Dr Hossain obtained his PhD from Curtin University, Australia. His PhD focuses on the corporate Governance of social enterprises. Before pursuing PhD, he completed a second masters (with Grande Distinction) from Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Belgium. Earlier, he completed MBA in Finance with the highest GPA (3.98/4 securing First Position) in the university in that academic year, and BBA in Finance with First Class First (with the highest marks in the school) from the University of Chittagong, Bangladesh. For these academic achievements, he obtained “Prime Minister Talent Award” from the Prime Minister of Government of the Peoples’ Republic of Bangladesh, “Vikshu Shilachar Shastri Award” and “Student Solidarity Organization Award.”
Dr Hossain has more than ten years of experience in teaching Finance courses in Bangladesh and Australia. In the University of Chittagong, he has been serving as an Associate Professor of Finance. In Curtin University, he served as a Sessional Academic (Tutor) and now serving as a Sessional Academic (Research Associate with two research teams). His main teaching focus is in the area of Corporate Finance, Financial Management, Financial Modelling, and Corporate Restructuring and Governance. Besides, he serves as an external resource person in a few universities in Bangladesh as adjunct faculty, external examiner, curriculum reviewer and curriculum developer.
Dr Hossain has cutting-edge, comprehensive, and proven research in Finance area with publication in internationally recognized, top ranked and prestigious Finance journals such as Journal of Banking and Finance (ABDC: A*; SJR: Q1) and International Review of Financial Analysis (ABDC: A, SJR: Q1). Besides, he published 1 Book Chapter and 14 articles in professional and academic journals, and presented 10 papers in international conferences, and obtained the Best Paper Award in the 14th Asian Business Research Conference. His research interest is in the area of Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, Microfinance and Financial Services.
Dr Hossain has the experience of obtaining research grants, awards, and scholarships from national and international sources. His recently obtained research grants include “Responsible Financing and Portfolio Performance: A Cross-country Analysis” (AUD 9000, individual grant), “Cultural values and corporate response to environment: A cross-country study” (AUD 5,850, collaborative grant), and “Short-run and long-run performance of Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) in an Emerging Economy: Evidence from Bangladesh” (AUD 5,850, collaborative grant). Earlier, he obtained scholarships like Curtin Strategic International Post-Graduate Research Scholarship (CSIRS) for completing PhD at Curtin University, Commission Universitaire Pour Le Development (CUD) Scholarship from Belgium Government to complete MSc at ULB, Centre for European Research in Microfinance (CERMi) and Universite de Mons (UMONS) for Doctoral Coursework, and MBA Scholarship from the University Grant Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh.
Dr Hossain is one of the key resource persons in the area of FinTech and Microfinance. He has engagement in the industry. He worked as an advisor to the CEO in a microfinance organization in India and Finance Consultant in a leading and large private hospital in Bangladesh. Besides, he is a trainer to banking and finance professionals on FinTech and Financial Service issues. He regularly contributes FinTech and financial service issues in media like newspapers and professional journals.