JOURNAL PAPER

Islam, K.M.Z., Sharif M.I., Ahmed, S.M.A.M., (2015), Corporate Governance and Firm Performance: Evidence from Selected Firms Listed in Dhaka Stock Exchange, Daffodil International University Journal of Business and Economics, 9, 2, pp.10-25, 2015.

The paper investigates the relationship between corporate governance and firm performance of 60 Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) listed companies of Bangladesh Stock Exchange using cross-section data of the year 2011. This study focused on eight aspects of corporate governance namely Board Size (BS), Number of independent directors, CEO duality, Logged asset, Debt-equity ratio, Proportion of independent directors, and Broad meeting frequency. Firm performance has been measured through return on equity (ROE) and return on assets (ROA). The findings of the study suggest that corporate governance variables do influence firms’ performance.

Islam, K.M.Z, Hoque M.N., Ahmed S.M.A.M., (2015), Dynamic Relationships Between Stock Market Indices and Macroeconomic Aggregates: A Time Series Evidence from Bangladesh Economy, Jahangirnagar Journal of Finance and Banking, 3, pp.113-131, 2015.

Using yearly data from 1990 to 2013, the paper investigates the causal relationship between five macro-economic variables (interest rate spread, foreign direct investment, consumer price index, gross domestic product growth and savings from gross domestic products) and Dhaka stock exchange stock prices using co-integration and Granger causality test.

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