Dr Pradip Royhan

BSc Hons, MSc Research, PhD Law

Biographical details

Dr Royhan has been working as the Lecturer of Law at APIC since June 2016. Previously, he has worked as a sessional academic at Macquarie Law School and Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance, Macquarie University; Victoria University; MIT; Academies Australasia Polytechnique, Federation University.

Has worked as the program coordinator of the capacity development program at Macquarie International and as a researcher at the Centre for Environmental Law, Macquarie University. He also worked as the consultant of the curriculum development project at Access Macquarie Ltd from April 2018 -March 2020.

Prior to that, he worked in Bangladesh Government Service from 1993 to 2009 in the different ministries of the government of Bangladesh as Assistant Commissioner & Magistrate in the Local Courts / Assistant Commissioner (Land) / Chief Executives and Magistrates in the district and sub-district level / Assistant Secretary /Senior Assistant Secretary/Deputy Secretary/ Joint Secretary.

Teaching Interests
Business Law; Corporations Law; Sustainability and Business Ethics; Sustainability Science and Law; Professional development and Business Communication; Innovation and New Technologies; Leadership and Governance; Research Project; Taxation and Management.


Research Interests
Business and Trade Law, Sustainability, Business Ethics, Management, Public Policy, Environmental Law, and Legal Policy Analysis.

Research Supervision
Supervised Research students at APIC in 2019 and 2020 under SBM1300 (Master’s)

Reviewer Marine Policy Journal (https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/marine-policy) Member of Peer Review portal (https://app.peerreviewportal.com/account/profile) Journal of Integrated Sciences (https://jis.iou.edu.gm/index.php/islamic)

Professional Associations and Awards

  • Member, Member of Asian Society of International Law (ASIANSIL)
  • Member, Bangladesh Civil Service (Administration) Association
  • Member, Asian Society of International Law, Singapore (2013-15)
  • Associate member, Centre for Environmental Law, Macquarie University
  • Awarded Macquarie University Research Excellence Scholarship Awarded Macquarie University Research Excellence Scholarships for PhD from February 2010- October 2013.
  • Awarded Higher degree research award 2012 for raising profile of Arts at MQU Internationally.

Research Grant

  • Macquarie University HDR Research grant 2012 (Faculty of Arts), 5000.00AUD
  • Royhan, Pradip, AusAID Grants of AUD2, 77,000.00 on “Capacity Building Program of 25 Bangladesh Government Officials for Sustainable Development in Bangladesh” under Australia Leadership Award Fellowship Round 12, 2013, Macquarie University (As an investigator of Macquarie University Team).
  • Royhan, Pradip, Bangladesh government and Japan Debt Cancellation Funded (AUD185,000.00) professional development training program on ‘Sustainable Development in Bangladesh’ for 100 Bangladesh government officials held in March 6-14 April, 2017, Macquarie University (As an investigator of Macquarie University Team ).
  • Royhan, Pradip, Bangladesh government funded (AUD72,000.00) overseas training program on ‘Sustainable Development in Bangladesh’ for 44 selected Bangladesh government officials held on 15-26 May,2017, Macquarie University (As an investigator of Macquarie University Team).
  • Royhan, Pradip, Curriculum development research grants for Macquarie University funded by Bangladesh Government (600,000.00 AUD) for Curriculum development project of Bangladesh Civil Service Administration Academy, Shahbag, Dhaka, Bangladesh (Contract
    signed on March 15, 2018, for two years project from April 1, 2018, to 31 March 2020) (As an investigator of Macquarie University Team)
  • Royhan, Pradip, Bangladesh government and Japan Debt Cancellation Funded (AUD200,000.00) professional development training program on ‘Sustainable Development in Bangladesh’ for 100 Bangladesh government officials held in March- April 2018, Macquarie University (As an investigator of Macquarie University Team).
  • Royhan, Pradip, Bangladesh government funded (AUD 93,000.00) overseas training program on ‘Sustainable Development in Bangladesh’ for 31 selected Bangladesh government officials held on 18 June – 3 July 2018, Macquarie University (As an investigator of Macquarie University Team).
  • Royhan, Pradip, Bangladesh government funded (AUD75,000.00) overseas training program on ‘E-governance for Better Public Service Delivery in Bangladesh’ for 14 selected Bangladesh government officials held on 30 July- 20 August 2018, Macquarie University (As an investigator of Macquarie University Team).
  • Royhan, Pradip, Bangladesh government funded (AUD31,500.00) overseas training program on ‘Sustainable Development in Bangladesh’ for 14 selected Bangladesh government officials from the Internal Resources Division held on February 18-27, 2019, Notre Dame University (As the chief investigator)
  • Royhan, Pradip, Bangladesh government and Japan Debt Cancellation Funded (AUD200,000.00) professional development training program on ‘Sustainable Development in Bangladesh’ for 100 Bangladesh government officials held on 4 March- 12 April 2019, Macquarie University (As an investigator of Macquarie University Team)
  • Royhan, Pradip, Bangladesh government funded (AUD 2,500.00) overseas training /workshop on ‘Business Process and Freelancing in Australia’ for 6 selected Bangladesh government officials from the ICT Division held on July 8, 2019, Notre Dame University (As the chief investigator ).
  • Royhan, Pradip, Bangladesh government funded (AUD 3,500.00) overseas training workshop on ‘Leadership & Management on Health Related SDG's in Bangladesh’ for 9 selected Bangladesh government officials from the Ministry of Health and Family welfare held on July 19, 2019, Notre Dame University and Prince of Wales Hospital, Randwick (As the chief investigator ).
  • Royhan, Pradip, Bangladesh government funded (AUD 4,500.00) overseas training workshop on ‘Comparative Analysis on River Protection in Australia and Bangladesh’ for 7 selected Bangladesh government officials from the National River Conservation Commission under the Ministry of Shipping held on September 22-24, 2019, Notre Dame University and NSW Water
    (As the chief investigator).

