Profile

Faculty and Department Affiliation

Faculty of Business and Economics
Department of Business Administration

Degrees and Universities Attended

MBA  in  Finance,  Jagannath  University

BBA  in  Finance,  Jagannath  University

Short Introduction

Udayshankar Sarkar is a faculty of Business administration at City University. He is currently working on the Project titled “Microfinance and Sustainable Development” in vulnerable communities in Bangladesh. He explores how Microfinance meets the poverty burden for poor people regarding social, financial and environmental aspects. Sarkar wrote books on Finance, Banking and insurance and previous research focused on international corporate governance, Banking Sectors and macroeconomics. Sarkar has completed two research grants from City University as principal investigator and presented his research at Local and Foreign academic conferences. His research combines both Qualitative and Quantitative methods conducting empirical evidence and economic theory to support the design of efficient public policies. Sarkar’s workings range from poverty, hunger, inequality to sensible government policies with more comprehensive and real-world impacts. Sarkar received his Bachelor and Master of Business Administration degrees from Jagannath University, Bangladesh. Before joining as a faculty at the City University in 2016, he held a faculty position at the Cambrian College and Shamsul Haque Khan School and College.

Teaching experience

6  Years

Research Interest

My  research  is  focused  on  Development  Economics  relating  to  Sustainability,  Health;  Gender  and  Inequality;  Climate  Change;  Environmental  issues  in  economics;  Poverty  and  Hunger;  and  vulnerability  in  low  and  middle-income  countries  in  the  concentration  of  

Publications

Google  Scholar  profile:    https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Jz0oCvoAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

RESEARCH  PROJECT
1.
Project    Name    :    City    University    Research    Grants,    2019
Project    Title    :    Sustainability    of    Microfinance    Program    in    Vulnerable    Areas:    A    Study    with    Segregated    Data    in    South-West    Bangladesh.
Role    :    Principal    Researcher
Authority    :    City    University,    Dhaka,    Bangladesh


2.
 

Project    Name    :    City    University    Research    Grants,    2017
Project    Title    :    EffectofDividendChangesonStockPrice:AnAssessmentoftheBehaviorofEmergingCapitalMarketsofBangladesh
Role    :    Principal    Researcher
Authority    :    City    University,    Dhaka,    Bangladesh

Publications

a)    Books    [Approved    by    National    Curriculumand    Textbook    Board(NCTB)]
1.    Finance(In    Bengali)-For    Class    11-12    (Approved    by    NCTB)    Authors    :    1.    Md.    Omar    Faruque    2.    Udayshankar    Sarkar    Year    :    2013    Publisher    :    Alamgir    Library,    Banglabazar,    Dhaka

2.    Banking    and    Insurance(In    Bengali)    ForClass11-12    (Approved    by    NCTB)    Authors    :    1.    Md.    Omar    Faruque;    2.    Udayshankar    Sarkar    3.    Shakib    Khan    Tushar    Year    :    2013    Publisher    :    Alamgir    Library,    Banglabazar,    Dhaka

Journal    Articles

1.    Faruque    MD.    Omar,    Mehedi    MH,    Sarkar    U,    (2022).    Corporate    Demand    for    Insurance    in    Bangladesh:    An    Empirical    Investigation    from    Bangladesh    Insurance    Market,    Journal    of    Business    studies,    Vol.    10,    No.    1    &    2,    June    2022,    Jagannath    University,    Dhaka,    Bangladesh.

2.    Faruque    MD.    Omar,    Sarkar    U,    Parvin    S.    and    Siddikee    M.J.A    (2022).    Financial    Statement    Fraud    Detection    in    Cement    and    Ceramic    Industries:    An    Empirical    Study    from    Bangladesh.    Journal    of    science    and    Technology,    Haji    Mohammad    Danesh    Science    and    Technology,    Dinajpur,    Bangladesh.    https://jst.hstu.ac.bd/assets_vcc/files/vol_20/paper-4.pdf

3.    Sarkar,    U    (2019).    Effect    of    Dividend    changes    on    stock    price:    An    assessment    of    the    behavior    of    Emerging    capital    market    of    Bangladesh.    City    University    Journal,(Vol-4,No.-01)(June-2019)ISSN-2412    2823

4.    Islam,    M.    S.,    Faruk,    M.    O.,    &    Sarkar,    U.    (2019).    The    Impact    of    Dividend    and    Dividend    Related    Issues    on    Share    Price    Volatility:    A    Case    of    Dhaka    Stock    Exchange.    THE    COST    AND    MANAGEMENT,    47    (01)    (January-February),    isbn-1817-5090,    31-40.    The    Institute    of    Cost    and    Management    Accountants    of    Bangladesh    (ICMAB).    http://www.icmab.org.bd/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/5.The-Impact.pdf

5.    Faruque,    Md.    &    Sarkar,    U.    (2017).    Impact    of    Remittances    to    the    Economic    Development    of    Bangladesh.    Business    Journal,    Faculty    of    Business    Studies,    Universityof    Rajshahi,    Bangladesh.    http://www.ru.ac.bd/biochem/wp-content/uploads/sites/68/2017/07/JOURNAL-OF-BUSINESS-STUDIES.pdf#page=220

