Dr. A. A. Mahboob Uddin Chowdhury :: Faculty Profile

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Professor Dr. A. A. Mahboob Uddin Chowdhury has been teaching in the Department of Finance, University of Dhaka for the last 35 years. He is currently a Selection Grade Professor of the Department. Securing tenth position from the Dhaka Board in his HSC Examination from Commerce group, Dr. Chowdhury directly got admitted in the Department of Finance in 1978. After completing B. Com. (Hons.) and M. Com. Degrees from the Department with outstanding results he went to Nagoya University, Japan for higher studies on Monbusho Scholarship. He obtained Master of Economics Degree (Major in Business Administration) having All “A” Grades from Nagoya University, Japan. The Master Thesis titled "An Insight Into the Optimal Capital Structure". His Ph.D. thesis titled “Agency Relationships and Capital Structure of Public Limited Companies: The Cases of Japan and Bangladesh”. His areas of interest are Corporate Governance, Capital Structure and Financial Markets". Dr. Chowdhury participated in various seminars and workshops at home and abroad.

He has 35 research papers to his credit published in local and international journals. He received Dean’s Academic Award as Best Researcher by the Faculty of Business Studies, University of Dhaka. He also received "Sonali Bank Silver Medal" for standing 2^{nd position} in Banking Diploma Examination, Part-1 and completing the examination in one chance in 1985.

Dr. Chowdhury has extensive experience in various administrative capacities such as Chairman, Department of Finance, Member of Finance Committee, University of Dhaka, Director MBA & MBA (Evening Program), Department of Finance, University of Dhaka. He was a member of the Finance Committee and Academic Council of BOU. He is a Life member of DUAA, FAA and JUAAB. He is currently the member of the Academic Committee of BICM.

Dr. Chowdhury served IFIC Bank Limited as Probationary Officer and Officer Grade-1 for one and a half years.

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Degree Name	Group/Major Subject	Board/Institute	Country	Passing Year
Ph.D.	Finance	Dhaka University	Bangladesh	2003
Masters	Business Administration	Nagoya University	Japan	1992
Masters	Finance	Dhaka University	Bangladesh	1982
Bachelor	Finance	Dhaka University	Bangladesh	1981
H.S.C	Commerce	Dhaka	Bangladesh	1978
S.S.C	Humanities	Dhaka	Bangladesh	1976

Title	Organization	Location	From Date	To Date
Professor	University of Dhaka	Dhaka	Mar 2004	Present
Associate Professor	University of Dhaka	Dhaka	Mar 1996	Mar 2004
Assistant Professor	University of Dhaka	Dhaka	Nov 1988	Mar 1996
Lecturer	University of Dhaka	Dhaka	Jan 1986	Nov 1988
Probationary Officer and Officer Grade-1	IFIC Bank Ltd.	Dhaka	May 1984	Jan 1986

Research Interest

Subject

Description

Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator)

Corporate Finance

Project/Research Supervision

Level of Study	Title	Supervisor	Name of Student(s)	Current Completion
Ph.D.	The Determinants of the Capital Structure of Listed Companies in Bangladesh: An Assessment of Total Factor Productivity.	Prof. Dr. A. A. Mahboob Uddin Chowdhury	Kawsar Jahan	Current Year
Ph.D.	An Empirical Study on the profitability determinants of listed private commercial Banks in Bangladesh.	Prof. Dr. A. A. Mahboob Uddin Chowdhury	Farhana Yasmin Liza	Current Year
DBA	Practice of Corporate Governance for the Development of Financial Market in Bangladesh	Prof. Dr. A. A. Mahboob Uddin Chowdhury	Md. Saiful Islam	Current Year
M.Phil	"An Insight into the Foreign Direct Investment in Bangladesh"	Prof. Dr. A. A. Mahboob Uddin Chowdhury	Shamima Akter	2016
M.Phil	An Empirical Study of the Impact of Management Behaviour on Capital Structure: Evidence from Dhaka Stock Exchange Ltd.	Prof. Dr. A. A. Mahboob Uddin Chowdhury	Tanzida Akter	Current Year
M.Phil	An Empirical Study of Customer Service Quality of Commercial Banks in Bangladesh.	Prof. Dr. A. A. Mahboob Uddin Chowdhury	Parvin Akhter	Current Year

Project/Research Work

Subject	Project Name	Source of Fund	From Date	To Date	Collaboration
Some Aspects of Corporate Financing in Bangladesh	BMET Project		02-04-1997	09-03-1998