Publications

Journal articles

  • Khan Eizaj Ahmed; Chowdhury Md Maruf; Royhan Pradip; Gowan Sunaina; Rahman Mohammed Mizanur and Mehregan Mahdavi Ahmed Mostafa, ‘A decision model for sustainable informal entrepreneurship in cities’ published in the International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, June 1, 2022, DOI 10.1108/IJCCSM-02-2022-0026
  • Khan Eizaj Ahmed; Royhan Pradip; Rahman M Ashiqur; Rahman Mohammed Mizanur and Ahmed Mostafa, ‘The Impact of Enviropreneurial Orientation on Small Firms’ Business Performance: The Mediation of Green Marketing Mix and Eco-Labeling Strategies ‘published in Sustainability 2020, 12(1), 221; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12010221
  • Royhan, Pradip, “Market Access Challenges and Opportunities for Bangladesh Textile and Apparel Products’ LAWASIA Journal (2015) 57-73
  • Royhan, Pradip and Naser, Mostafa, “Bangladesh in the WTO: A Quest for Greater Market Access” Chittagong University Journal of Law Vol 18, 2014
  • Royhan, Pradip, “Environmental Requirements in the WTO: Developmental Challenges of the Least Developed Countries with a particular Reference to Bangladesh” - (2013) 9 (1) Macquarie Journal of International and Comparative Environmental Law 78-92.
  • Royhan, Pradip, “Market Access Challenges and Opportunities for Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Products under Trade Related Aspect of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)” Oxford Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice (2013) 8 (12): 939-945.
  • Royhan, Pradip, “Market Access Challenges and Opportunities of Bangladesh Leather and Leather Products’ (2019) Accepted for publication in the Australian Journal of Business, Social Science, and Information Technology (Forthcoming)
  • Royhan, Pradip, “Environment Related Health Concerns: Market Access Challenges for
  • Bangladesh Fish and Fish Products” Submitted for publication in Law Asia journal in the upcoming edition (2019) (Under review)
  • Roy, P. C., R. Mandal, and Z. Ahmad, 2000 ''Effect of Liming on mineralization of Sulfur incubated with Urea and Gypsum in Three Contrasting Soils''-Phytol. Res.13 (1); 51-56, 2000.
  • Roy, P. C., R. Mandal, and Z. Ahmad, 2000 ''Effect of Nitrogen and Sulphur on the macronutrient content of HYV Rice (BR-3)''-Phytol. Res.13 (1); 27-33, 2000.
  • Roy, P.C., R. Mandal, and Z. Ahmad, 2000 ''Effect of Liming on the mineralization of Nitrogen by added Urea and gypsum in three contrasting Soils''- Dhaka University J. Sci.9(2);109-114,2000.
  • Roy, P.C., R. Mandal, and Z. Ahmad, 1997 ''Effect of Nitrogen and Sulphur on the growth and yield of HYV (BR-3)'' Phytol.Res.12 (1-2); 13-16, 1999.
  • Roy, P.C, R. Mandal, and Z. Ahmad, 1997 ''Impact of various moisture levels on the mineralization of Sulphur in Soil as influenced by addition of Urea and gypsum''- Bangladesh J. Sci.Res.14 (2); 246-251, 1996.
  • Roy, P.C, R. Mandal, and Z. Ahmad, 1997 ''Impact of various moisture levels on the mineralization of Nitrogen in Soil as affected by addition of Urea and gypsum''- Bangladesh J. Sci.Res.14 (2); 217-222, 1996

