Dr. Muhammad Shoeb-Ur-Rahman :: Faculty Profile

Biography

Dr Muhammad Shoeb-Ur-Rahman is an Associate Professor of Tourism and Hospitality Management at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. He holds a PhD in Tourism Management from Lincoln University, New Zealand, and an MBA in Tourism and Hospitality Management from the University of Dhaka. His research interests include sustainable tourism, tourism management, tourism planning and policy, tourism governance, crisis and ...

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Degree Name	Group/Major Subject	Board/Institute	Country	Passing Year
Ph.D.	Tourism Management	Lincoln University	New Zealand	2019
Masters	Tourism and Hospitality Management	University of Dhaka	Bangladesh	2008
Bachelor	Management Studies	University of Dhaka	Bangladesh	2007
H.S.C	Business Studies	Dhaka College	Bangladesh	2002
S.S.C	Business Studies	Madhukhali Pilot High School	Bangladesh	2000

Title	Organization	Location	From Date	To Date
Associate Professor	University of Dhaka	Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh	Dec 2020	Present
Assistant House Tutor	Kabi Jasimuddin Hall, DU	Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh	Apr 2019	Present
Assistant Professor	University of Dhaka	Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh	Dec 2015	Dec 2020
Lecturer	University of Dhaka	Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh	Mar 2013	Dec 2015
Lecturer and Program Coordinator of BBA Program	Green University of Bangladesh	220/D Begum Rokeya Sarani, Dhaka 1207	May 2011	Mar 2013

Research Interest

Subject	Description	Research Interest (Goal, Target Indicator)
Tourism Studies	Crisis and Resilience in Tourism Systems, Destination Development, Sociology of Tourism, Sustainable Tourism, Tourism Governance, Tourism Management, and Tourism Policy

Project/Research Supervision

Level of Study	Title	Supervisor	Co-Supervisor(s)	Name of Student(s)	Area of Research	Current Completion
No project/research supervision is found

Project/Research Work

Subject	Project Name	Source of Fund	From Date	To Date	Collaboration
Academic Research Project	Fostering a Smart Tourism Destination through Technological Adoption: Evidence from Bangladesh	University Grants Commission of Bangladesh	30-04-2025		Principal Investigator: Prof. Dr. Santus Kumar Deb; Co-Investigator: Mohammad Ruhual Amin

Invited Talk

SL	Invited Talk
1	Invited as a resource person to organise an online teaching programme for the students of the University of Wollongong, Australia in April 2023. The Programme was jointly designed by the Center for Policy Research on Business and Development (CPRBD), University of Dhaka and University of Wollongong. The theme of the session was Travelling Across Bangladesh.
2	Invited to conduct a workshop titled as "Publish or perish: The art of managing book calls" and organized by the School of International Studies (SoIS) Publication Committee, Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM). The workshop was conducted as part of the Academic Discourse Series-2021 on 27 July 2021.
3	Conducted a five-day Lecture series being invited by L'école de management de l'Université Toulouse (Toulouse School of Management; University of Toulouse), France in December 2014. The Lectures were designed focusing the concepts, principles, and practices of sustainable tourism development and management.

SL	Collaboration & Membership Name	Type	Membership Year	Expire Year
No Collaboration & Membership is found

Book
1	Rahman, M. S-. U-. and Hassan, Azizul Tourism Policy and Planning in Bangladesh. Springer Singapore, 2020 . View More

Book Section
1	Rahman, M. S-. U-, Bhuiyan, K. H. and Hassan, A "Investment Decision-Making and Foreign Direct Investment in Tourism and Hospitality: Concepts Exposition and Implications for Bangladesh." Tourism in Bangladesh: Investment and Development Perspectives. A, Hassan Springer, 2022 13-25 . View More
2	Suchana, J. J., Uchinlayen. and Rahman, M. S-. U-. "Existing Tourism Products and Service Offers in Bangladesh (Chapter 2)." Tourism Marketing in Bangladesh: An Introduction. A. Hassan Oxon: UK: Routledge, 2020 . View More
3	Rahman, N. A. A., Rahman, M. S-. U-. and Hassan, A. "Tourism and Air Transport Sustainability in Bangladesh: The Role of Technology (Chapter 3)." Tourism Marketing in Bangladesh: An Introduction. A. Hassan Oxon, UK: Routledge, 2020 . View More
4	Rahman, M. S-. U-, Kabir, K. and Hassan, A. "Tourism events in South Asia: Brief profiling of cultural celebrations." Tourism Events in Asia. A. Hassan & A. Sharma (Eds.) Oxon, UK: Routledge, 2019 20-35 . View More
5	Hassan, A., Ahamed, M. U. and Rahman, M. S-. U-. "The development, nature, and impact of medical tourism in Bangladesh." Current issues and emerging trends in medical tourism. M. Cooper, K. Vafadari & M. Hieda (Eds) Pennsylvania, USA: IGI Global, 2015 294-309 . View More