Invited Talk

SL	Invited Talk
No invited talk is found

SL	Collaboration & Membership Name	Type	Membership Year	Expire Year
1	Life Member, Dhaka University Alumni Association (DUAA).	Life Member	1998	Life Time
2	Member, Japanese Universities Alumni Association of Bangladesh (JUAAB).	Life Member	2000	Life Time
3	Life Member, Finance Alumni Association (FAA)	Life Member	2012	Life Time
4	Life Member, Dhaka University Senate Graduates	Life Member	2000	Life Time

Journal Article
1	Dr. A. A. Mahboob Uddin Chowdhury : Agency Relationships and Capital Structure of Public Limited Companies: The Cases of Japan and Bangladesh, Ph.D. Thesis , 2003 .
2	Dr. A. A. Mahboob Uddin Chowdhury : The Role of Institutions for Corporate Governance: The Cases of Japan and Bangladesh, Journal of Marketing, University of Dhaka , 2002 .
3	Dr. A. A. Mahboob Uddin Chowdhury : Bangladesh House Building Finance Corporation: A Case of Financing Multistoried Building, BMET Project, University Grants Commission of Bangladesh, Dhaka , 1988 .
4	Dr. A. A. Mahboob Uddin Chowdhury : Financing Multistoried Building By BHBFC, Bangladesh Business Research Reports, Vol.II, Accounting , Finance and Bank Management, University Grants Commission of Bangladesh, Dhaka , 1988 .
5	Dr. A. A. Mahboob Uddin Chowdhury : Some Considerations of the Characteristics of Japanese Corporate Finance, The Economic Science , November 1994 .
6	Dr. A. A. Mahboob Uddin Chowdhury : Capital Structure Determinants: An Empirical Study for Japan and Bangladesh, The Economic Science, Nagoya University, Japan , vol.Vol. 48, No.3, December 2000, , December 2000 .
7	Dr. A. A. Mahboob Uddin Chowdhury : An Insight Into the Optimal Capital Structure, Master Thesis, Nagoya University, Japan , January 1992 .
8	Dr. A. A. Mahboob Uddin Chowdhury : Co-operative Credit Administration: A Case Study of Sonali Bank, The Dhaka University Studies, Part-C , June 1987 .
9	Dr. M. Farid Ahmed and Dr. A. A. Mahboob Uddin Chowdhury : Role of the Main Bank System in Financing Japanese Firms, The Dhaka University, Studies, Part-C , December 1987 .
10	Dr. A. A. Mahboob Uddin Chowdhury : Co-operative Credit and Sonali Bank, The Daily New Nation , July 20,1985 .
11	Dr. A. A. Mahboob Uddin Chowdhury : Public Sector in the Industrial Policy of Bangladesh and The Case of Japan, The Dhaka University Studies, Part-C , June 1989 .
12	Dr. A. A. Mahboob Uddin Chowdhury : Housing Finance by BHBFC: Some Relevant Issues for Borrowers, Dhaka University Journal of Business Studies , June 1992 .
13	Dr. A. A. Mahboob Uddin Chowdhury and Dr. Tanbir Ahmed Chowdhury : Impact of Taxation and Bankruptcy Cost for the Capital Structure Decision, The Journal of the Department of Finance and Banking, University of Dhaka , July1992 .
14	Dr. A. A. Mahboob Uddin Chowdhury and Dr. Tanbir Ahmed Chowdhury : Dividend Policy for the Capital Structure Decision, The Journal of the Department of Finance and Banking, University of Dhaka , January 1995 .
15	Dr. A. A. Mahboob Uddin Chowdhury : Agency Costs and Capital Structure: Theory and Evidence, The Journal of the Department of Finance and Banking, University of Dhaka , January 1996 .
16	Dr. A. A. Mahboob Uddin Chowdhury : Corporate Finance in Japan: Experience From the Past, Journal of Business Studies, University of Dhaka , June 1996 .
17	Dr. A. A. Mahboob Uddin Chowdhury : Dividend Policy: Theory and Development – Evidence from Bangladesh, Journal of Business Studies, University of Dhaka , December 1996 .
18	Dr. Tanbir Ahmed Chowdhury and Dr. A. A. Mahboob Uddin Chowdhury : Role of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)’ in the Development of Indian Capital Market: Lessons of Bangladesh, Journal of Business Studies, University of Dhaka , December 1997 .
