ATM Syed Hossain is a former additional secretary of Bangladesh Government and former member of the Executive Council of

Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League (BaKSAL) ( bn, বাংলাদেশ কৃষক শ্রমিক আওয়ামী লীগ "Bangladesh Worker-Peasant's People's League"; বাকশাল) was a political front comprising B ...

, the one-party government of Awami League. He was married to the sister of

Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Sheikh Mujibur Rahman ( bn, শেখ মুজিবুর রহমান; 17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), often shortened as Sheikh Mujib or Mujib and widely known as Bangabandhu (meaning ''Friend of Bengal''), was a Bengali politi ...

, the first president of Bangladesh.

Early life

Hossain was born in

Faridpur District Faridpur District ( bn, ফরিদপুর জেলা) is a district in south-central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division. It is bounded by the Padma River to its northeast. The district was named after Farīd-ud-Dīn Masʿūd, ...

and his father was Nadir Hossain.

Career

Hossain was a gazetted officer in the

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. Before the independence of Bangladesh, he had the rank of a section officer in the Establishment Division. After the Independence of Bangladesh his career received a boost from his brother-in-law, the new president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He was promoted to the rank of Joint Secretary in 1972. In 1973, he was an Additional Secretary in the

Bangladesh Civil Service Bangladesh Civil Service ( bn, বাংলাদেশ সিভিল সার্ভিস ), more popularly known by its acronym BCS, is the civil service of Bangladesh. Civil service in the Indian subcontinent originated from the Imperial ...

based in the Ministry of Establishment. He was a member of the Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League central committee, the

Awami League In Urdu language, Awami is the adjectival form for ''Awam Awam ( ur, ) is the Urdu language word for common people or general public. In the early 20th century, the word was extensively used in the Indian subcontinent to refer to the general po ...

led one party government. Hossain was arrested on 23 August 1975 after the

Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman The first president of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and most of his family were killed during the early hours of 15 August 1975 by a group of young Bangladesh Army personnel who invaded his Bangabandhu Memorial Museum, Dhanmondi 32 resi ...

in the

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along with 25 others. He was removed from his office. Hossain was detained for two and half years by the military regime. After being released, he successfully campaigned for the release of the location of the graves of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's family members killed in the 16 August coup.

Personal life

Hossain married Sheikh Khadija Hossain Lily, the youngest sister of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and aunt of

Sheikh Hasina Sheikh Hasina Wazed (''née'' Sheikh Hasina ; ; bn, শেখ হাসিনা ওয়াজেদ, Shēkh Hasinā, , born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh since January 2 ...

. His son, Sadek Hossain Bablu, died on 19 December 2020. His daughter, Rosy Jamal, married Sheikh Jamal, son of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. His second daughter, Dolly, married Engineer. Shahiduzzaman on 10 August 1975. His wife died in 2014.

References

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