MSc in Accounting & Finance, Aston Business School, Aston University, UK
PhD in Reporting, Aston Business School, Aston University, UK

Post Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education, Aston University, UK

Dr. Md. Rezaul Kabir is a Professor of Finance and current Coordinator of the BBA Program at the Institute of Business Administration (IBA), University of Dhaka. Before this, he was the Coordinator of IBA’s Regular and Executive MBA Programs. He received his MSc and PhD degrees from Aston Business School, Aston University, UK. He completed his doctoral degree under the prestigious ˜Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan”. In his more than 15 years of teaching career, he has taught at both national and international academic institutions. Dr. Kabir worked as a sessional lecturer at Aston University, UK, for almost two years. He was a visiting scholar at Queen’s Management School, Queen's University Belfast, UK. He is an Associate Fellow of the Advance HE, UK (formerly known as Higher Education Academy, UK).

Dr. Kabir has been relentless in his pursuit to remain up-to-date with the latest knowledge and research in his field and has participated in many training programs, workshops and conferences in different countries around the world. His principal research interest lies in areas of corporate governance, corporate reporting, corporate sustainability and accountability-related issues. He is currently supervising several MPhil and PhD students in the aforementioned research areas. His research papers have appeared in internationally refereed journals. He has also worked on collaborative international research projects. He is an editorial board member of the Journal of Business Administration.

An active promoter of industry-academia collaboration, Dr. Kabir sits on the boards of several companies and educational institutes. He has also undertaken consultancy assignments on a wide range of management issues. A few of his clients include the Skills for Employment Investment Program (SEIP), Ministry of Finance; Access to Information (a2i) Program, Prime Minister's Office; Police Reform Program (PRP), Ministry of Home Affairs.

His principal research interest lies in areas of corporate governance, corporate reporting, corporate sustainability and accountability-related issues. He is currently supervising several MPhil and PhD students in the aforementioned research areas.

1. Kabir, M. R., & Ullah, M. M. 2022. Interpretive Paradigm in Business and Management Research: A Philosophical Reflection. North South Business Review, North South University, Vol 13, No 1.
2. Kabir, M. R., & Ullah, M. M. 2019. A Seven-step (7Q) Model for Exploring Philosophical Underpinnings in Research Methodology: implications for Doctoral Research in Social Science. Journal of Business Administration, Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka, Vol 40, No 1, page 59-78.
3. Rahman, I. & Kabir, M. R. 2021. Investigating the Relationships Among the Three Dimensions of Corporate Sustainability Performance. Journal of Business Administration, Institute of Business Administration, University of Dhaka, Vol 42, No 1, page 95-117.
4. Bari, M. K., Ghosh, S. K., Kabir, M. R. 2021. Relationship between Liquidity and Firm Performance: Evidence from the Pharmaceutical Industry of an Emerging Economy. Journal of Knowledge Globalization, Knowledge Globalization Institute, Boston, USA, 13(1).