Laura was awarded Commonwealth Shared Scholarship 2015-16 and completed her MSc degree in Finance from the University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom. Previously, she completed her MBA and BBA degree from the Department of Accounting and Information Systems in the University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. For her excellent results in MBA and BBA, she was awarded Prime Minister's Gold Medal 2011-2012 by the University Grants Commission, Bangladesh and Agrani Bank Gold Medal 2011 and 2012. Her teaching interests include financial accounting, management accounting, corporate finance, portfolio management and security analysis and auditing. Her research interests lie in the area of capital market, financial reporting, accounting standards and corporate governance.