Rejaul Karim

DR. REJAUL KARIM


1st Floor, Academic Block, Varendra University, Chandrima, Bypass Road

Associate Professor and Coordinator

Business Administration

Education Summary PhD , CMA , MBA , BBA
EDUCATION DETAILS
Name of Degree Subject/Group Institution Board/University Passing Year
PhD Finance Institute of Bangladesh Studies (IBS), University of Rajshahi Institute of Bangladesh Studies (IBS), University of Rajshahi 2024
CMA Cost and Management Accountant (CMA), (Operational Level) Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB) Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh (ICMAB)
MBA Finance and Banking Pabna University of Science and Technology Pabna University of Science and Technology 2013
BBA Finance and Banking Pabna University of Science and Technology Pabna University of Science and Technology 2012

Trainings

Title Type Duration Completion Year Achievement
Statistical Computing Course on MS-Excel and SPSS Training 3 Month 2016 Certificate
Practical Training Programme in Basic Operation of Accounting and Inventory Software Named Tally.ERP9 and Factura Training 3 Days 2018 Certificate
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Duration Department/Office Organization Position
21 Jan 2025 - Present Faculty of Business and Communications INTI International University, Malaysia Research Fellow
01 Jul 2024 - Present Department of Business Administration Varendra University Associate Professor
01 Jan 2024 - Present Department of Business Administration Varendra University Coordinator
01 Sep 2023 - Present Varendra University Varendra University Assistant Proctor
16 Feb 2020 - 31 Dec 2021 Varendraa University Varendraa University Assistant Proctor
01 Jan 2020 - 30 Jun 2024 Business Administration Varendra University Assistant Professor
22 Feb 2016 - 31 Dec 2019 Business Administration Varendra University Lecturer
01 Jun 2015 - 20 Feb 2016 Business Administration Z. H. Sikder University of Science and Technology Lecturer
PUBLICATIONS

Book Chapter

1.
Shakil Ahmad, Rejaul Karim, Nargis Sultana and Reshma Pervin Lima, "Insurtech: Digital Transformation of the Insurance Industry", published in Financial Landscape Transformation: Technological Disruptions Published date: Mar 2025
2.
Abdul Waaje, Rejaul Karim, Md. Mustaqim Roshid, Bony Yeamin, Tamanna Nusrat Meem, "Integration of Industry 4.0 With Personalized Medicine: A Shift of the Paradigm in Healthcare", published in AI-Driven Personalized Healthcare Solutions Published date: Feb 2025
3.
Rejaul Karim, Abdul Waaje, Md. Mustaqim Roshid, Md. Bony Yeamin, "Turning the Waste Into Wealth: Progressing Toward Global Sustainability Through the Circular Economy in Waste Management", published in Sustainable Waste Management in the Tourism and Hospitality Sectors, Edited by Reshma Sucheran Published date: Nov 2024
4.
Abdul Waaje, Rejaul Karim, Md. Mustaqim Roshid, Tamanna Nusrat Meem, "Minimizing Waste in the Hospitality Industry: The Opportunities and Challenges of Lean Tourism", published in Sustainable Waste Management in the Tourism and Hospitality Sectors, Edited by Reshma Sucheran Published date: Nov 2024
5.
Rejaul Karim, Md. Mustaqim Roshid, Abdul Waaje, "Circular Economy and Supply Chain Sustainability", published in Strategic Innovations for Dynamic Supply Chains, Edited by Filiz Mızrak Published date: Mar 2024

