Muhammad Rafiqul Islam

Professor
Department of Finance and Banking
Rajshahi University, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh
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Academic Background:

• Ph.D in Finance, University of Delhi, India, 1998.
• Master of Commerce: Finance, University of Rajshahi, 1984.

• Working Capital Management
  

Research & Publication:

1. “Performance Evaluation of Natural Gas Fertilizer Factory (Fenchugonj, Sylhet)- A Case Study.” The Rajshahi University Studies (Part A), Vol.XIX, 1991.
   
2. “Management of Operating Leverage of Urea Fertilizer Factory Ltd.-A Case Study.” The Rajshahi University Studies (Part c), Vol.1, 1993.
   
3. “Working Capital Trends in the Selected Enterprises in Bangladesh.” The Rajshahi University Studies (Part C), Vol.2, 1994.
   
4. “Cash Management of North Bengal Paper Mills Ltd.-A Case Study.” The Rajshahi University Studies (Part C), Vol.3, 1995.
   
5. “Working Capital Management of Paper Mills in Bangladesh-An Overview.” South Asian Journal of Management, Vol.7, Issue No. January-June,2000 (Hyderabad, India)
   
6. “Profitability of Fertilizer Industry in Bangladesh.” The Management Accountant, Vol.35, No.5, May 2000 (Calcutta, India).
   
7. “Receivables Management in the Public Sector Paper Mills of Bangladesh.” The Indian Journal of Commerce, Vol.53, No.4, October-December 2000 (Delhi, India).
   
8. “Inventory Management in Paper Mills in Bangladesh.” Advantage South Asia - Opportunities and Challenges for Management Development (Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia (Hyderabad, India).
   
9. “Trade Liberalization in Bangladesh – A Critical Evaluation.” The Cost And Management,No.3,Vol.XXXI,May-June 2003.
   
10. “Cash Management in the Public Sector Paper Mills of Bangladesh.” South Asian Journal of Management, Vol.9, Issue No.1, January-March 2002 (Hyderabad, India).
    
11. "Choice of Exchange Rate Regime – Should Bangladesh Float?” Management and Accounting Research, Vol.6, No.3&4, January-June 2003 (Delhi, India).
    
12. “Temporal Causality and Dynamics of Financial Development, Trade Openness and Economic Growth in Vector Auto Regression(VAR):Evidence from Bangladesh.” The Journal of Nepalese Business Studies, Vol.II, No.1, 2005(Nepal).
    
13. “Financial Sector Reform and Competition in Banking Sector in Bangladesh-A Preliminary Assessment.” Journal of Business Administration, Vol.32, No.3&4, July & October 2006.
    
14. "Does Government Expenditure Reduce GDP Gap? Evidence from Bangladesh.” The Journal of Nepalese Business Studies, Vol.III,NO.1,2006 (Nepal).
    
15. Financial Management (Written in Bangla,Rajshahi, January 1996) Co-author.
    
16. Bank Book Keeping-2, (Dhaka,Bangladesh Karigori Shikha Board,June 2002) Editor.

Research Work (ADP Funded Projects):

1. Planning and Control of Capital Expenditure in the Selected Fertilizer Factories In Bangladesh (University of Rajshahi, June 1992).
2. Financial Analysis of Fertilizer Industry in Bangladesh (University of rajshahi, December, 1998).
3. Profitability to the Owners in Some Selected Enterprise in Bangladesh(University of Rajshahi, March 2004)