Conferences

  • Attended and present paper in the Australia - Bangladesh Trade conference 13-15 November 2019 held in Sydney.
  • Attended Mini-Symposium on “Regulatory and Institutional Framework for Sustainable Use of Coastal and Marine Resources: A Comparative Analysis Between Bangladesh and Australia” - organized jointly by Department of Environmental Science, Macquarie University and Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh 7 May 2019
  • Attended Stakeholder Consultation Workshop as a resource person on “Regulatory and Institutional Framework for Sustainable Use of Coastal and Marine Resources: A Comparative Analysis Between Bangladesh and Australia” - organised by Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh 29 April 2019.
  • Attended as participant in the Sydney International Business Research Conference (SIBRC) organised by Australian Academy for Business Leadership (AABL) held on 23-25 March 2019 at Novotel Sydney.
  • Participated in the data collection and visits/ discussion/ research in different coastal areas in Australia with BPATC team as expert – particularly Sydney, Gold Coast, Brisbane, Great Barrier Reef, Twelve Apostles and Tasmania on “Regulatory and Institutional Framework for Sustainable Use of Coastal and Marine Resources : A Comparative Analysis Between Bangladesh and Australia” - organised jointly by Centre for Environmental Law , Macquarie University and Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh 20 February- 5 March , 2019.
  • Attended as participant in the Sydney International Business Research Conference (SIBRC) organised by Australian Academy for Business Leadership (AABL) held on 25-26 March 2018 at Novotel Sydney.
  • Presented paper on “Better Public Service delivery through E- Governance – Bangladesh perspectives” - International Conference on ‘Public Service Delivery in Bangladesh’ organised by Bangladesh Public Administration Training Centre Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh 5-6 November 2017
  • Attended Environmental Health 2013 Conference as a speaker held in Boston, USA on 3-6 March,2013
  • Attended WTO Public Forum held in WTO Headquarter, Geneva, Switzerland on 24-26 September,2012
  • Attended ANZSIL Conference held in UNSW, Sydney on 25-26 October,2012
  • Attended in the 3rd New Zealand Centre of International Economic Law (NZCIEL) International Conference as a speaker held in the Victoria University, Wellington, NZ from 7-8 July,2011
  • Attended in the 19th Australia New Zealand Society for International Law (ANZSIL) International Conference as a speaker held in the Australian National University (ANU), Canberra, AU from 23-25 June,2011
  • Participated in “ Assessment Tools I – Design & Develop” a professional development workshop for trainers and assessors held on 20th April, 2011 in Sydney
  • Organized International Conferences on “WTO Issues” while working as a Deputy Director of the WTO Cell, Ministry of Commerce.
  • Attended JICA Training on Dispute Settlement Understanding held in the JICA Centre, Tokyo, Japan from January 31 to February 10 ,2006
  • Attended the WTO UNESCAP Intensive Course on “Trade Negotiating Skills for Asia and Pacific Countries, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia in May 2004
  • Attended The 3rd Introduction Course on WTO for LDCs, Geneva, Switzerland in May 2003
  • Attended The 3rd International Human Resource Development Program, Society for Development Studies, New Delhi, India in September to October ,2000
  • Participated in “Levels “a professional development workshop for trainers and assessors held on 18th May 2011 in Sydney.