Ph.D. Candidate, School of Communication, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia.

BSS & MSS in Journalism and Mass Communication, Daffodil International University.

• 2010 - Workshop on ‘Understanding Film Language’ by Jhon Hood (Australia). Organized by Bangladesh Film Academy.
• 2008 - Basic course in video production by Academy of Film and Media, Bangladesh.
• 2008 - Workshop on ‘Self –Education for Liberation’ by Gaston Roberge, Film Critic, Canada/India.
• 2008 - ‘Basic Program in Photography’ at PATHSHALA: South Asian Institute of Photography.
• 2007 – ‘Workshop on Digital filmmaking’ by SudiptoAcharyya, Filmmaker, India.

Editorial Member: Book ‘Adam Surot’ (The Inner Strenght) by Bengal Foundation and Tareque
Masud Memorial trust. Various write-ups on artist S.M. Sultan and on his art works.

Associate Producer:
• Video on ‘Household project’ by World Bank.
• Friends of 71 Bangladesh’ Documentary & Website by The Government of People’s Republic of Bangladesh

Project Coordinator and Post Production Supervisor: ‘Friends of 71 website’ by Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Based on the interviews of Friends of 71 awardees from the Government ofRepublic of Bangladesh.
Research Assistant: ‘South Asian Film Industries’ - South Asian Children’s Cinema Forum,
India.
Research Assistant: ‘Bahas in Bengali Cinema’ – Journal of Diplomacy and International Relations.

Research Assistant: Audio Monologue of Famous Bangladeshi artist S.M. Sultan for the DVDpublication of Documentary film ‘Adam Surot (The Inner Strength)’ by TarequeMasud.

Festival Secretary:TarequeMasud Festival – 2013, 2014 & 2015.

Assistant Editor: Book ‘CholochitroKothon’ - based on film interviews, conversations andspeech of late filmmaker ‘TarequeMasud’. Edited by Catherine Masud.

Archiving: Archive supervision of films, journals, electronic & published interviews andwritings of late filmmaker TarequeMasud for Memorial Trust Archive. Also archive works of ongoing film, documentary and projects.

Assistant Producer: Lecture on BRAC Health Program.

Assistant Video Editor:
•  ‘Waiting for Justice’ by Catherine Masud for Bangladesh Legal Aid Services and Trust.
•   ‘Friends of – 71’ (phase – 7): by Catherine Masud for Ministry of Foreign Affairs andMinistry of Liberation War Affairs Bangladesh.
•  ‘Adam Surot (The Inner Strength)’ by TarequeMasud. Worked in the extra interviews forthe DVD version.


Other relevant work experience:

Self-Assessment Committee Member: DIU Quality Assurance Cell (2016-present) by WorldBank.
Adviser: ‘Green Freedom’ Cleaning Festival and Short-film Competition by Friedrich Naumann
Foundation, Germany.

Workshop Facilitator: Workshop on Publication Management and Design of ULABianmagazine, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh. (July – August, 2015 - Present)

Creative Consultant & Illustration: Photo book and exhibition of ‘Revisiting Anwar Hossain’s71’. An exhibition and photo book publication of renown photographer Anwar Hossain.

Coordinator (Bangladesh): The Global Class, Durham College, Canada (January 2015 –present). (www.theglobalclass.org)

Member: Road Safety issues and Driving Policy in Bangladesh by BRAC.

Public Relations & Communication Manager: Feature Film ‘SutoparThikana’ (Her OwnAddress) – 2015 (Bangladesh Government Film Grant 2014). (www.sutoparthikana.com)

Academic Coursework Research: A study on the Usage of Internet in Private UniversityStudents in Bangladesh’ August 2012.

Location Manager: The Amazing Race (U.S.A, TV Reality Show) June 2012.

Photographer and Public Relations Officer: JATRA (Media training Institute) January–May2009. (Part Time).

Assistant Director: Local Director (Bangladesh) of a Dutch documentary Film 2009.

Participant: Workshop short film, ‘The Bicycle Boy’ October 2007.

Editing and Page Makeup, Concepts and Process of Communication; Interpersonal Communication; Mass Communication, Media-Culture and Society, Film and Video Studies/Production, Advertising.

