Senior Assistant Professor & Additional Director of Research and Collaboration

Dr. Md. Abu Hasnat

Educational Qualifications:

 Job Experience: 

Master's and PhD Theses:

1. Master Thesis: Investing Employee Provident Fund (EPF) Into Islamic and Conventional Unit Trust in Malaysia: A Behavioral Analysis.
2. PhD Thesis: Financial Behavioral Tendencies of Individual Investors: The Case of Dhaka Stock Exchange.

Research Publications:

Articles published in international peer-reviewed journals (Web of Science, Scopus, ABDC, TRDizin)

1. Hasnat, M. A., Islam, M. M., Rahimi, Z., & Dağlı, H. (2024). A Correlation Analysis of Knowledge, Experience, Religious Belief, and Behavior of Malaysian EPF Investors Towards Investing in Islamic and Conventional Unit Trusts. Turkish Journal of Islamic Economics, 11(1), 101-123. DOI: dx.doi.org/10.26414/A3977 (Web of Science) Link: https://tujise.org/issues/11-1/a3977
2. Hasnat, M. A., & Salleh, M. C. M. (2018). Comparative Analysis on EPF Investors’ knowledge, Experience, And Behavior Towards Investing in Islamic and Conventional Unit Trusts: The Case of Malaysia. Journal of Islamic Economics, Banking and Finance, 14(1), 125-145. (Scopus, ABDC) Link: http://irep.iium.edu.my/63747/;https://ibtra.com/pdf/journal/v14_n1_article6.pdf
3. Yildirim, F., Ghorbani, S., Talukder, K. I., Hasnat, M. A., & Nayeem, A. R. (2020). Applications of Hesitant fuzzy sets and FTA for selecting the best risk-based strategy for Green Manufacturing in GSC. International Journal of Grid and Distributed Computing, 13(2), 220-234. (Web of Science, Scopus) Link: http://sersc.org/journals/index.php/IJGDC/article/view/31407;
4. Talukder, K. I., Hemati, M., Rabbani, M., Hasnat, M. A., & Alam, M. N. (2020). Designing A Mathematical Model for Solving the Blood Units Management Problem in The Case of Hospital. TEST Engineering & Management, 83 (8), 3818 – 3835. (Scopus) Link: http://www.testmagzine.biz/index.php/testmagzine/article/view/13594
5. Hasnat, M. A., Dağlı, H., & Kurtaran, A. (2023). An Analysis of Individual Investors’ Behavior: A case of Dhaka Stock Exchange. International Journal of Economics and Administrative Studies, 41, 303-316. DOI: https://doi.org/10.18092/ulikidince.1311694 (TRDizin) Link: https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/ulikidince/issue/80641/1311694
6. Hasnat, M. A., Rahimi, Z., Kara, M., & Ahmed, F. (2023). Afghan Consumers’ Beliefs, Attitudes, and Behaviors Towards Social Media Advertising: A Case Study on Parwan- Afghanistan. Journal of Business Research-Turk. 15(3).  DOI: https://doi.org/10.20491/isarder.2023.1686 (TRDizin)
7. Rahimi, Z., Hasnat, M. A., Kara, M., & Ahmed, F. (2023). Consumer Ethnocentric Tendencies in Purchasing Foreign Products: A Study in Afghanistan. International Journal of Economics Business and Politics, 7(2), 402-422. DOI: https://doi.org/10.29216/ueip.1311862 (TRDizin) Link:
   https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/ueip/issue/79865/1311862
8. Hasnat, M. A., Dağlı, H., Rahimi, Z., & Ahmad, F. (2024). Factors Affecting Individual Investors’ Investment Decision at the Dhaka Stock Exchange. Currently accepted in the Journal of Research in Business. (TRDizin)

