Dr. Jannatul Ferdaous is a Professor in the Department of Business Administration in Finance & Banking at the Faculty of Business Studies, Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP), Dhaka. She holds a B.B.A. and an M.B.A. from the University of Dhaka, and earned her Ph.D. with distinction from the Capital University of Economics and Business, Beijing, China.With a strong affiliation to BUP since 2015, where she has also served as Chairperson of the Department and the MBA (Professional) program. Dr. Ferdaous has consistently demonstrated a commitment to academic excellence, institutional development, and student empowerment. Dr. Ferdaous is committed to advancing pedagogy and academic governance. She has played a pivotal role in curriculum development, aligning finance and banking education with industry needs and international standards. Under her leadership, the department initiated partnerships with CFA Institute, ACCA, ICMAB and ICAB, and fostered collaborations with top financial institutions in Bangladesh. Her efforts were instrumental in building industry-academia linkages and organizing national and international academic events, including hackathons, seminars, and workshops.She is a recipient of several prestigious scholarships, including the China Government Scholarship and awards from University of Dhaka, Agrani Bank Foundation, and the Cumilla Education Board. Dr. Ferdaous has secured multiple research grants from the University Grants Commission(UGC) and BUP for studies on financial inclusion, remittances, poverty, finTech, and economic development. She is an accomplished author with over twenty peer-reviewed publications in Scopus-indexed and international journals, and has contributed to academic conferences and book chapters globally. Her research interests lie in corporate finance, international financial management, portfolio and investment analysis, and macroeconomic policy. Beyond academia, she actively contributes to professional communities as an advisor to the BUP Finance Society and as a member of alumni associations of CUEB and the University of Dhaka. Dr. Ferdaous strives to uplift the standard of the profession through disciplined impactful research, ethical leadership, and a commitment to empowering the next generation of finance professionals.

B.B.A, University of Dhaka
M.B.A, University of Dhaka
Ph.D, Capital University of Economics and Business

Managerial Finance
Financial Markets andInstitutions Investment Analysis
Corporate Finance
International Financial Management
Bank Management  Risk Management in Banking  Managerial Economics  Macroeconomics ResearchMethodology
Econometrics

Literati Awards 2020 ( Highly Commended), The Effects of Intangible Assets on Firm Performance: An Empirical Investigation on Selective Listed Manufacturing Firms in DSE, Bangladesh,  Emerald Publishing Limited,   Chinese Govt. Scholarship (CSC)  for perusing PhD.