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Syed Makbul Hossain (; 1946 – 16 March 2022), also known as Lechu Mia (), was a Bangladeshi politician and businessman. He was twice a member of parliament (1
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) and held the
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( Beanibazar-
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) seat.


Birth and early life

Syed Makbul Hossain was born in 1946 in the village of Sundisail in West Amura Union,
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,
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,
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. He obtained both his BA and MA in
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from the
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. He later obtained his
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from the
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. His wife was Sajeda Parveen. He had one son, Syed Tanvir Hossain, and one daughter, Syeda Adiba Hussain.


Career

Syed Makbul Hossain actively participated in the war of liberation. He started his career as a government official after the
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. He served as the Deputy Commissioner of
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. He resigned from the post of Deputy Secretary in 1975 and started his business. He was the Founder of Syed Makbul Hossain High School and Degree College in his birthplace Sundisail village. He was also the founder of many educational institutions.


Political life

Subsequently his careers in business and politics began. he joined the
Awami League The Awami League, officially known as Bangladesh Awami League, is a major List of political parties in Bangladesh, political party in Bangladesh. The oldest existing political party in the country, the party played the leading role in achievin ...
. After 1991, he joined the BNP. He participated in the elections of the national parliament three times. He was twice an independent member of parliament (
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) in Sylhet-6 (Beanibazar-Golapganj) seat. He stood as an independent candidate for the seat in the 2008 election, but was defeated.


Personal life

Syed Makbul Hossain died on 16 March 2022, at the age of 75.


See also

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1986 Bangladeshi general election General elections were held in Bangladesh on 7 May 1986. A total of 1,527 candidates contested the elections. The result was a victory for the Jatiya Party, which won 153 of the 300 directly elected seats. Voter turnout was 61%. Bangladesh Nati ...
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2001 Bangladeshi general election General elections were held in Bangladesh on 1 October 2001. The 300 seats of the Jatiya Sangsad were contested by 1,935 candidates representing 54 parties and 484 independents. The elections were the second to be held under the caretaker govern ...


References


External links


List of 3rd Parliament Members-
Jatiya Sangsad The Jatiya Sangsad (), often simply referred to as Sangsad and also known as is the unicameral Legislature, legislative body of Bangladesh. The current parliament of Bangladesh contains 350 seats, including 50 seats reserved exclusively for w ...

List of 8th Parliament Members
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