Dr. Farid A. Sobhani is a Professor in the School of Business and Economics at United International University (UIU), Dhaka. He is a Visiting Professor at ARI-Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM), Malaysia. Recently he has become the President of Bangladesh Society for Private University Academics (BSPUA). He is the Vice President of Federation of Bangladesh Human Resource Organizations (FBHRO) and Founding Chairman of Bangladesh Society for Human Resources Management (BSHRM), Chattogram. He is a Registered Scrum Master^TM at Scrum Inc., USA; Lead, AiE Asia; and a Board Member at Agile in Education USA, New York. Dr. Sobhani started his career as a corporate professional around 26 years back. He served as a Financial Analyst cum Company Secretary at Credit Rating Information and Services Limited (CRISL), Dhaka. He was a Professor and Dean at Daffodil International University (DIU) and International Islamic University Chittagong (IIUC). He served as an external member at Rajshahi University, Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP), and taught in the MBA Program at Bangladesh Open University (BOU), Dhaka. After completion of BBA and MBA from University of Chittagong, he obtained a second Master’s in Project Management from University of Antwerp, Belgium. He did his PhD in Corporate Sustainability & HR Disclosure from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Malaysia. He is a trainer in the fields of HR, accounting, leadership and life-skills. He published 11 (eleven) books and magazines. He received Swadhinata Sangsad Sommanona ‘Education Award 2022’ by Swadhinata Sangsad, Dhaka and ‘HR Guru Award 2017’ by Stamford University, Dhaka for significant contributions to the respective fields. He received research grants from Australia, Malaysia and Bangladesh for carrying out intensive academic research and successfully completed the same. He got published 100+ articles in Journals, conference proceedings, magazines and newspapers. His areas of research intertest are corporate disclosure, HR, leadership, and agile in education. He was a Coordinator of USIM-IIUC PhD Collaboration Program at Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Nilai, Malaysia. He supervised PhD students at home and abroad; and examined doctoral theses as an external examiner at globally reputed universities in Australia, Malaysia and India. He explored 21 countries around the world, presented research papers, and delivered keynote speeches in many international conferences in Asia, Australia, Europe, and United States.

 

Current Responsibilities 

Professor, School of Business & Economics, United International University (UIU), Dhaka

Visiting Professor, ARI-Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM), Malaysia

Lead, AiE Asia & Board Member, Agile in Education USA, New York

Research Coordinator (South Asia), Australian Academy of Business Leadership (AABL), Sydney

President, Bangladesh Society for Private University Academics (BSPUA), Dhaka

Founding Chairman, Bangladesh Society for Human Resource Management (BSHRM), Chattogram

Vice President, Federation of Bangladesh Human Resource Organizations (FBHRO), Dhaka

 

Emails

drsobhani@uiu.ac.bd;

drfasobhani@gmail.com

PhD in Sustainability & HR Disclosures from Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

Master’s in Project Management from University of Antwerp, Belgium

MBA in Accounting from University of Chittagong, Bangladesh

BBA in Accounting from University of Chittagong, Bangladesh

 

Professional Qualification

Registered Scrum Master ^TM by Scrum Inc., USA

Professor,  School of Business and Economics, United International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh from 21 May 2018 till to-date.

Professor, Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Business and Economics, Daffodil International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh from 15 September 2016 to 20 May 2018.

Visiting Professor, Accounting Research Institute (ARI), Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM), Shah Alam, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 1 December 2016 till to-date

Professor, Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Business Studies, International Islamic University Chittagong, Sitakunda, Chittagong, Bangladesh from 30 November 2011 to 14 September 2016.

Associate Professor, Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Business Studies, International Islamic University Chittagong, Sitakunda, Chittagong, Bangladesh from 8 July 2006 to 29 November 2011.

Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Administrative Sciences, International Islamic University Chittagong, Sitakunda, Chittagong, Bangladesh from 5 June 2002 to 7 July 2006.

Lecturer, Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Administrative Sciences, International Islamic University Chittagong, Sitakunda, Bangladesh from 1 March 1998 to 4 June 2002.

Guest Speaker, BBA Program, Bangladesh University of Professionals, Naval Academy, Patenga, Chittagong  in 2015.

Guest Speaker, Post-Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management (PGDHRM), Bangladesh Institute of Management (BIM), Chittagong Campus during 2006-2015.

Visiting Lecturer,  Graduation Level Program, ATIC, Penang, Malaysia during 2010-2011.

Guest Faculty, MBA Program, Bangladesh Open University (BOU) during 2006-2007

 

Administrative Experiences

Director, Master of Business Administration (MBA) Program, School of Business & Economics, United International University from 15 September 2019 till to-date.

Director, Master in International Human Resource Management (MIHRM) Program, School of Business & Economics, United International University from 1 July 2018 till to-date.

Dean, Human Resource Development Institute, Daffodil International University from 1 January 2017 to 20 May 2018.

Director, Human Resource Development Institute (HRDI), Daffodil International University (DIU) from 15 September 2016 to 31 December 2016.

Dean, Faculty of Business Studies, International Islamic University Chittagong, from June 2013 to 14 September 2016

Director, Centre for Research and Publication, International Islamic University Chittagong, from November 2012 to 14 September 2016.

Chief In-charge, Permanent Campus (Kumira), International Islamic University Chittagong from January 2011 to November 2012

Head, Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Business Studies, International Islamic University Chittagong during 2003-2007.

Coordinator, PhD Program under Special Scheme, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM), Malaysia, from 18 February 2015 to 14 September 2016

 

Experiences as External Member

Attended as an External Member in the Curriculum Development Committee of the Department of Accounting and Information System, Faculty of Business Studies, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh on 4 April 2015.

Attended as an External Member in the Viva Voce of MBA Final Examination under the Faculty of Business Administration,  University of Science and Technology Chittagong (USTC), Chittagong on 13 February 2014.

Attended as an External Member to review Final Examination Question Papers of Department of Business Studies, School of Business,  University of Information Technology and Sciences (UITS), Chittagong on 18 November 2012.

 

Courses Taught at Tertiary Level

Executive MBA, Principles of Accounting, Human Resource Management, Managerial Accounting, Project Management & Evaluation, Operations Management

MBA Program, Principles of Accounting, Human Resource Management, Managerial Accounting, Project Management & Evaluation, Operations Management

BBA Program, Human Resource Management, Basic Accounting, Financial Accounting, Cost and Management Accounting, Financial and Cost Auditing, Business Finance, Project Management

PGDHRM, Human Resource Management, Conflict Management and Negotiation, Organizational Development.

 

Academic Supervision

PhD Program, Supervising 4 (four) PhD students of Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) under USIM-IIUC PhD Collaboration Agreement

Graduate Program, Supervised more than 150 MBA & MBM students in their Internship Program, Dissertation and Organization Consulting Project Papers

Undergraduate Supervised more than 200 BBA students in their Internship and Dissertation Programs

 

Examination of Thesis/Dissertation

PhD Thesis, Examined PhD theses of Macquarie University, Australia; Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha; Andra University; Anna University; and National Institute of Technology Durgapur, India

Dissertation/Thesis, Examined more than 200 Theses and Dissertations of BBA, MBA & MBM Programs.

 

Professional Experiences

Chairman, Bangladesh Society for Human Resource Management (BSHRM), Chittagong for 2016-2019 [a registered HR association in Bangladesh].

Secretary General, Federation of Bangladesh Human Resource Organizations (FBHRO), Dhaka for 2018-2021 [the registered HR Federation of Bangladesh]

Company Secretary, Credit Rating Information and Services Limited (CRISL), Dhaka, from 27 August 1997 to February 1998.

Financial Analyst, Credit Rating Information and Services Limited (CRISL), Dhaka from 5 December 1995 to 26 August 1997.

Corporate Disclosure, HRM, Leadership, Life Skills  & Agile in Education

 

Publications

M Hassan, M Islam, FA Sobhani, H Nasir, I Mahmud,  FT Zahra (2022). Drivers Influencing the Adoption Intention towards Mobile Fintech Services: A Study on the Emerging Bangladesh Market, Information (Q1), 13(7), 349

MAK Azad, MA Islam, FA Sobhani, MS Hassan, M Masukujjaman (2022). Revisiting the Current Status of Green Finance and Sustainable Finance Disbursement: A Policy Insights, Sustainability (Q1), 14(14), 8911

K Tan, AB Siddik, FA Sobhani, M Hamayun, M Masukujjaman (2022). Do Environmental Strategy and Awareness Improve Firms’ Environmental and Financial Performance? The Role of Competitive Advantage, Sustainability (Q1), 14(17), 10600

Kabir, M. R., F. A. Sobhani, N. Mohamed, D. M. Ashrafi (2022). Impact of Integrity and Internal Audit Transparency on Audit Quality: The Moderating Role of Blockchain, Management and Accounting Review (Q4), 21(1), 203-233  

Gazi, Md Abu Issa; MA Islam, FA Sobhani, BK Dhar (2022). Does Job Satisfaction Differ at Different Levels of Employees? Measurement of Job Satisfaction among the Levels of Sugar Industrial Employees, Sustainability (Q1), 14(6), 35-64

Sobhani, F. A., A Haque, S Rahman (2021). Socially Responsible HRM, Employee Attitude, and Bank Reputation: The Rise of CSR in Bangladesh, Sustainability (Scopus Indexed), 13(5), 27-53

Kabir, M. R., Sobhani, F. A., Mohamed, N. (2021). Impact of Integrity and Internal Audit Transparency on Audit Fraud Risk Mitigation: Moderating Role of Blockchain Technology, Academy of Strategic Management Journal (Scopus Indexed), 20(6), 1-19  

MA Islam, OO Ebenezer, FA Sobhani, MS Shahriar (2020). The effect of product market competition on stability and capital ratio of banks in Southeast Asian countries, Borsa Istanbul Review (Scopus Indexed), 20 (3), 292-300

Dhar, B.K., Mutalib, M., Sobhani, F. A. (2020). Effect of Innovation Capability on Human Capital and Organizational Performance, International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology (Scopus Indexed), 09 (04), 7074-7087

Nekmahmud Md., Rahman S., Sobhani F. A., Olejniczak-Szuster K., Fekete Farkas M. (2020). A Systematic Literature Review on Development of Green Supply Chain Management, Polish Journal of Management Studies (Scopus Indexed), 22 (01), 351-368

Hossain, A., F. A.  Sobhani, N Omar, N Mohamad, J Said (2019).  Corporate Governance, Risk Management and Ethical Investment: Evidence from Banking Industries, International Journal of Financial Research, 10 (5)

Hossain, MS.,   SB   Yahiya, S   Rahman, FA   Sobhani, R   Rahman (2019).   Corporate   Social Responsibility in Healthcare:  A case of Islamic Banks (IBs) in Bangladesh, Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science (Scopus Indexed), 18 (3), 567-573

Sobhani, F.  A.  and Rahman, M.  S (2019).  Financial Sustainability of Higher Education and Research:  A Case of Bangladeshi Universities, Sydney International Business and Social Science Conference, Novotel Sydney Central, Sydney, Australia.

Ebenezer, OO, MA Islam, WS Yusoff, FA Sobhani (2018). Exploring Liquidity Risk and Interest- Rate Risk:  Implications for Profitability and Firm Value in Nigerian Banks, Journal of Reviews on Global Economics (Scopus Indexed), 8, 315-326.

Dhar,  B.  K., R.  Masruki, M.  Mutalib,  H.  M.  Rahouma, F.  A.  Sobhani, M.  M.  N.  Absar  (2018). Mediating Effect of Organizational Commitment between Islamic Human Resource Practices and  Organizational  Performance  among  Islamic  Banks  of  Bangladesh,  The  Journal  of Muamalat and Islamic Finance Research, 15(2), 54-65.

Kabir, M. R. & Sobhani, F. A. (2017). Risk Disclosure in Bank’s Annual Report: Bangladesh Perspective, Australian Academy of Accounting and Finance Review, 3(1), 11-20.

Kabir, M. R. & Sobhani, F. A. (2017). Transformation from charity to ethical profit social enterprises: Its necessity, scope and barriers. International Journal of Bangladesh Society for Human Resource Management, 1, 37-58.

Dhar, B. , M. A. Mutalib, F. A. Sobhani (2017). Investigating the Impact of Human Resource Accounting Practice on Organizational Performance. International Islamic Social Economic Conference at Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Malaysia

Sobhani, F. A., M Murtaz, N Omar (2016). Critical analysis of the role, challenges and shariah compliance of Islamic windows by conventional banks in Bangladesh. International Journal of Economics and Management, 10 (Special Issue 2), 391-407.

Akhter, M. N. & Sobhani, F. A. (2016). Entrepreneurship for Women in Islam. DIU Journal of Business and Economics, 10(2), 97-109

Kabir, M. R. & Sobhani, F. A. (2016). Risk Disclosure in Bank’s Annual Report: Bangladesh Perspective, Conference Proceedings of Independent Global Conference on Business and Economics, held on 21 May 2016 at IUB School of Business, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Sobhani, F. A. (2016). Lean and Six Sigma Tools for Sustainability. HRD Journal, Vol. 2, pp.32-33.

Sobhani, F. A. & Murtaz, M. (2015). Factors behind Begging and Search for Alternatives: A Study on Female Street Beggars in Chittagong City. IIUC Business Review, 4, 24-38.

Murtaz, M. & Sobhani, F. A. (2015). Critical Analysis of the Role, Challenges and Shari’ah Compliance of Islamic Windows by Conventional Banks in Bangladesh, presented in the International Conference on Islamic Economics, Governance and Social Enterprise, jointly organized by Accounting Research Institute-Universiti Teknologi Mara-Malaysia, Zakat Research Institute of Malaysia, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia-Malaysia, International Islamic University Chittagong-Bangladesh, Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang, Indonesia held on 14-15 December 2015 at Melaka, Malaysia

Kabir, M. R. & Sobhani, F. A. (2015). Transformation from Charity to Ethical Profit Social Enterprises: Its Necessity, Scope and Barriers, presented in the International Conference on Islamic Economics, Governance and Social Enterprise, jointly organized by Accounting Research Institute-Universiti Teknologi Mara-Malaysia, Zakat Research Institute of Malaysia, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia-Malaysia, International Islamic University Chittagong-Bangladesh, Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang, Indonesia held on 14-15 December 2015 at Melaka, Malaysia

Kabir, M. R. & Sobhani, F. A. (2015). Deception through Accounting Manipulation: Challenge for Corporate Governance, presented in the International Conference on Islamic Economics, Governance and Social Enterprise, jointly organized by Accounting Research Institute-Universiti Teknologi Mara-Malaysia, Zakat Research Institute of Malaysia, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia-Malaysia, International Islamic University Chittagong-Bangladesh, Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang, Indonesia held on 14-15 December 2015 at Melaka, Malaysia

Sobhani, F. A. & Kabir, M. R. (2015). A Community Based Sadaqah Approach to Eradicate Extreme Poverty: An Evaluation of Action Research Projects of CRP, IIUC, presented in the International Conference on Islamic Economic System, jointly organized by Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia-Malaysia, International Islamic University Chittagong-Bangladesh, Islamic Research and Training Institute-IDB-KSA and Fatoni University-Thailand held on 29-30 September 2015 at Krabi, Thailand.

Kabir, M. R. & Sobhani, F. A. (2015). Management of Institutional Sadaqah  for  Poverty Diminution: A Sustainable Sadaqah Model, presented in the International Conference on Islamic Economic System, jointly organized by Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia-Malaysia, International Islamic University Chittagong-Bangladesh, Islamic Research and Training Institute-IDB-KSA and Fatoni University-Thailand held on 29-30 September 2015 at Krabi, Thailand.

Sobhani, F. A. (2015). Factors behind Isomorphic relationship in Social and Environmental Disclosure in Heterogeneous Banks in Bangladesh: An Institutional Perspective, presented in the Annual Conference on Social Injustice: Race and Ethnicity – A Global Perspective, organized by the Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, Virginia State University during 26-27 March 2015 in Virginia, USA.

