_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Corresponding author: E-mail: saptarshichakma2018@gmail.com; Asian Journal of Economics, Business and Accounting 12(4): 1-8, 2019; Article no.AJEBA.52504 ISSN: 2456-639X Growth of Tourism and Hospitality Industry: Impact on Environment and Demographic Trend of Chittagong Hill Tracts Saptarshi Chakma 1* , Gourab Chakma 1 and Neingmraching Chowdhury Nani 1 1 Rangamati Science and Technology University, Chittagong, Bangladesh. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration among all authors. Author SC designed the study, performed the statistical analysis, wrote the protocol and wrote the first draft of the manuscript. Authors GC and NCN managed the analyses of the study. Author NCN managed the literature searches. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/AJEBA/2019/v12i430159 Editor(s): (1) Dr. Ivan Markovic, Faculty of Economics, University of Nis, Serbia. Reviewers: (1) Atilla Akbaba, Izmir Katip Celebi University, Turkey. (2) Amra Nuhanovic, University of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. (3) R. Praveen Sam, G. Pulla Reddy Engineering College, India. Complete Peer review History: https://sdiarticle4.com/review-history/52504 Received 13 August 2019 Accepted 25 October 2019 Published 01 November 2019 ABSTRACT This paper tries to focus on environmental impact and the demographic phenomenon of tourism. Bangladesh is now on the highway to achieve the Sustainable development goals by 2030 after fulfilling significant achievement of Millennium Development Goals. The government has made some ambitious targets to achieve Sustainable Development Goals. It is important to note that sustainable development comprises several criteria. There is a significant need for environmental protection which is one of the three pillars of sustainable development. The other two are economic growth and social progress. Tourism and hospitality sector is seen to have emerged as a new area of sustainable development in recent time to contribute to social development. The scope of the positive contribution of tourism and hospitality is ample and relates to several dimensions such as earning of foreign exchange, employment generation, increasing productivity, hotel accommodation and transportation etc. However, the recent studies reveal that tourism has dramatically affected social, cultural, economic and environmental aspects of hospitality. Especially in Chittagong Hill Tract area; which is a great tourist attraction of the country; experiencing the impacts of unfair Original Research Article