Anup Chowdhury Lecturer Address/E-mail Program Affiliations Courses Education Area of Interest Publications International Conference Paper  Training/Seminar Professional Experience Academic Research Academic Achievement Other Academic Achievement Curriculum Activities

Contact Information

BRAC University AH 408, 66 Mohakhali C/A Dhaka 1212 Bangladesh

Tel: 8824051 Ext. 4038  Fax: 880 - 2 - 8810383 e-mail anup@bracu.ac.bd

Program Affiliation

• BRAC Business School (BBS)

Courses

• Corporate Finance
• International Financial Management 
• Financial Management
• Capital Budgeting
• Portfolio Management
• Entrepreneurship
• Selling and Salesmanship
• Introduction to Business

Education

• 2000 (held in Dec., 2002), Masters of Business Administration (MBA), Major in Finance, Department of Finance & Banking
  University of Dhaka
• 1998 (held in Aug., 2000), Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), Department of Finance & Banking
  University of Dhaka.
• 1994, Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC), Commerce Group, Dhaka Board
  Dhaka City College, Dhaka.
• 1992, Secondary School Certificate (SSC), Science Group, Dhaka Board
  Sajahanpur Railway Govt. High School, Dhaka.

Area of Interests

• Macro Economics
• Corporate Finance 
• Stock Market
• Behavioral Finance
• International Trade
• Development Economics
• Rural Economics and Development
• Agricultural Finance
• Urban Development and Finance

Publications

• Working capital management practiced in pharmaceutical companies listed in Dhaka Stock Exchange - published in the BRAC University Journal Vol. IV, No. 2, December 2007.
• Shoppers' attitude toward grocery retailers - a comparative study between modern grocery stores and traditional grocery stores - has been accepted for publication in Vol. 28, No. 2, December 2007, Journal of Business Studies, University of Dhaka.
• Determinants of Managerial ownership and the link between ownership and performance - Development of Testable Hypothesis - published in the BRAC University Journal Vol. IV, No. 1, July 2007, pp. 63-74.
• An empirical model for Optimal Deposit Contract; Liquidity and Bank-Runs - Submitted in the Journal of Bangladesh University of Business and Technology (BUBT) in their forthcoming issue.
• International Conference Paper:

International Conference Paper

• Circuit Breaker; Development of Testable Hypothesis and Political Economy - Lesson from Bangladesh Stock Market - has been accepted in Fifth International Conference on Business Management (March 2008), organized by University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.

Training/Seminar

• Attended Advance training course on Research Techniques in Social Science conducted by Bureau of Economic Research and funded by Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies in 2005.
• Attended training on Facilitators' Skill Development and Total Quality Management in Education organized by University of Asia Pacific and BSTQM.
• Attended seminar on Micro Finance practice in Bangladesh organized by Department of Finance and Banking, University of Dhaka.
• Attended seminar on Application of Mathematics in Economics and Business organized by Department of Finance and Banking, University of Dhaka.
• Attended seminar on Management information system in Business organized by Faculty of Business Studies, University of Dhaka.
• Attended seminar on Method and practice of forecasting in business and economics organized by Department of Finance and Banking, University of Dhaka.
• Attended training course on Preparing the business plan in developed and underdeveloped economy organized by Faculty of Business Studies, University of Dhaka.
• Attended seminar on Financial System - a case on Bangladesh organized by Department of Finance and Banking, University of Dhaka.

Professional Experience

• From Jan 19, 2006, Lecturer II, BRAC Business School, BRAC University, Dhaka
• From May 8, 2004 to 18 Jan 2006, Lecturer , Department of Business Administration, Dhaka City College, Dhaka, [Under National University]
• From April 27, 2003 to May 7, 2004, Lecturer, Department of Finance, Dhaka City College, Dhaka, [Under National University]
• March 19, 2003 to June 19, 2003, Internee, Department of Power Transmission & Distribution System, (PT&D), SIEMENS Bangladesh Limited
• February 01, 1999 to July 21, 2002, Director and Marketing Executive, NEUTECH Computers, Dhaka

Academic Research

• Why do rural people borrow from informal credit market? - A complete demand side analysis, under the supervision of Dr. M. A. Baqui Khalily, Professor, Department of Finance and Banking, University of Dhaka.
• Measurement of micro credit efficiency and performance - A complete workings of fourteen Commercial Banks operate in rural economy in Bangladesh. Supervised by Dr. M. A. Baqui Khalily, Professor, Department of Finance and Banking, University of Dhaka.
• Critical evaluation of economic and financial efficiency and performance of BEXIMCO Pharmaceutical and Pharma Aids Limited listed in DSE & CSE. Supervised by Dr. Mahmood Osman Imam, Professor, Department of Finance and Banking, University of Dhaka.
• Impact of political economy on foreign currency reserve in Bangladesh. Supervised by Dr. Shaikh Shamsuddin Ahmed, Associate professor, Department of Finance and Banking, University of Dhaka.
• Efficient Portfolio selection with twenty securities traded in Dhaka Stock Exchange under the regulation of Security Exchange Commission,. Supervised by Salahuddin Ahmed Khan, Associate professor, Department of Finance and Banking, University of Dhaka.
• Working-capital management practiced by Bangladeshi firm - Based on Pharmaceutical Industries in Bangladesh. Supervised by Dr. Farid Ahmed, Professor, Department of Finance and Banking, University of Dhaka.
• Procedure of Initial Public Offering in Security Market of Bangladesh. Supervised by Salahuddin Ahmed Khan, Associate professor, Department of Finance and Banking, University of Dhaka.
• Real Estate Business in Bangladesh - A in-depth analysis of supply and demand . Supervised by Dr. Jahangir Hossain Sarder, Associate professor, Department of Finance and Banking, University of Dhaka.
• Method and procedure of Project Appraisal on Textile Industry in Bangladesh. Supervised by Amirul Ahsan, Associate professor, Department of Finance and Banking, University of Dhaka.
• Strategic planning of Bangladeshi industries in international market to promote the local product. Supervised by Dr. A.J.M. Humayun Murshad, professor, Department of Finance and Banking, University of Dhaka.
  

Academic Achievement

• Enlisted in the Dean's Honor Award list for outstanding result in BBA program.
• Enlisted in the Dean's Merit List for five times in BBA program.
• Enlisted in the Finance & Banking Honor Award list for outstanding result In BBA program.
• Awarded Dhaka University Scholarship at Honors level.  

Other Academic Achievement

• As a student of BBA and MBA I had to solve more than hundred reality base Case Studies those were strongly related with finance and economic problem of different contemporary international business enterprise.

Curriculum Activities

• Advisor, Entrepreneurship Development Forum of BRAC University.
• Advisor, Rotaract Club, BRAC University.
• Former member of International Lion Club.
• Former President of RUSA, a student welfare organization.
• Member of Business Club under the department of Finance & Banking.
• Secretary of a Trust Board.
• Member of a Union Based Public Library.
• Member & leader of different Upozila and Union Based Social Welfare Organization.
• Member of different Internet base development and research organization.