Maeen Md. Khairul Akter started his professional career in a textile company, Envoy Textiles Ltd. as an Executive Engineer. Due to his passion for research and education he altered his career path and started working as an academician. Prior to joining this department on 01 April 2018, he was working as a Lecturer at National Institution of Textile Engineering and Research (NITER). He has more than 6 years’ experience working in the textile and apparel industry in the capacity of an engineer, trainer, academician and researcher.

He is a certified trainer and assessor for TVET and works as a freelance assessor in the SEIP project of the government. He is specially trained on pedagogy from Institute of Technical Education (ITE), Singapore.

He is also a technical writer having experience writing technical articles for different magazines and online platforms. He has experience working as a content developer in Bangladesh Textile Today and a UK based online marketplace for a long time. Now he is serving as the Managing Editor of an international textile based business magazine, Textile Focus.

Maeen is a team player and his career objective is to contribute significantly in the development of the industrial sector through appropriate education, research, training, awareness building and management.

Analysis of The Factors Affecting the Lead Time for Export of Readymade Apparels from Bangladesh; Proposals for Strategic Reduction of Lead Time, European Scientific Journal November 2014 edition vol.10, No.33 ISSN: 1857 – 7881 (Print) e - ISSN 1857- 7431.

Development of Different Denim Effect on Knitted Fabric and Comparative Analysis with Conventional Woven Denim on the Basis of Physical and Dimensional Properties, Research Journal of Engineering Sciences, ISSN 2278 – 9472, Vol. 4(4), 9-15, April (2015)

Sustainable apparel: a perspective from Bangladesh’s young consumers

Textile-apparel manufacturing and material waste management in the circular economy: A conceptual model to achieve sustainable development goal (SDG) 12 for Bangladesh

• Technology Adoption Strategy and Innovative Capacity in Garments Industry for Sustainable Development; Bangladesh Perspective, Abstract Book of the International Scientific Conference; Sustainability of Global Garments Industry, 4-7 March, 2019, Ahsanullah Univeristy of Science and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh

• Development of Denim; How The Fashion World Looks into It, Proceedings of the International Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Renewable Energy (ICMERE2013) 24- 27 December 2013, Chittagong, Bangladesh, ICMERE2013-PI-074

• Recycling Practices of Pre-Consumer Waste Generated from Textile Industry

• Sustainable Development and Circular Economy

Field of interest:

• Technology management and technological development in textile and apparel industry
• Value addition and product development in the fields of textile, apparel and allied sector
• Market innovation and trade analysis in the global textile and apparel market
• Productivity, lean and OHS
• Innovative capacity and organizational transformation

Ten-days comprehensive training on ‘Effective Pedagogy for TVET Trainers’ at ITE, Singapore

Three-days training on Training and Assessment at LCBS Dhaka organized by SEIP, GoB

Ten-days training on operating Lectra Garments CAD at Aamra Resources Ltd.

Three-days training on ZDHC-Chemical Management at GIZ.