Ms. Ishter Mahal is an Associate Professor in the Department of “Accounting & Information Systems” at the Faculty of Business Studies, University of Dhaka. She earned a Research Master Degree with Honor Distinction in ‘International Finance and Accounting’ from the University of Extremadura, Spain, under the prestigious Erasmus Mundus Scholarship funded by the European Union. She was awarded MBA and BBA degrees in the Department of ‘Accounting & Information Systems’ from the University of Dhaka, securing the 1st place in order of merit in both degrees. She is actively engaged in research and publications and has 13 publications in different reputed national and international journals. Her research areas of interest include Management Accounting, Public Policy, Family Business, Financial Accounting, Intellectual Capital, and Economics. She achieved the “Dean’s Award Honor” and “Dean’s Award Merit” for outstanding results in both BBA and MBA Programs, Faculty of Business Studies, University of Dhaka.

Ms. Ishter Mahal served as an Independent Director and Audit Committee member of ‘Apex Weaving and Finishing Ltd. She was also an Independent Director and the Chairman of the Audit Committee of ‘Fu-Wang Food Ltd. Currently, she is serving as the Vice-President of Bangladesh Muktijuddha Poribar Songshod – National Command Council since 2021 and was the Welfare Secretary of Accounting Alumni Association for the period from 2018 to 2022.