Sobhani, F. A. & Murtaz, M. (2014). Factors behind Begging and Search for Alternatives: A Study on Female Street Beggars in Chittagong City Corporation, Conference Proceedings of IIUCIC7-2014: International Conference on ‘Development of Social Enterprise and Social Business for Eradication of Extreme Poverty and Street Begging’, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Hoque, N. & Sobhani, F. A. (2014). Developing Social Business Enterprise: A Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Approach, Conference Proceedings of IIUCIC7-2014: International Conference on ‘Development of Social Enterprise and Social Business for Eradication of Extreme Poverty and Street Begging’, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Kabir, M. R., Sobhani, F. A. & Sakib, N. (2014). Accounting for Social Enterprises: An Islamic Perspective, Conference Proceedings of IIUCIC7-2014: International Conference on ‘Development of Social Enterprise and Social Business for Eradication of Extreme Poverty and Street Begging’, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Kabir, M. R., Sobhani, F. A. & Kausar, A. (2014). Management of Sadaqah through Social Enterprises: A Case Study of Anjuman Mufidul Islam, Bangladesh, Conference Proceedings of IIUCIC7-2014: International Conference on ‘Development of Social Enterprise and Social Business for Eradication of Extreme Poverty and Street Begging’, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Akhter, M. N., & Sobhani, F. A. (2013).  Institutionalization of Women Entrepreneurship: An Islamic Perspective, Conference Proceedings of ICOBIEE2013: International Conference on Business Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Engineering 2013, Penang, Malaysia: Universiti Malaysia Perlis.

Sobhani, F. A., & Amran, A. (2012). Managerial Perceptions Concerning Nondisclosure of Sustainable Development Issues: The Case of an Islamic and a Conventional Bank in Bangladesh. Asian Business Review, September Issue 1(1), 56-66.

Sobhani, F. A., & Amran, A. (2012). Sustainability disclosure in annual reports and websites: A study of the banking industry in Bangladesh. Journal of Cleaner Production (Scopus Indexed), 23(1), 75-85.

Sobhani, F. A., & Amran, A. (2012). Essence of, Approaches to and Transformation Process in Higher Education for Sustainable Development: A Critical Review. IIUC Studies– A Research Journal of International Islamic University Chittagong, 9, 113-136.

Sobhani, F. A., Zainuddin, Y. & Amran, A. (2011). Religion as an emerging institutional factor behind sustainability disclosure practices in Bangladesh: The case of an Islamic bank. World Journal of Social Sciences, 1(1), 69-85.

Sobhani, F. A., Zainuddin, Y., Amran, A. & Baten., A. (2011). Corporate sustainability disclosure practices of selected banks: A trend analysis approach, African Journal of Business Management, 5(7), 2794-2804.

Sobhani, F. A., & Amran, A. (2011). Essence of, Approaches to and Transformation Process in Higher Education for Sustainable Development: A Critical Review. Conference Proceedings of 5th Conference of International Islamic University Chittagong.

Islam, M. A., & Sobhani, F. A. (2010). A Study of Leadership in the Hierarchy of Managers in the Malaysian Multinational Manufacturing Industries. Global Journal of Business Management (India), 4(1), 13-32.

Islam, M. A., & Sobhani, F. A. (2010). Determinants of Outsourcing in the Manufacturing Industries in Bangladesh. Business Review (Pakistan), 5(2), 127-147.

Moral, M. J. B., Sobhani, F. A., & Rainis, R. (2010). Delphi Technique in Poverty Alleviation. IIUC Studies, 6(1), 77-96

Sobhani, F. A., & Rahman, S. (2010). Challenges of higher education for sustainable development: A study of private universities in Bangladesh. Interdisciplinary Journal of Contemporary Research in Business, 2(5), 231-248.

Sobhani, F. A., Zainuddin, Y., & Amran, A. (2010).  Institutionalism as an Emerging Theory in Social and Environmental Accounting Research. Conference Proceedings of ICoHSE: International Conference on the Roles of the Humanities and Social Sciences in Engineering, Malaysia: Universiti Malaysia Perlis.

Sobhani, F. A., Amran, A., & Zainuddin, Y. (2009). Revisiting the practices of corporate social and environmental disclosure in Bangladesh. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management (John Wiley & Sons, Impact Factor: 2.054), 16(3), 167-183.

Sobhani, F. A., Zainuddin, Y., & Amran, A. (2009). Sustainability disclosure practices in Bangladesh: The case of banking industry. Proceedings of UWS’09: Sustainability Research Symposium. NSW, Australia: University of Western Sydney.

Ather, S. M., Sobhani, F. A., & Chowdhury, A. H. (2008). Depreciation Methods of the Listed Companies in Bangladesh. The Cost and Management, 36( 1), 11-13.

Sobhani, F. A., Zainuddin, Y. B., & Amran, A. B. (2008). Current state of corporate social and environmental disclosure in Bangladesh. Conference Proceedings of ICoSSH 2008: The 2nd USM Penang International Postgraduate Convention. Malaysia: Universiti Sains Malaysia.

Ather, S. M., & Sobhani, F. A. (2007). Managerial Leadership – An Islamic Perspective. IIUC Studies, 4(1), 7-24.

Sobhani, F. A., & Ather, S. M. (2007). Islamic management in Bangladesh: status, issues and solutions. Conference Proceedings of IIUM-2007: International Conference on Management from Islamic Perspectives: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: International Islamic University Malaysia.