Journal Article
1	Ali, M.S., Hoque, M.A., Avi, M.A.R. and Rahman, M. S-. U-. : Guest satisfaction in food and beverage services: exploring issues for a resort, International Journal of Tourism Policy (IJTP) (impact factor:CiteScore 1.5 (2023)) , vol.15 , no.2 Inderscience Publishers , pp.101-116 , 2025 . View More
2	Deb, S. K., Rahman, M. S-. U-. and Nafi, S. M. : Promoting handicraft family business through digital marketing towards sustainable performance, Geojournal of Tourism and Geosites (impact factor:SJR 2024 0.296 (Q1 Journal)) , vol.55 , no.3 Editura Universitatii din Oradea , pp.1402-1413 , 2024 . View More
3	Rahman, M. S-. U-. and Kabir, K. : Assessing Service Quality Attributes of Rural Tourism in Bangladesh: Avenues for Improvement, South Asian Journal of Tourism and Hospitality , vol.4 , no.1 Faculty of Management Studies, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka , pp.98-119 , 2024 . View More
4	Rahman, M. S-. U-., Simmons, D. G., Shone, M. C. and Ratna, N. N. : Social and cultural capitals in tourism resource governance: the essential lenses for community focussed co-management, Journal of Sustainable Tourism (impact factor:9.470 (2021)) , vol.30 , no.11 Taylor & Francis , pp.2665-2685 , 2022 . View More
5	Uddin, M. N., Tarique, S. A., Shaikh, M. A. A. and Rahman, M. S-. U-. : Leading through innovation: The role of BCSIR in facilitating Small and Medium Enterprises in Bangladesh, International Journal of SME Development , vol.June 2022 , no.5 SME Foundation, Bangladesh , pp.115-129 , 2022 .
6	Hoque, M. A., Faisal, A. and Rahman, M. S-. U- : Destination repurposed: transformative impacts of refugee crisis, Tourism Recreation Research (impact factor:5.7 (2021) CiteScore (Scopus)) , vol.47 , no.2 Taylor & Francis , pp.211-216 , 2022 . View More
7	Ara, E, Rahman, M. S-. U-. and Azad, S. : Social Capital and Tourism Development: Insights from a Peripheral Destination, European Journal of Business and Management (impact factor:The IC Impact factor value of this journal is 7.17) , vol.13 , no.22 The International Institute for Science, Technology and Education (IISTE) , pp.81-86 , 2021 . View More
8	Rahman, M. S-. U-., Megha, A. H., Hoque, M. A. and Faisal, A. : Harnessing rural tourism for community empowerment: Insights from an emerging destination, Jahangirnagar University Journal of Marketing (JUJM) , vol.9 , no.June 2021 Department of Marketing, Jahangirnagar University , pp.1-15 , 2021 .
9	Rahman, M. S-. U-., Simmons, D. G., Shone, M. and Ratna, N. : Co-management of capitals for community wellbeing and sustainable tourism development: A conceptual framework, Tourism Planning & Development (impact factor:Q1 in Scimago Ranking and 'B' in ABDC Ranking) , vol.17 , no.2 , pp.225-236 , 2020 . View More
10	Rahman, M. S-. U-., Muneem, A. A. and Wahab, K. : The role of media on tourists’ post-trip behavioural intentions: A Bangladesh perspective, Jagannath University Journal of Business Studies , vol.8 , no.1 & 2 , pp.121-136 , 2020 .
11	Hoque, M. A., Ara, E. and Rahman, M. S-. U-. : Forest-based tourism in Bangladesh: Challenges unveiled for the Sundarbans, European Journal of Business and Management (impact factor:The IC Impact factor value of this journal is 7.17) , vol.10 , no.36 , pp.97-107 , 2018 . View More
12	Rahman, M. S-. U-., Muneem, A. A., Avi, M. A. R. and Sobhan, S. : Can rural tourism promote sustainable development goals? Scoping rural tourism prospects in rustic Bangladesh, Rajshahi University Journal of Business Studies , vol.11 , no.1 , pp.131-144 , 2018 .
13	Kamruzzaman, M. and Rahman, M. S-. U-. : Generic perceptibility on SERVQUAL dimension: A study on the behavioral aptitude of tourists on the service quality of the Guide Tours Limited, Journal of Business Studies , vol.XXXVIII , no.1 , pp.135-149 , 2017 .
14	Rahman, M. S-. U-., Rahman, M. I. -U. and Hossain, M. S. : Education in Emergency: A Climate Change Adaptation Agendum Towards The Socio-Economic Propagation of Bangladesh, Analele UniversităŃii din Oradea – Seria Geografie, Romania , vol.XXIII , no.1 , pp.55-61 , 2013 . View More
15	Rahman, M. S-. U-. and Shahid, R. B. : A growing dilemma of tourism diffusion and sustainability: Wows and woes for Bangladesh eco-tourism!, UTMS Journal of Economics , vol.3 , no.1 , pp.57-69 , 2012 . View More
16	Julia, T., Hasan, M. M. and Rahman, M. S-. U-. : Solar energy: The most promising alternative to mitigate power emergency of Bangladesh, Green University Review, Bangladesh , vol.3 , no.2 , pp.43-52 , 2012 . View More
17	Murad, M. W., Hasan, M. M. and Rahman, M. S-. U-. : Relationship between personality traits of the urban poor concerning solid waste management and household income and education, Interdisciplinary Description of Complex Systems, Scientific Journal of Croatian Interdisciplinary Society , vol.10 , no.2 , pp.174-192 , 2012 . View More
18	Hasan, M. M., Rahman, M. S-. U-. and Julia, T. : Development of the underprivileged youth entrepreneurs: Issues and policy support, Bangladesh Research Foundation Journal , vol.1 , no.1 , pp.189-196 , 2012 . View More
19	Murad, M. W., Hasan, M. M., Rahman, M. S-. U-. and Alam, M. M. : An examination of Malaysia’s structural breaks vis-à-vis Japan and the USA, Pakistan Journal of Commerce and Social Sciences, Johar Educational Society , vol.6 , no.2 , pp.231-241 , 2012 . View More
20	Hasan, M. M., Julia, T. and Rahman, M. S-. U-. : An emerging consensus on green economics: Lessons for Bangladesh, Business Review Bangladesh , vol.1 , no.1 , pp.31-49 , 2012 .
21	Rahman, M. S-. U-. and Hossain, M. S. : Foreign direct investment and employment generation for host country: An analysis on service sector of Bangladesh., Business Review Bangladesh. , vol.1 , no.1 , pp.135-157. , 2012. .