Research Paper

1.
Md. Abdullah Al Mamun, Hasibul Islam, Rejaul Karim, Md. Muhaimin Siddieq, Masud Rana, "Exploring the role of blockchain technology in promoting sustainability in the banking sector: an empirical analysis using structural equation modeling", published in AI & SOCIETY Published date: Mar 2025
2.
Guo Song, Md. Abu Issa Gazi, Abdul Waaje, Md. Mustaqim Roshid, Rejaul Karim, Md. Atikur Rahaman, Zhang Min, and Abdul Rahman Bin S. Senathirajah, "The Neuromarketing: Bridging Neuroscience and Marketing for Enhanced Consumer Engagement", published in IEEE Access Published date: Mar 2025
3.
Md. Mustaqim Roshid, Rejaul Karim, Abdul Waaje, Sohidul Islam, Reday Chandra Bhowmik, "Mapping the carbon finance research: A bibliometric exploration of innovation in sustainable finance", published in Development and Sustainability in Economics and Finance (100048) Published date: Jan 2025
4.
Rejaul Karim, Md. Mustaqim Roshid, Bablu Kumar Dhar, Md. Nahiduzzaman, Bapon Chandra Kuri, , "Audit Committee Characteristics and Sustainable Firms' Performance: Evidence From the Financial Sector in Bangladesh", published in Business Strategy & Development (70059) Published date: Dec 2024
5.
Bapon Chandra Kuri, Md. Nahiduzzaman, Bablu Kumar Dhar,| Rubaiyat Shabbir, Rejaul Karim, "Macroeconomic Drivers of Sustainable Tourism Development in Bangladesh: An ARDL Bounds Testing Approach", published in Sustainable Development Published date: Dec 2024
6.
Md. Abu Issa Gazi, Hasibul Islam, Md. Aminul Islam, Rejaul Karim, Sadikatul Mawa Momo & Abdul Rahman Bin S. Senathirajah, "Unlocking sustainable development in East Asia Pacific and South Asia: An econometric exploration of ESG initiativ", published in Sustainable Environment, Vol. 10, No. 1; 1-15 Published date: Jun 2024
7.
Md. Abu Issa Gazi, Rejaul Karim, Abdul Rahman bin S Senathirajah, A. K. M Mahfuj Ullah, Kaniz Habiba Afrin, and Md. Nahiduzzaman, "Bank-Specific and Macroeconomic Determinants of Profitability of Islamic Shariah-Based Banks: Evidence from New Economic Horizon Using Panel Data", published in Economies 12: 66. Published date: Mar 2024
8.
Rejaul Karim, Md. Mahmud Hasan, Abdul Waaje, Mst. Shahira Hoshain Yesmin, Md. Mustaqim Roshid, "Financial Performance of Bangladeshi Listed Commercial Banks: A Generation-based Analysis", published in International Journal of Finance & Banking Studies Published date: Feb 2024
9.
Shakil Ahmad, Charu Saxena, Saiful Islam, Rejaul Karim, "Impact of Insur‑Tech on the Premium Performance of Insurance Business", published in SN Computer Science, Volume 5, Issue 138, Pages 1-7 Published date: Jan 2024
10.
Rejaul Karim, Abu Sadeque Md. Kamruzzaman, Md. Kamruzzaman, "Effect of Financial Structure on Firm’s Value: Evidence from the Cement Manufacturing Firms of Bangladesh", published in Journal of the Institute of Bangladesh Studies Published date: Dec 2023
11.
Rejaul Karim, Most. Rani Khatun, Mst. Shahira Hoshain Yesmin, Md. Mahmud Hasan, "Liquidity and Profitability of Commercial Banks in Bangladesh: A Comparison between before and after the Covid-19 Crisis", published in Global Journal of Management and Business Research, Volume 23, Issue 2, Pages 1-9 Published date: Jul 2023
12.
Rejaul Karim, Md. Abdullah Al Mamun, Abu Sadeque Md. Kamruzzaman , "Cash conversion cycle and financial performance: evidence from manufacturing firms of Bangladesh", published in Asian Journal of Economics and Banking Published date: May 2023
13.
Rejaul Karim, Md. Mustaqim Roshid, Farjana Bashar Shamme, Md. Mahmud Hasan, "Non-performing Loans and Bank Profitability: Evidence from Bangladesh", published in International Journal of Finance & Banking Studies 11 (4) (2022) 95-102 Published date: Mar 2023
14.
Rejaul Karim, Tamal Chakrobortty, Hemanta Kumar Bhadra, "Impact of Firm's Leverage on Financial Performance: Evidence from the Pharmaceuticals Industry of Bangladesh", published in Business Review- A Journal of Business Administration Discipline, Khulna University, Volume: 17, Number: 1, January-December 2022, pp. 16-34 Published date: Dec 2022
15.
Rejaul Karim, Abu Sadeque Md. Kamruzzaman, Md. Kamruzzaman, "Impact of Financial Structure on Profitability: A Study on Cement Manufacturing Firms of Bangladesh", published in The Cost and Management, 50 (4), pp. 17-34. Published date: Aug 2022
16.
Md. Tota Miah, Kumar Biswazit Saha, Rejaul Karim, "The Role of Private Commercial Bank in Corporate Social Responsibility with Reference to Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited", published in Open Access Library Journal, Volume 6, e5422, pp 1-14, ISSN Online: 2333-9721, ISSN Print: 2333-9705, Published date: May 2019
17.
Rejaul Karim, A. S. M. Kamruzzaman, Md. Kamruzzaman, "Working Capital Management and Profitability: An Empirical Investigation of Steel Manufacturing Industry in Bangladesh", published in Journal of Business Studies, JBS-ISSN 2303-9884, Volume - 11, No. 1, pp. 53-70 Published date: Jun 2018
18.
Rejaul Karim, Md. Abdullah Al-Mamun, Md. Tota Miah, "Relationship between Working Capital Management Efficiency and Profitability: A Com-parative Study on Square Pharmaceuticals Limited and Beximco Pharmaceuticals Lim-ited, in Bangladesh", published in International Journal of Economics, Finance and Management Sciences. Vol. 5, No. 2, 2017, pp. 121-128. doi: 10.11648/j.ijefm.20170502.16 Published date: Mar 2017