Huda, S.S.M.S., Sobhani, F. A., & Zubayer, M. (2006). Management Historians in the 1990s: A Review of their Lives and Prime Contributions. IIUC Studies, 3(1), 73-82.

Rana, M. B., & Sobhani, F. A. (2006). Interrelationship Between Globalization and National Responsiveness: An Analytical Approach. IIUC Business Review, 1(1), 33-40.

Khan, M. S. U., Sobhani, F. A., & Ali, M. H. (2005). Social Capital: A Multidimensional Approach of Socioeconomic Development. Journal of Social Sciences, 3(1), 124-128.

Sobhani, F. A. (2004). Foreign Direct Investment in Bangladesh: A Case Study of the Textile Sector. IIUC Studies, 1(1), 9-23.

Sobhani, F. A. (2004). Management Practices of Private Universities in Bangladesh: A Case Study of International Islamic University Chittagong. IIUC Studies, 2(1), 24-59.

 

Publication of Books

Financial Accounting by Sobhani, Kabir & Haque, Reviewing stage, Expected to be published soon.

Corporate Sustainability Disclosure Between Islamic and Conventional Banks in Bangladesh by Dr. Farid A. Sobhani, Reviewing stage, Expected to be published soon.

Human Resource Management for 21^st Century by Dr. F. A. Sobhani (Under the process)

 

Articles in Magazines and other Periodicals

Sobhani, F. A. (2019). Does Human Capital Matter?, Souvenir of the 2^nd  FBHRO-UIU National HR Convention 2019, held on 20 December 2019 at UIU Auditorium, Dhaka.

Sobhani, F. A. (2018). Engaging Human Resources for Corporate Sustainability, Souvenir of the 1^st UIU National HR Convention 2018, held on 24 November 2018 at BICC, Dhaka.

Sobhani, F. A. (2018). HR Integration for Corporate Sustainability, Souvenir of the BSHRM 7^th International HR Conference, held on 28 April 2018 at Sena Malancha, Banani, p.46

Sobhani, F. A. (2018). Does HR Matter?, Souvenir of the BSHRM 2nd HR Summit at Radisson Blu Chittagong, held on 9 March 2018 at Sena Malancha, Banani, p.26-28

Sobhani, F. A. (2017). All Resources – HR = Zero, Souvenir of the BSHRM 1^st HR Summit in Chittagong, held on 24 February 2017 at Radisson Blu Chittagong, p.27

Sobhani, F. A. (2016). Lean and Six Sigma Tools for Sustainability. HRD Journal, Vol. 2, p.32-33.

Sobhani, F. A. (2016). Career Opportunities for Bangladeshi Graduates. Magazine of Career Fest Chittagong, p.24-25.

Sobhani, F. A. (2014). IIUC with a Difference in Developing Human Resources. The Chittagong Digest– a monthly magazine in Chittagong, Bangladesh in June Issue, p.75-76.

Sobhani, F. A. (2013). Book Review -Good to Great by Jim Collins. The WHEEL, a Quarterly Business Magazine in Bangladesh, 1(4), p.74-78.

Sobhani, F. A. (2013). An Ideal Teacher for Students and Society. The Magazine of Bangladesh Ideal Teachers Council, p.15-21.

Sobhani, F. A. (2005). Managerial Leadership. Magazine of IIUC Business Club, p.20-23.

Sobhani, F. A. (2005). Inflows of Foreign Direct Investment in Bangladesh-A Trend Analysis. Magazine of Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI), Bangladesh on the eve of 13^th Chittagong International Trade Fair, p.22-28.

Sobhani, F. A. (2004). Executive MBA Program: Why and How. Executive Views– a publication of the Faculty of Administrative Sciences, IIUC, 2(1), p.61-67.

Sobhani, F. A. (2004). Career Opportunities for MBA Graduates. Magazine of 1^st Reunion MBA Alumni Association, IIUC, p.28-31.

Sobhani, F. A. (2003). Uccho Shikkhay Grading Boishammoy: Kichu Prostabona (In Bengali) [Discrimination of Grading Systems in Higher Education of Bangladesh: Some Recommendations]. The Dainik Purbokone – a daily newspaper in Chittagong, Bangladesh on 23 August 2003.

Sobhani, F. A. (2003). Tour as a Learning Process. The Explorers- a Souvenir of SAARC Study Tour of DBA-IIUC, p.11-12.

Sobhani, F. A. (2003). Salary and Wages Administration. Training Guide of Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation Training Center, Chittagong in August Issue, p. 24-35.

Sobhani, F. A. (2003). Leadership, Team Development and Team Spirit. Training Guide of Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation Training Center, Chittagong in July Issue, p. 42-51.

Sobhani, F. A. (2003). Career Opportunities for the Business Graduates in Bangladesh. Magazine of IIUC Job Fair, p. 16-19.

Sobhani, F. A. (2003). BBA and MBA: The Need Based Programs of IIUC. The Guardian-a monthly magazine in Bangladesh in the issue of December, p.38-39.

Sobhani, F. A. (2000). Executive MBA: A Prestigious Graduate Program at IUC. Executive Views– a publication of the Faculty of Administrative Sciences, IIUC, 1(1), p.11-16.

Sobhani, F. A. (1994). Bangladesher Shikkhah Bebostha: Ekti Porjalosona (In Bengali), [Education Systems of Bangladesh: A Critical Review]. Alaol Hall Magazine, University of Chittagong, p.35-38.

