Minhaz Uddin Ahmed, PhD

Dr. Minhaz Uddin Ahmed received his doctoral degree in Business Administration from Zhejiang Gongshang University, the oldest and one of the most prestigious business schools in China. He started his professional career in 1999 with Giant Group, a leading company in Textile and RMG sector in Bangladesh and managed export contracts with JC Penny, Levis, Tommy Hilfiger, and GAP.

Later he was drawn to academia and devoted himself in the education industry since 2000 on a full-time basis. His role as a business educator spans both home and abroad where in China he taught Business Administration for nine years in different Chinese universities. In Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, he worked as Associate Professor in ‘Sino-Australian Business Administration Program,’ an academic collaboration with La Trobe University, Australia. In this program, he educated students from different countries as China, USA, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Zimbabwe etc.

Alongside teaching in China, he was a trainer for Corporate Communication and internationalized the communication process of several leading joint-ventures namely Abbott Medical Optics, Amphenol Telecom, and Staubli Mechatronics. Between 2018 and 2020, he worked as a consultant for “Higher Education Network for Sustainable Textiles,” a project funded by German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) to promote sustainability in the textile value chain.

For the excellence in research and teaching, he was awarded by the Government of China with Scholarships and other recognitions. He is an Ex-cadet from Comilla Cadet College.

To download the complete CV, click here.

PhD, Business Administration (Research Direction: Corporate Finance), Zhejiang Gongshang University, 2011

MBA (Major in Finance): North South University, 2003

B.Sc. in Textile Engineering, Bangladesh University of Textiles (BUTEX), 1998

Corporate Finance, Security Analysis, Asset Pricing, Financial Economics, Green Finance, Sustainable Textiles.

Project:

• Consultant to the project “German-Bangladesh Higher Education Network for Sustainable Textiles” jointly conducted by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), The German International Cooperation (GIZ) and the University Grants Commission (UGC) in Bangladesh, 2018 – 2019.
• “Internationalization of Business Education at the Undergraduate Level in Chinese Universities,” Jiangsu University of Science & Technology, Zhenjiang, PR China, 2013 – 2014.

Research:

• “Financial Distress Analysis of ‘Special Treatment’ companies in the manufacturing sector that are listed in Shanghai Stock Exchange,” Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, PR China, 2009 – 2010

Awards:

• PhD Scholarship, Government of PR China, 2008 – 2011
• Excellence in Teaching, Jiangsu University of Science & Technology, China, 2014
• ‘Honorary Citation’ for Academic Excellence, North South University, Bangladesh, 2004
• Board Stipend, Ministry of Education, Government of Bangladesh, 1995 – 1998

• Ahmed, M.U. (2019). Financial Distress: An Empirical Study on the Listed Companies in Dhaka Stock Exchange.  Journal of Green School of Business, 2(1), 67-78.
• Ahmed, M.U., (2019). Financing Sustainability: Potential and Challenges of Green Finance. Thought Leadership Article, Center for Enterprise and Society, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh.
• Ahmed, M.U. (2017). Financial distress analysis of Special Treatment companies in China. International Journal of Chinese Culture and Management, 4(1), 19-29.
• Saha, S.K., Ahmed, M.U., & Khan, R. (2011). Stock Market as an Alternative Transmission Channel of Monetary Policy: Bangladesh Perspective. Journal of Primesia University, 1(1), 89–100.
• Hu, Z., & Ahmed, M.U. (2010). Dividend Announcement Effect on Stock Return: An Event Study on Shanghai Stock Exchange. Global Congress on Intelligent Systems, World Research Institute, 2, 320–324.             
• Hu, Z., & Ahmed, M.U. (2010). The Announcement Effects of Stock Dividend in Shanghai Stock Exchange. International Conference on Computer and Electrical Engineering, 1, 79–83. 
• Noman, A.M., & Ahmed, M.U. (2009). Efficiency of the foreign exchange markets in South Asia. Afro-Asian Journal of Finance and Accounting, 1(4), 295–305.
• Ahmed, M.U., & Khan, R. (2008). The Announcement Effect of Bonus Share Issues in Dhaka Stock Exchange.  Journal of Business Studies, 4(1), 63–73.
• Ahmed, M.U., & Khan, R. (2007). Internship Effectiveness in Commercial Banks in Bangladesh and Ways to Make it Effective.  Journal of Business Studies, 3(1), 89–97.
• Ahmed, M.U., & Khan, R. (2006). Foundation Training Program in Commercial Banks of Bangladesh: An Overview. PROSHIKHYAN – A Journal of Training and Development, 14(2), 46 – 53.

• Ahmed, M.U., (2020). Consumer Engagement and Roles for Sustainable Textiles. In Matthes, A., Schneider, K., Arnold, M.G., & Schumann, A. (Eds.) Sustainable Textile and Fashion Value Chains: Drivers, Concepts, Theories and Solutions. Basel, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing.