Saima Rahman is a Monash University graduate having completed her Master of Professional Accounting at Monash University, Melbourne. She also holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Independent University, Dhaka.

Before her current role at UCB, she served as a Senior Lecturer in Business and Accounting at the International University of Business Agriculture and Technology (IUBAT). She is deeply committed to enhancing educational practices and student outcomes.

In addition to her teaching role, Saima is also the Assistant Program Manager at a US-based EdTech company, where she manages externship operations and student success initiatives. Her research interests include accountancy education and sustainable tourism, and she has published in the top tier research journal Springer Nature.

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Md. Sharif Hossain earned a Master’s in Commerce degree from Goa University, India and a Bachelor’s in Business Administration degree from Independent University Bangladesh. Sharif holds a postgraduate MCD in Customs, VAT & Income Tax and is currently pursuing an MPhil in Finance. He holds an “Internal Auditor Training on ISO 9001:2015” certification, and has experience of working with startups in FinTech, HealthTech, IT-enabled services, and business ecosystem building companies. He has also undertaken impactful training programs, including “Impact Measurement & Management” and “Investment Readiness” by Roots of Impact. In addition to his academic and professional achievements, Sharif has been involved in various projects including “ScaleUp Bangladesh” which is funded by International Financial Corporation and “Sexual and Reproductive Health & Rights Program” by James P. Grant School of Public Health, BRAC University.

Nahida Parvin received her MBA & BBA degrees, majoring in Accounting & Information Systems, from the University of Dhaka, where she was the recipient of the Dean’s Honor Award in 2018. Currently, Nahida is on study leave. She is pursuing her second master’s degree in “Quantitative Finance & Data Science” at Oklahoma State University, USA. Her research interest lies in the field of ESG accounting, ESG finance, circular economy, and data analytics in the field of accounting and finance. Alongside being a Lecturer, Nahida also served as a program coordinator for Monash University Foundation Year program at UCB from August 2021 to May 2023.

Zeeshan Abedin holds a Bachelor’s in Economics and Finance, and a post-graduate degree in Accounting and Information Management, both from the University of Texas at Dallas, USA. After a stint in auditing and advisory at a ‘Big four’ public accounting firm, Deloitte, he started his career as an academician at the School of Business at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB). His specialty as a pedagogue has been in the realm of Financial and Managerial Accounting, serving at institutions of higher education – in Dhaka and Dallas – to a diverse audience, ranging from intramural athletes to senior corporate executives.