Researcher at Bangladesh Maritime University
Md. Nafij Hossain is a researcher at Bangladesh Maritime University with research interests in sustainable tourism development, tourism planning and policy, community-based tourism, and the socio-economic impacts of tourism, particularly in Bangladesh. He recently worked as a Research Assistant and Data Enumerator for the Cox’s Bazar Masterplan project under the Construction Supervision Consultant (CSC), Bangladesh Army, where he contributed to tourism carrying capacity assessment, field surveys, and sustainable tourism planning. He has also been involved in tourism research and planning initiatives with the Bangladesh Tourism Board through his internship in Data Collection and Research. His research has been presented at national and international conferences, where he shared findings on sustainable tourism, tourism governance, and the impacts of tourism on local communities. Alongside academic research, he is actively engaged in the tourism and hospitality industry through professional experience in travel services, sales and marketing, and hospitality finance.