Profile

Ms. Shirin Sharmin is serving as an Assistant Professor at the School of Business at Presidency University. She brings a unique blend of experience from academia and the financial industry, having served as Vice President and Head of Research at a multinational asset management company for eight years.
Ms. Sharmin has published extensively in journal articles and conference papers, with research interests including infrastructure finance, operations management, financial reporting, and capital market analysis.

• Assistant Professor, School of Business, Presidency University (July, 2023 – Present)
• Assistant Professor, International Economic Relations, IER, Bangladesh Institute of Governance and Management (BIGM), (December, 2020 – June, 2023)
• Vice President and Head of Research, Investments and Operations, LR Global Bangladesh Asset Management Company Research, (January, 2012 – November, 2020)
• Design & BOQ Engineer, Telecom Infra-structure Division, OrasInvest (Bangladesh) Limited (July, 2008 – December, 2009)
• Design Engineer, Design & Construction Division, Equal Engineers & Consultants (May, 2007 – June, 2008)

• Sharmin, S. (2025). A Study of Cost Overrun in Road Projects in Bangladesh, Journal of Bangladesh Studies, USA Vol-27, No-1, ISSN – 1529-0905. https://brill.com/view/journals/jbds/aop/article-10.1163-27715086-20250004/article-10.1163-27715086-20250004.xml
• Sharmin, S. (2024). Factors Contributing to Delay and Cost Overrun in Infrastructure Projects. The Cost and Management, Vol-52, No-4. https://icmab.gov.bd/journal/july-august-2024/
• Sharmin, S., Rahman, Z., Asadullah, J., Dodul D. H. (2024) Literature Review on S-O-R Model from the Perspective of Social Media. Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences, Vol-22(2), 16630-16642. SCOPUS Q4. https://www.pjlss.edu.pk/pdf_files/2024_2/16630-16642.pdf
• Sharmin, S., Rahman, Z., Hayder. N. B., Mebin, M. R., Akhtar. N., Asadullah., J. (2024) Developing S-O-R Conceptual Framework for Social Media Business Pages. Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences, Vol 22(2):16622-16629. SCOPUS Q4. https://www.pjlss.edu.pk/pdf_files/2024_2/16622-16629.pdf
• Sharmin, S., Arefin, A. & Arman, M.(2021). Detecting Earning Manipulation in a Developing Economy: An Empirical Study Using Beneish M-score Model. North South Business Review, 11(2), 59-70. https://doi.org/10.47126/J.NSBR.1991-4938
• Sharmin, S. & Arman, M. (2020). Market Concentration Scenario in Financial Sector of Bangladesh. North South Business Review, 11, 42-56. https://doi.org/10.47126/J.NSBR.1991-4938
• Sharmin, S. and Islam, A K M Nazrul, (2017). An analysis of transport investment and economic growth in the context of Bangladesh. Asia Pacific Journal on Environment and Development, Vol 24-27, Special Issue.
• Sharmin, S. (2013). Opportunities & Challenges of Pharmaceutical Sector in Bangladesh. Published in Journal of Bangladesh Studies, USA Vol-14, No-2, ISSN – 1529-0905.
• Sharmin, S. and Khan, M. (2011). Quality Assurance Techniques of Pharmaceutical Industries – A study on Pharmaceutical Sector in Bangladesh. Published in Dhaka University Journal of Marketing, Vol. No. 14, June 2011, ISSN – 1996-3319.

Research Interest: Infrastructure finance, operations management, financial reporting, and capital market analysis.

• Technical Board Scholarship (2002-2007) while studying at BUET.
• Education Board Scholarship (1999-2001) in college. Primary & Junior Scholarship during school years.

• Sharmin, S., Rahman, Z., Raju, Nashid, U. N., Z. H., Akthar, N., Mebin, M. R., (2024). Developing S-O-R Conceptual Framework for Social media business pages. Presented at the International Conference on Asian and Pacific Studies (ICOAAPS-24), November 29-30, 2024, in New York, USA. Paper Id: ISER20241025_02.
• Sharmin, S. & Arman, M. (2020). Measuring Market Concentration Using Indices: An Empirical Analysis on Listed Financial Companies of Bangladesh. Presented at the 17^th AIMS International Conference, January 2-4, 2020, Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, India. ISBN: 978-1-943295-14-2
• Sharmin, S. and Arman, M. (2019). Diagnosis of Competitiveness among Listed Companies in Bangladesh. Presented at the 2^nd International Conference on Applied Statistics, December 27-29, 2019, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
• Sharmin, S., Shuman, A. and Arman, M. (2019). Empirical Profiling of Banks in Distress in Bangladesh using Logit Model with Panel Data. Presented at the 2^nd International Conference on Applied Statistics, December 27-29, 2019, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
• Sharmin, S. & Arman, M. (2019). Likelihood of a Company’s Manipulation of Its Financial Statement: An Empirical Analysis Using Beneish M-Score Model. In O. K. Gupta & S. Agrawal (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Conference on Management and Information Systems (ICMIS-19) (pp. 117-125). Bangkok, September 29-30. ISBN: 978-1-943295-13-5
• Arman, M., Sultana, F., and Sharmin, S. (2015). Analyzing Loan Recovery Rate of Micro Finance Institutions in Bangladesh. Presented at the Second International Conference on Theory and Applications of Statistics, December 27-29, 2015, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh.
• Sharmin, S. and Arman, M. (2013). Analysis of Mutual Funds in Bangladesh: Performance, opportunities & challenges. Presented in Conference on Bridging the Policy-Action Divide: Challenges and Prospects for Bangladesh, Presented at University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA, February 22-24, 2013.
• Sharmin, S. (2013). Opportunities & Challenges of Pharmaceutical Sector in Bangladesh. Presented in Conference on Bridging the Policy-Action Divide: Challenges and Prospects for Bangladesh, Presented at University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA, February 22-24, 2013.

Funded Research Activities

• Worked as the Principal Investigator of a Ministry of Public Administration (MoPA) funded project titled “Training Need Assessment to Support the Future Challenges of the Senior Civil Service Officials” (funding amount BDT 35 lacs).
• Working as the Co-Principal Investigator of a Cabinet Division-funded project titled “Feasibility Study of Integrated Reforms Management Project (IRMP)” (funding amount BDT 2.75 crore)