6.    Sarkar,    U.    (2014)    A    comparative    profitability    and    operating    efficiency    analysis    of    public    and    private    banks    in    Bangladesh.    Quarterly    Journal    of    Business    Studies    (Vol.    1,    No.    1,),    17-23.    By:    ResearchAcademy    of    Social    Sciences,    Pakistan.    https://ideas.repec.org/a/rss/jnljbs/v1i1p2.html

7.    Arif,    M.    U.,    Faruque,    M.    &    Sarkar,    U.    (2012).    Impact    of    Good    Governance    on    the    Corporate    Governance    in    Bangladesh.    International    Journal    of    Research    in    Commerce    and    Management    (Online),(ISSN:    0976-2183).    https://ijrcm.org.in/download.php?name=ijrcm-1-vol-3_issue-8-art-2.pdf&path=uploaddata/ijrcm-1-vol-3_issue-8-art-2.pdf

Conference    Participation    And    Paper    Presentation

1.    17th    National    Conference    and    Seminar,    2022
Organized    By:    Bangladesh    Agricultural    Economics    Association    (BARC)
Duration:    September    5    &    6,    2022
Paper    Presented:    Climate    Change    and    Crop    Farming    in    Bangladesh:    An    Analysis    of    Economic    Impacts    and    Adaptation
Location:    Bangladesh    Agricultural    Research    Council    (BARC)    Auditorium,    Farmgate,    Dhaka

2.    Annual    Banking    Conference-2022
Organized    By:    Bangladesh    Institute    of    Bank    Management    (BIBM)
Duration:    August    27    &    28,    2022
Paper    Presented:    Microfinance    and    Social    Sustainability    of    Grameen    Bank    Rural    Women    Borrowers:    Experience    from    COVID-19    Pandemic
Location:    Bangladesh    Institute    of    Bank    Management    Auditorium    (BIBM),    Mirpur    2,    Dhaka,    Bangladesh

3.    21st    Biennial    Conference    2021
Organized    By:    Bangladesh    Economic    Association    (BEA)
Duration:    December    24-25,    2021
Paper    Presented:    Covid-19    Pandemic:    Microfinance    and    Social    sustainability    of    Grameen    Bank    Borrowers    in    South-West    Bangladesh
Location:    The    Institution    of    Engineers    Bangladesh,    Ramna,    Dhaka

4.    2nd    Accounting    Educators’    Conference    2019
Organized    By:    The    institute    of    Cost    and    Management    Accounts    of    Bangladesh    (ICMAB)
Duration:    December    06,    2019
Paper    Presented:    N/A,    (Participation    Only)
Location:    Dhaka,    Bangladesh

5.    Annual    Banking    Conference-2019
Organized    By:    Bangladesh    institute    of    Bank    Management    (BIBM)
Duration:    November    27    &    28,    2019
Paper    Presented:    Effect    of    Dividend    Changes    on    Stock    Price:    An    Assessment    of    the    Behavior    of    Emerging    Capital    Markets    of    Bangladesh
Location:    Bangladesh    Institute    of    Bank    Management    Auditorium    (BIBM),    Mirpur    2,    Dhaka,    Bangladesh

6.    1st    International    Conference    on    Entrepreneurship,    SMEs    Development    and    Management    (2013)
Organized    By:    Organized    by:    Faculty    of    Business    Studies,    University    of    Rajshahi,    Rajshahi,    Bangladesh.    &    Center    for    Entrepreneurship    and    SMEs    Development    (UKM    CESMED)    Universiti    Kebangsaan    Malaysia
Duration:    June    30,    2013
Paper    Presented:    Factors    Affecting    the    Payment    Performance    of    Loan:    An    Empirical    Investigation    on    Credit    Default    Risk
Location:    University    of    Rajshahi,    Rajshahi,    Bangladesh

7.    Exploring    Sub-Regional    Cooperation    in    the    Context    of    India-Bangladesh    Relations:    Society,    History,    Science    and    Culture
Organized    By:    Assam    University
Duration:    January    22-24,    2012
Paper    Presented:    Impact    of    Good    Governance    on    the    Corporate    Governance    in    Bangladesh
Location:    Silchar,    India

Trainings    And    Workshops

a)    Trainings:
1.    Training    1
Training    Title:    Teaching    Methods    and    Techniques
Duration:    August    11,    2018    –    August    14,    2018    (4    Days)
Conducted    By:    Graduate    Training    Institute    (GTI),    Bangladesh    Agricultural    University    (BAU)
Organized    By:    IQAC,    City    University,    Dhaka,    Bangladesh

2.    Training    2
Training    Title:    Outcome-Based    Curriculum    Development
Duration:    September    05,    2018    –    September    06,    2018    (2    Days)
Conducted    By:    Graduate    Training    Institute    (GTI),    Bangladesh    Agricultural    University    (BAU)
Organized    By:    IQAC,    City    University,    Dhaka,    Bangladesh

b)    Workshops:
1.    Workshop    1
Training    Title:    OER    Policy    Development    for    city    University
Duration:    May    13,    2022-    May    14,    2022    (2    Days)
Organized    By:    City    University,    Dhaka,    Bangladesh

2.    Workshop    2
Training    Title:    Research    Methods    Tools    and    Techniques    and    Scientific    Method    of    Paper    Writing
Duration:    November    25,    2018    (1    Day)
Organized    By:    IQAC,    City    University,    Dhaka,    Bangladesh