Articles published in Other international peer-reviewed journals

1. Mia, M. R., Hasnat, M. A., & Mahjabeen, W. (2016). Mudharabah and musharakah from the accounting perspective by referring to AAOIFI, IFRS and MFRS. IOSR Journal of Business and Management, 18(7), 67-72. Link:
   https://www.iosrjournals.org/iosr-jbm/papers/Vol18-issue7/Version-3/J1807036772.pdf
2. Hasnat, M. A., Talukder, K. I., Hasan, S. S., & Tasnim, M. (2017). Factors Influencing Trust and Confidence in the Halal Food Information Sources and Institutions in Malaysia. American Scientific Research Journal for Engineering, Technology, and Sciences (ASRJETS), 28(1), 144-166. Link: https://www.asrjetsjournal.org/index.php/American_Scientific_Journal/article/view/2626
3. Hasnat, M. A., & Alom, S. (2017). The implementation of Kafalah in Islamic banking and finance organizations in Malaysia. International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 7(7), 768-777. Link: https://www.ijsrp.org/research-paper-0717/ijsrp-
   p6797.pdf
4. Hasnat, M. A., Alom, S., & Talukder, K. I. (2017). A Comparative Analysis between Musharakah Mutanaqisah and Al-Baybithaman Ajil Contracts under The Islamic Home Financing in Malaysia. International Journal of Development Research, 7. Link:
   https://www.journalijdr.com/sites/default/files/issue-pdf/7992.pdf
5. Hasnat, M. A., & Talukder, K. I. (2017). The Role of Banking Sector during the Global Financial Crisis of 2007 and 2008. International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 7(2). Link: https://www.ijsrp.org/research-paper-0217.php?rp=P626197
6. Hasnat, M. A., Kamrul, I. T., & Abdullah, M. T. (2017). The Bilateral Trade Relation in the world: China perspectives. International Journal of Economics, Business and Management Research, 1(4), 73-86. Link: https://www.ijebmr.com/link/51
7. Talukder, K. I., Mubasshira, T., & Hasnat, M. A. (2018). Factors Affecting Student’s Perception and Actual Uses of LMS In Malaysian Universities. International Journal of Economics, Business and Management Research. 2 (1), 397-408. Link:
   https://ijebmr.com/link/149
8. Hasnat, M. A., Mahbub, M., Talukder, K. I., & Mubasshira, T. (2017). Examine the Performance of Telecommunication Company in Malaysia: A Case from Axiata Group SDN BHD. International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 7(2), 289-29.
   Link: https://www.ijsrp.org/research-paper-0217.php?rp=P626213
9. Talukder, K. I., Hasnat, M. A., & Mubasshira, T. (2018). Factors Influencing Learning Experiences of International Students of Malaysian Private and Public Universities on Satisfaction of International Students: A Behavioral Analysis. International Journal of Engineering Sciences & Management, 8 (1), 46-59. Link: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/322852038

Papers presented in Seminars and International Conferences

1. Hasnat, M. A., Ahmad, F., Dağlı, H., & Rahimi, Z. (2023). Factors Influencing Investment Decisions: The Case of Individual Investors at the Dhaka Stock Exchange. 2023 Spring Conference in New Orleans (April 19-21, 2023), USA. Link:https://www.igbr.org/conferences/
2. Hasnat, M. A., & Babur, A. (2020). Islamic Finance Makes Financial Sustainable Development in the Society as a Replacement of Financial System. A Seminar at Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey. (Online)
3. Hasnat, M. A., & Babur, A. (2020). Changing Human Behavior Based on Ideologies Can Replace the System: From the Capitalistic System to the Islamic System. An International Conference in New Orleans, USA, 2020. (Online)
4. Hasnat, M. A., & Babur, A. (2019). The Replacement of Capitalism: System and/or People. A Seminar at Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey.

Participated in International Conferences and Seminars

• Participated in International Seminar on Interfaith Harmony & Tolerance in Malaysia, 2015.
• Participated in Hult Prize Competition at IIUM in Malaysia, 2015.
• Participated in 1 st World Muslim Women Summit & Exhibition (WISE 2016) in Malaysia,
  2016.
• Participated in Interfaith Harmony International Conference at IIUM in Malaysia, 2017.
• Participated in All Programs of the Postgraduate Student Society Under CPS, IIUM, from
  2015 to 2017.

Book

• Hasnat, M. A., Talukder, K. I., Hasan, S. S., & Tasnim, M. (2017). Factors affecting trust & confidence in halal food sources in Malaysia. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany, ISBN: 9783659387012. Link: https://www.amazon.com/Factors-Affecting-Confidence-Sources-Malaysia/dp/3659387010

Workshops Attended

• Participated in Workshop on “How to Write Research Proposal and How to Publish Article” under PGSS, Law Department, IIUM in Malaysia, 2015.
• Participated in Workshop on “How to Write an Academic Literature Review”, “How to Write an Impressive Assignment”, “How to Develop Quantitative Research, Research Methodology”, and “SEM Basic and Intermediate Level” at Student Enhancement Unit
  (SLEU), IIUM in Malaysia, 2015.
• Participated in Workshop on “SEM Research Model” at International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), in Malaysia, 2016
• Participated in Workshop on “SPSS Intermediate Level” at International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), in Malaysia, 2016
• Participated in Workshop on “SPSS Advanced Level” at International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) in Malaysia, 2017.
• Participated in Workshop on “How to Develop Qualitative Research” at International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) in Malaysia, 2017.

Fellowships and Awards

• Distinguished Student Research Award for Paper Presentation at the Institute for Global Business Research in 2023 in New Orleans, USA
• Research Assistant at Karadeniz Technical University (KTU) from 2019 to 2022 in Turkey
• Turkish Burslari Govt. Scholarship for Ph.D. Program in September 2017 in Turkey
• Research Assistant at International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) from 2016-2017 in Malaysia