Iftekharuzzaman completed his high school in 1968 under the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Jessore. did his undergraduate studies in economics from the University of Dhaka. He completed his graduate studies in economics from the Wrocław University of Economics. He earned his PhD from the SGH Warsaw School of Economics. His did his post doc research from the University of Tokyo in international relations from 1988 to 1989.
