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Dr. Suborna Barua, professor of Finance at the Department of International Business, University of Dhaka, has been appointed chairman of the state-run Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) for the next three years.
The Financial Institutions Division of the Ministry of Finance has issued a notification in this regard on Wednesday.
Dr. Barua will replace Prof. Dr. Md Kismatul Ahsan.
Prof Barua also serves as a Research Fellow (part-time) at the Bangladesh Institute of Capital Market for the last three years with a vision to build the capacity of the institute’s faculty members in conducting cutting-edge impact research in the fields of Financial Markets, with a focus on Capital Market.
Prof. Barua also introduced the Financial Modelling and Valuation Expert Certificate programme at BICM, designing its curriculum and programme structure to meet the very needs of qualified financial modellers in the local financial institutions
He obtained a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Finance and Economics from Federation University Australia and BBA and MBA degrees in Finance from the University of Dhaka.
Since 2006, Dr. Barua has gained a blended experience of teaching, research, and delivering training and consulting services in the field of Finance in national and international settings. He has been teaching courses in finance, banking, and economics at universities in both Australia and Bangladesh.
Dr. Barua is a professional trainer on issues covering topics in financial technology (Fintech), financial analysis and planning, financial and investment management, advanced financial modelling, financial data analytics, and financial markets.
He led and worked as a member in more than twenty cross-border and local research projects funded by the World Bank, the UNDP, the DFID-UK, GIZ, and the University of Oxford. He has also served as a research and finance team leader in several government projects including the Financial Institutions Division of the Ministry of Finance, Bangladesh Competition Commission, and Bangladesh Investment Development Authority.