Articles:

1. A Computer-Based Text Analysis of Al Jazeera, BBC, and CNN News Shares on Facebook: Framing Analysis on Covid-19 Issues. A Hossain, JA Wahab, MSR Khan Sage Open 12 (1), 21582440211068497 (Q1)
2. Conceptual study on cyberbullying among youths: A critical review JAW Aftab Hossain SEARCH Journal of Media and Communication Research 8 (Special Issue), 49-66
3. Is the digital security act 2018 sufficient to avoid cyberbullying in Bangladesh? A quantitative study on young women from generation-z of Dhaka city. Mahmud, A., Sweety, J. B., Hossain, A.*, & Husin, M. H. (2023). Computers in Human Behavior Reports, 10, 100289. (Elsevier - Q1)
4. National interest Through News Lens: A Computer-Based Textual Analysis of COVID-19 Vaccine Coverage in China, United Kingdom, and the USA. HOSSAIN, A., WAHAB, J. A., KHAN, M. S. R., SAMMAK, M. H., & SWEETY, J. B. Jurnal Komunikasi: Malaysian Journal of Communication. Vol 40, Issue 3.
5. Solid Waste Separation Among Women In Dhaka Households: An Extended TPB Perspective. Journal of Sustainability Science and Management (JSSM). Vol 19, Issue 12.
   
   

Book Chapters:

1. Cyberbullying Perception and Experience Among the University Students in Bangladesh: A Qualitative Study A Hossain, JA Wahab, MR Islam, MSR Khan, A Mahmud Handbook of Research on Digital Violence and Discrimination Studies, 248-269
2. Revisiting the Cyberbullying Legislation in Bangladesh: A Comparative Study With the Global Scenario A Hossain Handbook of Research on Bullying in Media and Beyond, 175-195

Conference Proceedings:

1. Sociopsychological Factors in Cyberbullying Victimization Among Teens: Meta Ethnographic Systematic Literature Review. (Md Meherabul Haque, Aftab Hossain, Juliana Abdul Wahab*, Abu Nowfel Shazed, Halima Akhter - 8TH International SEARCH Conference, Malaysia. Media Evolution: Navigating Sustainability and Disruption in the Dynamic World, 2024.
2. Practices and Emerging Trends of Mobile Journalism in Bangladesh: A Case Study of Bangladesh Times. (Dr Abdul Kabil Khan, Aftab Hossain*, Syeda Sadia Mehjabin, Eeha Aubapty - 29th AMIC Annual Conference, Indonesia, 2023.
3. Understanding The News Habits and Attitudes of University Students in Bangladesh
   (Dr Abdul Kabil Khan & Aftab Hossain) - 'Media as a Factor in Human Adaptation to Social,
   Economic, and Political Change', Ural Federal University, Russia 2023.
4. Conceptualizing Cyberbullying among Youth through a Systematic Literature Review on Qualitative Approach, (Aftab Hossain & Juliana Abdul Wahab) - Rethinking Communication and Media Studies in the Disruptive Era International Conference of Emerging Media & Communication (ICEMC 2021)
5. How social media push to development? - Md. Golam Rahman & Aftab Hossain - Presented at the Media and Communication in sustainable development - Asian Congress for Media and Communication India Chapter, 2019.
6. Prospects of Community based Television in Bangladesh: Literature Review. - By Aftab Hossain - Presented at the Media and Communication in sustainable development - Asian Congress for Media and Communication India Chapter, 2019.

Scholar Link: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ymAjMYkAAAAJ&hl=en
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4759-8372
Scopus ID:  57427364000

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• Vice Chancellor’s Gold Medal – DIU Convocation 2016 For Achieving Highest CGPA in Post-graduate section, Faculty of Humanities and Social Science, Daffodil International University.
• Korean Government Scholarship Program, March, 2013 Undergraduate Exchange Student, Department of Filmmaking. (1 Semester) Dongseo University, Busan, South Korea.
• Founder President, DIU Communication Club. January – December 2012. Daffodil International University

• Associate Producer, Research & PR Coordinator: TarequeMasud Memorial Trust.
• Creative Producer: Idea n’ Step Productions.