Biography
                                
                                                                            Maksuda Sarker is serving as an assistant professor in law at Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP). She joined BUP in 2020. Before joining BUP, she served as a lecturer at Canadian University of Bangladesh (CUB). She completed her LLB and LLM (specialization in commercial law) from the University of Dhaka with first class in both. She obtained CGPA 3.75 in LLB, and CGPA 3.95 in LLM. Her area of interest includes commercial arbitration, investment law, trade law, and intellectual property law.
                                        
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                                Education
                                
                                                                            S.S.C, চান্দিনা ডাঃ ফিরোজা বালিকা উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়
                                                                             H.S.C, হলিক্রস কলেজ, ঢাকা
                                                                             Honors, ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
                                                                             Masters, ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
                                                                             
                                                                    
                                
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                                Journal Publication
                                
                                                                            1. 
‘Seat Theory in International Commercial Arbitration: Conversion of Lex Loci Arbitri into Lex Arbitri’, (2022) 33 Dhaka University Law Journal 121-142. 
                                                                                2. National Courts' Power to Set Aside an International Arbitral Award: An Aberration of International Commercial Arbitration! 5(1) Indian Journal of Law and Legal Research (IJLLR)  https://www.ijllr.com/post/national-courts-power-to-set-aside-an-international-arbitral-award 	
                                                                                3. Test Data Protection in Free Trade Agreements (FTAs): A Barrier to Affordable Access to Medicines Amid the Covid-19 Pandemic? 6(1) International Journal of Law Management & Humanities (IJLMH) https://doij.org/10.10000/IJLMH.114198 
                                                                                
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                                Awards
                                
                                                                        1. 
June 2020	Dhaka University Merit Scholarship 2020
•	Scholarship for excellent result in LL.M. (Masters) Examination of 2018
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December 2020          	University Grant Commission Scholarship 2020
•	Scholarship for securing the 1st position in the LL.M. (Masters) Examination of 2018
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May, 2019	
Professor Mahfuza-Barrister Shafique Scholarship 2019
•	Scholarship for securing the 2nd position in the LL.B. (Honours) Examination of 2017 
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June 2018
Tapan Bihari Nag Trust Fund Scholarship 2018
•	Scholarship for securing the 2nd position in the LL.B. (Honours) Examination of 2017
June 2015- June 2017
Shamaila Rahman Memorial Scholarship
•	Scholarship for securing top position, among female students, during undergraduate study for four consecutive years
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January 2011-December 2013
Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Scholarship
 *Secured 2nd position in the Cumilla board in SSC 2011
   *Secured 25th position in the Dhaka board in HSC 2013
                                                                            
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                                                                            S.S.C, চান্দিনা ডাঃ ফিরোজা বালিকা উচ্চ বিদ্যালয়
                                                     H.S.C, হলিক্রস কলেজ, ঢাকা
                                                     Honors, ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
                                                     Masters, ঢাকা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়
                                                     
                                                
                        
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                                                                    1. 
‘Seat Theory in International Commercial Arbitration: Conversion of Lex Loci Arbitri into Lex Arbitri’, (2022) 33 Dhaka University Law Journal 121-142. 
                                                                    2. National Courts' Power to Set Aside an International Arbitral Award: An Aberration of International Commercial Arbitration! 5(1) Indian Journal of Law and Legal Research (IJLLR)  https://www.ijllr.com/post/national-courts-power-to-set-aside-an-international-arbitral-award 	
                                                                    3. Test Data Protection in Free Trade Agreements (FTAs): A Barrier to Affordable Access to Medicines Amid the Covid-19 Pandemic? 6(1) International Journal of Law Management & Humanities (IJLMH) https://doij.org/10.10000/IJLMH.114198 
                                                                
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                                                    June 2020	Dhaka University Merit Scholarship 2020
•	Scholarship for excellent result in LL.M. (Masters) Examination of 2018
                                                    December 2020          	University Grant Commission Scholarship 2020
•	Scholarship for securing the 1st position in the LL.M. (Masters) Examination of 2018
                                                    May, 2019	
Professor Mahfuza-Barrister Shafique Scholarship 2019
•	Scholarship for securing the 2nd position in the LL.B. (Honours) Examination of 2017 
                                                    June 2018
Tapan Bihari Nag Trust Fund Scholarship 2018
•	Scholarship for securing the 2nd position in the LL.B. (Honours) Examination of 2017
June 2015- June 2017
Shamaila Rahman Memorial Scholarship
•	Scholarship for securing top position, among female students, during undergraduate study for four consecutive years
                                                    January 2011-December 2013
Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Scholarship
 *Secured 2nd position in the Cumilla board in SSC 2011
   *Secured 25th position in the Dhaka board in HSC 2013
                                                
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