Services , vol.Volume 11, Number 1 , no.June , 2019 .
21	Mohammed Moin Uddin Reza and Md. Rezaul Karim : Audit Expectation Gap – Evidence in 21st Century, International Journal of Science and Business (impact factor:0.758) , vol.2 , no.4 , pp.748-756 , 2018 . View More
22	Md. Rezaul Karim and Dr. Ranjan Kumar Mitra, FCMA : A Trend Analysis of Green Banking Practices in Bangladesh, The Cost and Management , vol.46 , no.1, JANUARY-FEBRUARY , pp.3-11 , 2018 .

Award Type	Title	Year	Country	Description
Local	13th Batch Accounting (1993) Association Merit Scholarship	2015	Bangladesh	Merit Scholarship
Local	Professor A B M Khaled Memorial Trust Merit Scholarship	2015	Bangladesh	Merit Scholarship
Local	Dean’s Honor Award	2014	Bangladesh	Dean’s Honor Award for MBA, 2014
Local	Dean’s Merit Award	2014	Bangladesh	Dean’s Merit Award for MBA, 2014
National	Prime Minister’s Gold Medal	2014	Bangladesh	For being faculty first under the Faculty of Business Studies, University of Dhaka.
Local	Departmental Scholarship	2013	Bangladesh	Merit Scholarship
Local	Dean’s Honor Award	2013	Bangladesh	Dean’s Honor Award for BBA, 2013
Local	Dean’s Merit Award	2013	Bangladesh	Dean’s Merit Award for BBA, 2013
Local	Al Maruf Khan Gold Medal for Academic Achievement	2013	Bangladesh	For first position in the Department of Accounting & Information Systems, University of Dhaka.
National	UGC scholarship	2013	Bangladesh	For being faculty first of the Faculty of Business Studies, University of Dhaka.
National	Government Scholarship (talent pool)	2009	Bangladesh	For outstanding performance in H.S.C Exam held in 2009.
National	ATN Bangla Islamic quiz competition	2007	Bangladesh	Champion on Islamic quiz competition ‘Jante chai’ arranged by ATN Bangla TV Channel.

Name & designation Md. Rezaul Karim (On Study Leave) Assistant Professor

Department Department of Accounting Faculty of Business Studies

Email reza.ais@du.ac.bd

Phone 9661900-73