Dr. M. Mosttafa Shazzad Hasan is a professional chartered accountant and a PhD scholar specializing in forensic accounting and financial fraud prevention. He has extensive experience in auditing, accounting, finance, financial fraud investigations, business dispute settlements, anti-money laundering, taxation, and corporate legal issues. Dr. Hasan is a Chartered Accountant, qualified from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB), and a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) from the Certified Public Accountants Institute of Ireland. He holds a BBA and MBA in Finance from the University of Chittagong and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from the National University of Bangladesh. Additionally, he earned a Diploma in Forensic Accounting from Bentwood College in the UK. He was awarded a PhD in forensic accounting and financial fraud prevention from Putra Business School of Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM- 148th position in world raking for 2025). He is a Certified Professional Forensic Accountant (CPFAcct) and a Fellow Member of The Institute of Certified Forensic Accountants (ICFA), USA. Dr. Hasan has accumulated diverse experience throughout his career, working with prominent local and multinational companies in manufacturing, trading, foreign operations, joint ventures, and Economic Zone Development. His versatility is further demonstrated by his role as a Senior Consultant in the Information and Communication Technology Ministry of the Government of the Republic of Bangladesh. He is deeply interested in theoretical and applied research in international accounting standards, forensic accounting, money and capital markets, and financial fraud investigations. Dr. Hasan regularly appears on TV talk shows and has extensive experience giving lectures at renowned universities, conducting training sessions and seminars, and writing columns for professional journals, magazines, and newspapers.