 

Organizing International Conferences

Organized a series of Continuing Professional Programs (CPDs) for the faculty members of different private universities under Bangladesh Society for Private University Academics (BSPUA) during June to November 2021.

Performed responsibilities as the Convention Chair of the “FBHRO-UIU 2^nd National HR Convention 2019” organized   by   9 (nine) Member   Organizations   of   Federation   of Bangladesh Human Resource Organizations (FBHRO) held on 20 December 2019 at UIU Auditorium, United City, Dhaka.

Performed responsibilities as the Conference Chair of the “10^th International Conference on Financial Criminology (ICFC) 2019” jointly organized by United International University and ARI-Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia, held on 6-7 December 2019 at UIU Auditorium, United City, Dhaka.

Performed responsibilities as the Convention Secretary of the first “UIU National HR Convention 2018” organized by Federation of Bangladesh Human Resource Organizations (FBHRO) held on 24 November 2018 at Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC), Dhaka.

Led a 5-member delegates of Daffodil International University at Bangkok Annual Social Science Research Conference held during 12-14 January 2018 at Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand.

Performed responsibilities as the Convener for organizing an International Conference on Career Bytes, organized by Department of Business Administration, Daffodil International University held during 4-5 December 2016 at DIU Permanent Campus, Ashulia, Dhaka.

Led a DIU Team in a Leadership Summit jointly organized by Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, and Daffodil International University held during 4-7 December 2017 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Performed responsibilities as the Convener of the Executive Committee for organizing an International Summit on Employability and Soft Skills, organized by Daffodil International University in association with Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) during 23-25 March 2017 at Daffodil International University, Dhaka.

Performed responsibilities as the Organizing Secretary of the International Conference on ‘Development of Social Enterprise and Social Business for Eradication of Extreme Poverty and Street Begging’ jointly organized by International Islamic University Chittagong, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Universiti Teknologi Mara, Muslim Aid-UK, Abul Khair Group-Chittagong and Kano State Government, Nigeria during 19-20 December 2014 at Hotel Agrabad, Chittagong.

Coordinated an International Conference on ‘Business Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Engineering’ on 6-8 December 2013 in Penang, Malaysia jointly organized by Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), International Islamic University Chittagong-Bangladesh and Walailak University, Thailand.

 

Delivered Keynote Speeches

Facilitated a training session as a Key Speaker for the selected corporate professionals on “How to become a dynamic leader” during 29-30 October 2021 organized by Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Delivered a Keynote Speech on “Institutionalization of Social Capital to Prevent Financial Crime” in a 2-day long online International Conference jointly organized by ARI-Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM), Malaysia and United International University (UIU), Dhaka held during 4-5 August 2021.

Delivered a Keynote Speech on “Combating Financial Crime from Islamic Perspective” in a 3-day long online International Conference jointly organized by ARI-Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM), Malaysia and Telkom University, Indonesia held during 17-19 August 2020.

Delivered a Keynote Speech in a virtual post-budget discussion on “National Budget 2020-2021: HRD Perspective”, jointly organized by Federation of Bangladesh Human Resource Organizations (FBHRO) and United International University (UIU) on 24 June 2020.

Facilitated a virtual Training Session on “Accounting for Non-Accounting Professionals” organized by Human Resource Development Institute (HRDI), Dhaka on 9 July 2020.

Facilitated a virtual Training Session on “Accounting for Non-Accounting Professionals” organized by https://thrivingskill.com/ on 19 June 2020.

Facilitated a virtual Training Session on “HR Accounting” for the Corporate Professionals organized by Green HR Professionals Bangladesh on 26 June 2020.

Joined as an Invited Speaker in the virtual Conference on “Online Higher Education in Bangladesh” organized by BGC Trust University on 21 June 2020.

Led a training session on “Development of Human Qualities for Professional Success” for the bank officials on 8 December 2019 at Islami Bank Training and Research Academy (IBTRA), Dhaka.

Led a training session on “Development of Human Qualities for Professional Success” for the bank officials on 19 November 2019 at Islami Bank Training and Research Academy (IBTRA), Dhaka.

Conducted a learning session on “HRM in the 21^st Century” for the registered participants at Advanced Certificate of Human Resource Management on 19 July 2019 at East Delta University (EDU), Chattogram.

Delivered a presentation as a Guest Speaker on “Leadership for Managers” before Australian graduate students on 21 March 2019 at KENT Institute Australia, Sydney.

Delivered a Keynote Speech on “Development of Human Capital to Reduce Fraud and Corruption” in the 9^th International Conference on Financial Criminology (ICFC2019) held on 4-5 December 2018 at Hotel Santika, Jakarta, Indonesia jointly organized by ARI-Universiti   Teknology MARA (UiTM), Malaysia   and   Association   of   Certified   Fraud Examiners (ACFE), Indonesia.

Delivered Keynote Speech on “Corporate governance nursing corporate values: An institutional perspective” in the Bangkok Annual Social Science Research Conference held during 12-14 January 2018 at Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand.

Delivered Keynote Speech on “Elevating accountability and sustainability of public and private entities through good governance” in the 9^th International Conference on Corporate Governance 2017 held during 28-29 November 2017 at Universitas Riau, Pekanbaru, Indonesia.

Delivered Keynote Speech on “Wasatiyyah Approach: Empowering Socio Economic Sector through Smart Partnership” in the 1^st International Islamic Social Economic Conference (1^st IISEC) 2017 held during 22-23 August 2017 at Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Nilai, Malaysia.