Conference Proceedings
1	Rahman, M. S-. U-. "Reviewing the National Tourism Policy of Bangladesh: Scoping the Significance of a Distinct Destination." Philippine Research Conference on Tourism and Hospitality (PRCTH) 2019 Manila: 2019 .
2	Faisal, A., Hoque, M. A. and Rahman, M. S-. U-. "Crisis of belongings and resilience of a host community: Tale of a disrupted visitor economy." 2018 DevNet Conference: Disruption and Renewal Christchurch, New Zealand: University of Canterbury, 2018 . View More
3	Rahman, M. S-. U-., Simmons, D. G., Shone, M. C. and Ratna, N. "Proposing a framework to address sustainable tourism development and community wellbeing: A direction to fieldwork." 27th Council for Australasian Tourism and Hospitality Education (CAUTHE) Annual Conference , pp. 438-448. Dunedin, New Zealand: Department of Tourism, University of Otago, 2017 . View More

Award Type	Title	Year	Country	Description
International	Deans List	2019	New Zealand	My Doctoral thesis was ticked for 'Deans List'.
International	ESD Research Writing Awards	2018	New Zealand	I received 'ESD Research Writing Awards' for preparing a journal paper. The Award was given by Faculty of Environment, Society and Design, Lincoln University.
International	NZ Commonwealth Scholarship 2014	2015	New Zealand	I pursued my Doctoral study at LU being funded by NZ Aid. The fund was administered by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) while the Award was named for NZ Commonwealth Scholarship 2014.

Name & designation Dr. Muhammad Shoeb-Ur-Rahman Associate Professor

Department Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management Faculty of Business Studies

Email shoeb.rahman@du.ac.bd

Phone +8801736107010