19	Dr. Tanbir Ahmed Chowdhury and Dr. A. A. Mahboob Uddin Chowdhury : Bangladesher Share Bazarer Goti O Prokriti, (Trends of Share Market in Bangladesh), Shilpayan O Unnayan Bangladesh Prekkhit, edited by Dr. A. R. Khan, M. Muzahidul Islam and Abul Quashem Haider , November 1997 .
20	Dr. Tanbir Ahmed Chowdhury and Dr. A. A. Mahboob Uddin Chowdhury : Capital Market Regulatory Institutions in Bangladesh, The Islamic University Studies (Part-c), Vol.1 , December 1998 .
21	Dr. Tanbir Ahmed Chowdhury and Dr. A. A. Mahboob Uddin Chowdhury : An Evaluation of the Role of Investment Corporation of Bangladesh in the Development of Bangladesh Capital Markets, Dhaka University Journal of Business Studies , vol.Vol.19, No.2 , December 1998 .
22	Dr. A. A. Mahboob Uddin Chowdhury : An Insight Into the Dividend Practices of Japanese and Bangladeshi Firms, Journal of Finance and Banking, Department of Finance and Banking, University of Dhaka , vol.Vol.4, No.1 and 2 , December 1998 .
23	Dr. A. A. Mahboob Uddin Chowdhury and Dr. Jamal Uddin Ahmed : Euro-An Introduction of Single Currency by European Union, Journal of Finance and Banking , vol.Vol. 5, No. 1and 2 , December 1999 .
24	Dr. A. A. Mahboob Uddin Chowdhury : Agency Relationship and Corporate Governance Structure: The Cases of Japan and Bangladesh, Social Science Review, Vol.19, No.1, University of Dhaka , June 2002 .
25	Dr. A. A. Mahboob Uddin Chowdhury : Capital Structure Determinants: Evidence from Japan and Bangladesh, Journal of Business Studies, University of Dhaka , vol.Vol.XXV, No.1 , June 2004 .
26	Dr. A. A. Mahboob Uddin Chowdhury : Corporate Governance in Bangladesh: Some Observations, Finance and Banking , June-December 2004 .
27	Dr. A. A. Mahboob Uddin Chowdhury : The Role of Agency and Bankruptcy Costs for the Determination of Capital Structure: A Survey of Theory and Evidence, Journal of Business Studies, University of Dhaka , vol.Vol.XXVI, No.2 , December 2005 .
28	Dr. A. A. Mahboob Uddin Chowdhury : Role of Corporate Governance for the Development of Bangladesh Capital Market, Portfolio, A Review of Capital Market and National economy by Chittagong Stock Exchange , January-March 2006 .
29	Dr. A. A. Mahboob Uddin Chowdhury : Role of Corporate Governance for the Development of Bangladesh Capital Market, The New Nation , May 18, 2006 .
30	Dr. Tanbir Ahmed Chowdhury and Dr. A. A. Mahboob Uddin Chowdhury : An Analysis of the Growth of Chittagong Stock Exchange, Journal of Finance and Banking , vol.Volume-9, Number1 , June 2011 .
31	Dr. A. A. Mahboob Uddin Chowdhury : The Current State of Capital Markets of Bangladesh and its impact Financial on Development, The Executive Times , November-December 2012 .
32	Dr. A. A. Mahboob Uddin Chowdhury : Economic Out Look 2013, The Executive Times , November-December 2012 .
33	Dr. A. A. Mahboob Uddin Chowdhury : Corporate Governance and Bangladesh Capital Markets, The Executive Times , March - April 2013 .
34	Kawsar Jahan and Dr. A. A. Mahboob Uddin Chowdhury : Impact of Capital Structure on Profitability Measures: Evidence from Listed Textile Firms in Bangladesh, Journal of Business Studies, Vol. XXXIX, No.3 , December 2018 .

Award Type	Title	Year	Country
Local	Dean’s Academic Award 2000 as Best Researcher in the Associate Professor Category Faculty of Business Studies, University of Dhaka.	2000	Bangladesh
International	Monbusho Scholarship (Japanese Government)	1989	Japan
Local	Sonali Bank Silver Medal for standing 2nd in Banking Diploma Examination, Part-1 and Completing the examination in one chance	1985	Bangladesh
Local	University Scholarship	1981	Bangladesh
Local	Dhaka Board Scholarship HSC Result	1978	Bangladesh
Local	Dhaka Board Scholarship SSC Result	1976	Bangladesh

Name & designation Dr. A. A. Mahboob Uddin Chowdhury Professor

Department Department of Finance Faculty of Business Studies

Email mchy17@du.ac.bd

Phone /8024, 9676487, 9554532