Delivered Keynote Speech on “Development of Human Qualities for Success in Life” for the bank officials held on 21 November 2017 at Islami Bank Training and Research Academy (IBTRA), Dhaka.

Delivered Keynote Speech on “Development of Human Qualities for Success in Life” for the bank officials on 21 November 2017 at Islami Bank Training and Research Academy (IBTRA), Dhaka.

Delivered Keynote Speech on ‘Lean and Six Sigma Tools for Sustainability’ in the 2^nd HRD Conference organized by HRD Foundation Bangladesh on 22 April 2016 at Hotel Agrabad, Chittagong.

Delivered Keynote Speech on ‘Qualities of Good Trainer in Training and Developing Art of Presentation and Presentation Skill’ for the senior bankers of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited on 22 February 2014 at Islami Bank Training and Research Academy (IBTRA), Chittagong Regional Center, Agrabad, Chittagong.

 

Joined as Official Discussant

Acted as Discussant on ‘Meet the HR Gurus’ in the Career Fest 2016 organized by jobsbd.com in association with Chittagong City Corporation during 6-7 May 2016

Acted as Discussant on ‘Office Management’ from 19 to 23 July 2003 organized by Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation Training Center, Chittagong.

Acted as Discussant on ‘Financial & Audit Management’ from 23 to 27 August 2003 organized by Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation Training Center, Chittagong.

Acted as Discussant on ‘Impact Assessment” in the training program of “Coastal Embankment Rehabilitation Projects in Bangladesh’ jointly organized by the European Union and Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) in 2003.

 

Chaired Conferences/Sessions

Chaired a Parallel Session at Sydney International Business and Social Science Conference held during 24-25 March 2019 at Novotel Sydney Central, Sydney, Australia.

Chaired a Parallel Session at ‘Bangkok Annual Social Science Research Conference’ held during 12-14 January 2018 at Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand.

Chaired a Conference Session at ‘New York International Business and Social Science Conference’ organized by Australian Academy of Business Leadership (AABL), Syndey during 14-16 April 2017 at Hilton Garden Inn, Long Island City, New York.

Chaired a Parallel Session at the International Conference on Business Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Engineering-ICOBIEE2013, Jointly organized by Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) and Ministry of Education, Malaysia during 6-8 December 2013 in Penang, Malaysia.

Chaired a plenary session on ‘Understanding Human Resource Management’ in the training program on ‘Supervisory Skills and Leadership Development’ organized by Bangladesh Institute of Management (BIM) from 26 July to 07 August 2003.

 

Editorial Experiences

Editor, DIU Journal of Business and Economics, Published by Daffodil International University, Vol. 11, No. 1, December 2017

Editor, Australian Journal of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Published by Australasian Centre for Research and Development, Sydney till to-date

Associate Editor, International Journal of Bangladesh Society for Human Resource Management, Vol. 1-3 (2017 & 2018)

Executive Editor, IIUC Business Review, Vol. 1, 3, 4 (2006, 2013, 2015) & IIUC Studies, Vol. 14 (2015)

Editorial Member, International Journal of Ethics in Social Sciences, Vol. 1-3 (2013-2015), Published by Center for Research on Islamic Management & Business

 

• Received Swadhinata Sangsad Sommanona “Education Award 2022” by Swadhinata Sangsad, Dhaka in a program on 16 April 2022 at Chingri Chinese Restaurant, Katabon, Dhaka
• Received Research Grant for an amount of USD 5,000 (Five thousand) from Institute for Advanced Research of United International University (UIU), Bangladesh and Accounting Research Institute of Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia for carrying out joint research on Financial Criminology for a duration of one year effective from 1 April 2022.
• Received Research Grant for an amount of BDT 1,000,000.00+ (One million+) jointly funded by Institute for Advanced Research (IAR) of UIU and Australian Academy of Business Leadership (AABL), Sydney for carrying out research related to university administration as a Principal Investigator with the researchers from CQ University, Sydney and Kent Institute Australia, Sydney for a period of two years from 1 September 2021 to 31 August 2023.
• Received Research Grant for an amount of BDT 4,99,000.00 (Four lac ninety-nine thousand) from Institute for Advanced Research of UIU for carrying out research in Human Resource Management as a Principal Investigator with the researchers from Central Queensland University, Australia for a period of one year till 15 March 2021 and the project was successfully completed on time.
• Acted as a Resource Trainer for Executive Development Program (EDP) under the Ministry of Finance, Govt. of Bangladesh at the University of Textiles (BUTex), a specialized public university in Bangladesh during 2019-2020.
• Led a team as the Convener for “Formulating Faculty KPI” and completed the project on time at Daffodil International University in 2018.
• Received the “The Ultimate HR Guru” Award by Stamford University Bangladesh in association with HR Bangladesh Limited on 25 November 2017.
• Received Research Grant from the ARI-Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) funded by the Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia for the duration of 1 March 2016–28 February and the project was successfully completed on time.
• Received Best Paper Award 2015 in the International Conference on Islamic Economics, Governance and Social Enterprise, jointly organized by ARI-Universiti Teknologi Mara-Malaysia, Zakat Research Institute of Malaysia, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia-Malaysia, International Islamic University Chittagong-Bangladesh, Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang, Indonesia held on 14-15 December 2015 at Melaka, Malaysia.
• Received IDB Best Paper Award 2015 in the Islamic Economic System Conference, jointly organized by Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia-Malaysia, International Islamic University Chittagong Bangladesh, Islamic Research and Training Institute-IDB-KSA and Fatoni University- Thailand held on 29-30 September 2015 at Krabi, Thailand.
• Received Best Paper Award 2014 in the International Conference on Development of Social Enterprise and Social Business for Eradication of Extreme Poverty and Street Begging jointly organized by International Islamic University Chittagong, ARI-Universiti Teknologi Mara, Muslim Aid- UK, Kano State Government and Abul Khair Group, Bangladesh held on 19-20 December 2014 at IIUC Campus and Hotel Agrabad, Chittagong.
• Received IDB Scholarship for pursuing PhD Program at Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia, Academic Session: 2007-2011 [Managed by Staff Development and Student Welfare Division (SDSWD) of IIUC]
• Received Swedish Government Fund 2000 for pursuing Master’s Program at Universiti of Antwerp, Belgium, Academic Session:  2000-2001 [Managed by Economic Research Bureau, Government of Bangladesh]
• Teaching Performance Appraisal, Score: Lowest 82% and Highest 100%, evaluated by the students of   BBA   &   MBA   Programs   during   Fall   2016-Spring   2018   at   Daffodil   International University.
• Teaching Efficiency Rating (TER), 5 in the scale of 5, rated by the students of BBA & MBA Programs in different semesters during Autumn 2015-Spring 2016 at IIUC.
• Took leadership of a project for setting “Performance Appraisal System” at KAFCO (Karnaphuli Fertilizer Company Limited) under the guidance of KPMG, Singapore in 2006.