Conference Paper

1.
Md. Mustaqim Roshid, Abdul Waaje, Rejaul Karim, "Industry 6.0 as an Emerging Research Field: A Systematic and Bibliometric Analysis", published in EMIDWORLD 2nd International Congress on Economics Public Finance Business & Social Sciences Published date: Dec 2024
2.
Md. Mustaqim Roshid, Rejaul Karim, Abdul Waaje, "Synergizing Circular Economy and H2H Marketing: A Sustainable Approach to Human-Centric Business", published in EMIDWORLD 2nd International Congress on Economics Public Finance Business & Social Sciences Published date: Dec 2024
3.
Rejaul Karim, Md. Mustaqim Roshid, Abdul Waaje , "Does the Firm Size Matter for Financial Performance? — Evidence From the Financial Sector of a South Asian Emerging Economy", published in EMIDWORLD 2nd International Congress on Economics Public Finance Business & Social Sciences Published date: Dec 2024
4.
Rejaul Karim, "Green Banking Practices in Bangladesh: Present Scenario and Future Challenges", published in Journal of Business Studies (Special Issue on Business and Sustainable Development), January, 2020, pp. 36-44 Published date: Jan 2020

Article

1.
Rejaul Karim, Abdul Waaje, Md Mustaqim Roshid, "Adaptation strategies for climate change impacts in Bangladesh", published in The Daily Star Op-ed Published date: Oct 2024
2.
Rejaul Karim, "মুদ্রাস্ফীতি ও ব্যাংক আমানতের সুদ হার সমন্বয়: অর্থনৈতিক প্রেক্ষাপট পর্যালোচনা", published in Banglar Janapad (বাংলার জনপদ), an online news portal, Sub Editorial, Published date: Sep 2021
3.
Rejaul Karim, "Bangladesh Economy Requires More Participatory and Sustainable", published in The Daily Sun, post-louge, Published date: Mar 2017
4.
Rejaul Karim, "Green Financing: Way to Sustainable Economic Growth", published in The Daily Sun, editorial Published date: Jan 2017
COURSE OFFERED
Course Name Course Activity Course Materials
FIN 412 | Capital Expenditure Decision Active
FIN 422 | Working Capital Management Inactive
Managerial Finance Inactive
Financial Markets and Institutions Inactive
BUS 1204 | Principles of Finance Active
Microeconomics Inactive
Public Finance Inactive

Awards and Honors

  • University Merit Scholarship, awarded by Pabna University of Science and Technology (2009-2012)

Seminar Attended

  • Business Education and Research: Australia and Bangladesh Perspective, Organized by Department of Business Administration, Pabna University of Science and Technology (September 17, 2014)

  • Webinar - How to Publish High Impact Publication: A Few Propositions, Organized by Bangladesh Society for Private University Academics (BSPUA) (October 21, 2021)

  • The Landscape of Social Science Research, Organized by Department of Business Administration, Varendra University (May 05, 2019)

  • 2 day-long International Conference on Business and Sustainable Development (ICBSD), Organized by The Faculty of Business Studies, University of Rajshahi (March 8-9, 2018)

  • The Ethics of Research and Knowledge Production , Organized by held Institute of Bangladesh Studies (IBS), University of Rajshahi (March 11, 2019)

  • A day-long workshop The Art of Teaching, Organized by Center for Excellence, Department of Business Administration, Varendra University (March 07, 2019)

  • on Bangladesh Capital Market: Recent Trends, conducted by Prof. Dr. Swapan Kumar Bala, Director, BSEC, Organized by Institute of Bangladesh Studies (IBS), University of Rajshahi (July 23, 2017)

  • Scientific Research in Bengali: Example of Two Scientists, Organized by Institute of Bangladesh Studies (IBS), University of Rajshahi (July 23, 2017)

  • Bangladesh’s Fiscal Policy and GDP Growth , Organized by Institute of Bangladesh Studies (IBS), University of Rajshahi (January 31, 2019)

  • Fundamentals of Portfolio Management, Organized by Bangladesh Institute of Capital Market (BICM), held in the Department of Business Administration (December 01, 2018)

  • Investment in Capital Market, Organized by Bangladesh Institute of Capital Market (BICM) (August 12, 2021)