Department of Business Administration
Faculty
Faculty of Business and EconomicsAddress
A/2, Jahurul Islam Avenue
Jahurul Islam City, Aftabnagar
Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
- PhD in Finance (University of Otago)
- M.Sc in Finance & Investment (University of Nottingham)
- M.B.A in Finance (IBA, University of Dhaka)
- B.B.A in Finance and Accounting (North South University)
Dr. Mahnoor Sattar has joined East West University in 2015 and she is currently working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Business Administration. She completed BBA from North South University and MBA from IBA, Dhaka University where she graduated in Director’s Honor list with a CGPA of 3.9. She completed her second Masters from the University of Nottingham with Distinction. She has completed PhD in Finance from University of Otago, New Zealand. She has received many scholarships and awards such as Doctoral Scholarship, Tim Brailsford Scholarship, High Achievers Scholarship and Publication Bursary for her outstanding academic achievements. She has also worked as a Financial Analyst in the Corporate Division of BRAC Bank Ltd. She has published her research in prestigious SCOPUS indexed international journals such as Global Finance Journal (ABDC-A), Meditari Accountancy Research (ABDC-A) and International Journal of Finance & Economics (ABDC-B). She has also presented in many international conferences and seminars and worked as a reviewer at top journals in her field.
- Working as an Ad-hoc Reviewer in ABDC-A and B journals from Emerald and Wiley Publishing.
- Worked as a Tutor at University of Otago in 2019-2020.
- Worked at BRAC Bank Ltd. as a Financial Analyst, Corporate Banking Division from Jan 2012 to August 2012. Joined as Management Trainee Officer (MTO) at 1st March, 2011. Responsibility included:
* Financial Analysis of corporate clients
* Preparing Credit Proposal and Board Memo
* Facilitating client’s transactional activities etc. - Worked as a Research Assistant at the University of Nottingham in 2015-16
- Worked as an Undergraduate Assistant (UGA) in North South University in 2010.
- Private Firms
- Board Gender Diversity
- Corporate Governance
- Banking in Emerging Economies
- Capital Market
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International
- Dewan Mehrab Ashrafi, Mahnoor Sattar, Rafayat Jalal; What influences digital natives’ susceptibility to cyber phishing scams?. Journal of Financial Crime 2025; https://doi.org/10.1108/JFC-01-2025-0021; (ABDC-B, SCOPUS indexed Q1)
- Mahnoor Sattar; Rafayat Jalal. "Impact of Covid-19 on Firm Performance: A Systematic Literature Review Using PRISMA Framework", Journal of Risk Analysis and Crisis Response, (2024). Vol. 14, Issue 4. (SCOPUS Indexed Q3)
- Mahnoor Sattar; Pallab Kumar Biswas; Helen Roberts. “Board gender diversity and firm risk in UK private firms”, Global Finance Journal, Elsevier Publishing, (2022), Vol. 54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfj.2022.100766; (ABDC-A, SCOPUS indexed Q2)
- Mahnoor Sattar; Pallab Kumar Biswas; Helen Roberts. “Private firm performance: do women directors matter?”, Meditari Accountancy Research, Emerald Publishing, (2021), Vol. 31, Issue 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/MEDAR-
03-2021-1233 ; (ABDC-A, SCOPUS indexed Q1) - Wei Huang; Mahnoor Sattar. “Corporate finance policies, subsidies and R&D: Evidence from China.” International Journal of Finance & Economics. ISSN:1099-1158, Wiley Library, Vol. 26, Issue. 3, (2021) Pg. 3875-3891, https://doi.org/10.1002/ijfe.
1992 ; (ABDC-B, SCOPUS indexed Q2) -
Mahnoor Sattar, “CAPM Vs Fama-French Three-Factor Model: An Evaluation of Effectiveness in Explaining Excess Return in Dhaka Stock Exchange”. International Journal of Business and Management, ISSN 1833-3850, Vol. 12, Issue. 5, (2017) Pg.119-129; https://doi.org/10.5539/ijbm.v12n5p119
National
1. Mahnoor Sattar; Rafayat Jalal; Md. Miad Uddin Fahim. "What Causes Non-Performing Loans to Soar? Empirical Evidence from An Emerging Economy", Bank Parikrama, (2025). Vol. 50, Issue 2 (Forthcoming). (ABDC-C, ERA and EBSCO Indexed)
International
1. Mahnoor Sattar (Presenting author), “Covid-19 Crosswinds and Financial Performance of Listed Firms: Evidence from an Emerging Economy”, 14th Financial Markets and Corporate Governance Conference (FMCG), Monash University, Malaysia, (2024)
2. Mahnoor Sattar (Presenting author), Pallab Kumar Biswas, Helen Roberts, “Board Gender Diversity and Capital Structure in Private Firms: Evidence from the UK”, 12th Financial Markets and Corporate Governance Conference (FMCG), Monash University, Australia, (2022)
3. Mahnoor Sattar (Presenting author), Pallab Kumar Biswas, Helen Roberts, “Board Gender Diversity and Firm Risk in UK Private Firms”, New Zealand Finance Meeting (NZFM), Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand, (2021)
4. Mahnoor Sattar (Presenting author), Pallab Kumar Biswas, Helen Roberts, “Private Firms, Female Directors and Firm Performance: Evidence from the UK”, 25th New Zealand Finance Colloquium (NZFC), University of Waikato, Tauranga, New Zealand, (2021)
5. Mahnoor Sattar (could not present due to Covid-19), Pallab Kumar Biswas, Helen Roberts, “Private Firms, Female Directors and Firm Performance: Evidence from the UK”, Financial Markets and Corporate Governance (FMCG) Conference, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia, (2020)
National
1. Mahnoor Sattar, “CAPM Vs Fama-French Three-Factor Model: A Comparative Study on Return of Cement Industry of Bangladesh”, International Conference on Business and Social Science Research (ICBSSR), (2015)
"Tim Brailsford Scholarship" from AFAANZ Doctoral Education Network (AFDEN)
“University of Otago Doctoral Scholarship” from University of Otago
“Publication Bursary” from University of Otago
“High Achiever's Scholarship” from Nottingham University Ningbo China
Placement in the Director's Honor List in MBA, IBA
Member of Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand (AFAANZ)