HONORARY ADVISORS

• Advisor, Institute of Personnel Management (IPM), Dhaka
• Advisor, HR Club of Bangladesh, Dhaka
• Advisor, Legacy Group, Dhaka
• Advisor, UIU MBA Alumni Association, UIU, Dhaka

 

TV PROGRAMS

• Attended as an invited speaker in a live discussion with Jamuna TV (Sokaler Bangladesh) on 13 March 2022 at 7:30 am on ‘UIU National Job Festival 2022’ held during 13-14 March 2022 at UIU Campus, United City, Madani Avenue, Dhaka.
• Attended as an Invited Speaker in a Live Talk Show on HSC Results at ATN Bangla (ATN Songlap) on 15 February 2022 at 11:50 pm
• Attended as an invited speaker in a live discussion with Jamuna TV (Sokaler Bangladesh) on 23 February 2020 at 7:30 am on ‘UIU National Job Fair 2020’ held during 23-24 February 2020 at UIU Campus, United City, Madani Avenue, Dhaka.
• Attended as an invited speaker in a live discussion with Jamuna TV on 23 February 2020 at 7:30 am on ‘UIU National Job Fair 2020’ held during 23-24 February 2020 at UIU Campus, United City, Madani Avenue, Dhaka.
• Attended as a Guest Speaker in a Live Talk Show with GTV in GTV Dialogue on 10 December 2019 on the eve of FBHRO-UIU 2^nd National HR Convention 2019 held on 20 December 2019 at UIU Auditorium, United City, Dhaka
• Attended as a Guest Speaker in a Live Talk Show with Independent Television at Khatungonj Theke  Motijheel  on  10^th International  Conference  on  Financial  Criminology 2019 on 27 November 2019.
• Attended as a Guest Speaker in a Live Talk Show with Independent Television at Khatungonj Theke Motijheel on High Economic Growths Versus Growing Discriminations 2019 on 24 October 2019.
• Attended as a Guest Speaker in a Live Talk Show with Independent Television at Khatungonj Theke  Motijheel  on  FBHRO-UIU  2^nd   National  HR  Convention  2019  on  9 October 2019.
• Attended as a Guest Speaker in a Talk Show with GTV in GTV Dialogue on 10 September 2019 on the eve of “1^st Business Leaders’ Carnival 2019 held on 14 September 2019 at ICCB, Dhaka
• Attended as a Guest Speaker in a Live Talk Show of Independent Television at Khatungonj Theke Motijheel on Migration to City Issues on 25 August 2019.
• Attended as a Guest Speaker in a Live Talk Show of Independent Television at Khatungonj Theke Motijheel on Entrepreneurship Development in Rural Areas on 4 August 2019.
• Attended as a Guest Speaker in a Live Talk Show of Independent Television at Khatungonj Theke Motijheel on the first ever UIU National HR Convention 2018 on 28 October 2018.
• Attended as a Guest Speaker in a Live Talk Show of Independent Television at Khatungonj Theke Motijheel on Career Selection on 17 October 2018.
• Attended as a Guest Person in the TV Program (Quarner Alo) of Bangla Vision at Bangladesh Flim Development Corporation, Dhaka, scheduled telecast on 16 Ramadan, 2 June 2018.
• Attended as a Guest Speaker in a Live Talk Show of Independent Television at Khatungonj Theke Motijheel on HR Federation @ FBHRO on 1 April 2018.
• Attended as a Guest Speaker in a Live Talk Show of Independent Television at Khatungonj Theke Motijheel on BSHRM 2^nd HR Summit in Chittagong at Radisson Blu on 1 March 2018.
• Telecasted my short interview by Boishakhi Television concerning student agitation against VAT on Tuition Fees of Private Universities in Bangladesh on 14 September 2015.
• Participated as a Guest Speaker in the TV Program of Live Talk Show at ATN Bangla on Entrepreneurship Development on 4 December 2013.

 

COUNTRY EXPLORED

Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, France, Germany, India, Italy, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Indonesia, Nepal, Netherlands, Poland, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, and United States.