Md. Atiqur Rahman Associate Professor, Department of Accounting and Information Systems
PROFILE
SHORT BIOGRAPHY
Md. Atiqur Rahman joined Jahangirnagar University in 2015 as a lecturer and currently holds the position of Associate Professor. He is interested in both qualitative and quantitative research in the field of auditing, corporate governance, and corporate finance. His recent studies however rely more on quantitative econometric analyses. His reserach contributions appeared in prominent international journals like International Journal of Managerial and Financial Accounting, Global Business and Economics Review, Financial Studies, Asian Journal of Accounting Research, The Indonesian Journal of Accounting Research to name a few. He is also working as a principal investigator of a project funded by the University Grants Commission, Bangladesh.
He completed Master's in Science with major in Finance from the University of Strathclyde, UK and has been recognized for best overall performance in finance from Strathclyde, one of the global top schools of finance. He achieved the prestigious Commonwealth Scholarship through an international open competition in 2020 to pursue the MSc. Atiqur accomplished MBA and BBA in Accounting & Information Systems from the University of Dhaka before joining Jahangirnagar University as a lecturer in 2015. For academic excellence, he was awarded four awards (Dean's Honor Award and Dean's Merit Award in both BBA and MBA) from the University of Dhaka.
RESEARCH INTEREST
Auditing; Corporate Governance; Interdiscipliary Research; Capital Structure; Climate Finance, Econometric Modelling
JOURNAL PAPER
Md. Atiqur Rahman; Tanjila Hossain; Kanon Kumar Sen, Revisiting the puzzle of capital structure determinants: An empirical study based on UK firms, Arab Gulf Journal of Scientific Research, 2023. doi: 10.1108/AGJSR-04-2023-0162Md. Atiqur Rahman, Are Board Attributes and Ownership Structure Value Relevant in Developing Economies: New Institutionalist Perspective, Asian Journal of Accounting Research, Forthcoming.
Md. Atiqur Rahman, The role of accounting standards and disclosure in alleviating corruption: A cross-country study, International Journal of Managerial and Financial Accounting, Forthcoming (IF 1.4), doi: 10.1504/IJMFA.2024.10058297
Md. Atiqur Rahman, Salah Uddin Rajib, Mahfuzul Hoque, Understanding the Political-Economic Impacts on Inception and Operational Effectiveness of an Audit Oversight Body: Case of an Emerging Economy, The Indonesian Journal of Accounting Research, 26, 1, pp.85-124, 2023. doi: http://doi.org/10.33312/ijar.670
Md. Atiqur Rahman, Salah Uddin Rajib, Does Microfinance Foster Development? A Critical Review of Literature, Global Business and Economics Review, 29, 04, pp.405-428, 2022. doi: 10.1504/GBER.2023.10049901
Md. Atiqur Rahman, Lauren Usher, A Critical Review of Neoclassical and Behavioural Theories of Merger Waves, Financial Studies, 26, 1, pp.6-22, 2022.
Md. Muktadir Hossain; Md. Atiqur Rahman, Determinants of Liquidity of Commercial Banks in Bangladesh, The Jahangirngar Journal of Business Studies, 8, 1, pp.97-123, 2019.
Md. Atiqur Rahman; Tanjila Hossain; Rabeya Khatun Taniya, A Literature Review on Forensic Accounting Perspectives, The Jahangirnagar Journal of Business Studies, 7, 1, pp.151-159, 2018.
Md. Atiqur Rahman; Tanjila Hossain, Adoption of Generalized Audit Software (GAS) by External Auditors: Bangladesh Perspective, The Jahangirnagar Journal of Business Studies, 6, 1, pp.135-143, 2016.
CONFERENCE PAPER
Md. Atiqur Rahman; Mahfuzul Hoque; Salah Uddin Rajib, Litigation Risk and Independent Oversight as Determinants of Audit Quality, 4th International Conference on Business and Economics, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2019.AWARD
Md. Atiqur Rahman, Best Overall Student Performance in Finance, 2021, Strathclyde University, UK,Md. Atiqur Rahman, Commonwealth Shared Scholarship, 2020,
Md. Atiqur Rahman, Deans Merit Award, 2014, University of Dhaka,
Md. Atiqur Rahman, Deans Honor Award, 2014, University of Dhaka,
Md. Atiqur Rahman, Deans Merit Award, 2013, University of Dhaka,
Md. Atiqur Rahman, Deans Honor Award, 2013, University of Dhaka,
Teaching
| Course Code | Course Title | Semester/Year |
|---|---|---|
| 5205 | Corporate Tax Planning | MBA |
| 4105 | Research Methodology | BBA 4th year 1st Semester |
| 4205 | Security Analysis and Portfolio Management | 4th Year Second Semester |
| 3202 | Auditing- I | 3rd Year 2nd Semester |
| 3205 | Principles and Practices of Taxation -II | 3rd Year 2nd Semester |
| 3105 | Principles and Practices of Taxation - I | 3rd Year 1st Semester |
| 1201 | Intermediate Accounting | 1st Year 2nd Semester |
| 2105 | Basic Business Statistics | 2nd Year 1st Semester |
Experience
Position: Associate Professor
Period: 2023-Present
Position: Assistant Professor
Period: 2018-2023
Position: Lecturer
Period: 2015-2018
Activity
Position: Project Director
Period: 2023-2024
This project, funded by the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh, being the pioneer in the field and based on a global dataset, attempts to investigate impact of women empowerment in firms, loan collateralization, firm maturity, external audit in economies, sales growth, accounting disclosure, and governance on NPL in an economy. I also aim to assess the relevance of the findings for the policymaking in Bangladesh through expert interviews.
Contact
Md. Atiqur Rahman
Associate Professor
Department of Accounting and Information Systems
Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka-1342, Bangladesh.
Cell Phone: N/A
Email: atikais@juniv.edu
, atikaisdu16001@gmail.com
