Sayed Abu Hossain

{{short description|Bangladeshi politician}}

{{similar names||Abul Hossain (disambiguation)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Sayed Abu Hossain (babla)

| native_name = সৈয়দ আবু হোসেন ( বাবলা)

| native_name_lang = bn

| constituency_MP = Dhaka-4

| term_start = 5 January 2014

| predecessor = Sanjida Khanam

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|10|12|df=y}}

| party = Jatiya Party (Ershad)

| successor = Awlad Hossain

| term_end = 29 January 2024

}}

Sayed Abu Hossain (babla) (born 12 October 1956){{Cite web|url=http://www.parliament.gov.bd/index.php/en/get-involved/contact-an-mp?layout=edit&id=3737|title=Constituency 177_11th_En|website=Bangladesh Parliament|access-date=25 September 2019}} is a Jatiya Party (Ershad) politician and former Member of Parliament from Dhaka-4.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}

Early life

Abu Hossain was born on 12 October 1956, to a Bengali Muslim parents Sayed Ikram Hossain and Fatema Khatun.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}}

Career

Hossain was elected to Parliament from Dhaka-4 in 2014 as a Jatiya Party candidate.{{cite web |title=Sayed Abu Hossain History |url=https://amarmp.com/mp/597/history |website=Amarmp |access-date=1 August 2018}} The Bangladesh Awami League government withdrew its candidate in Dhaka-4 after reaching an agreement with Jatiya Party.{{cite news |last1=Wadud |first1=Mushfique |title=Many AL men back independent Awlad against JaPa’s Babla in Dhaka 4 |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/uncategorized/2014/01/02/many-al-men-back-independent-awlad-against-japas-babla-in-dhaka-4 |access-date=1 August 2018 |work=Dhaka Tribune |date=2 January 2014}} On 10 June 2015, his officer was attacked. Allegedly the attack was carried out by supporters of another Member of Parliament, Sanjida Khanom.{{cite news |title=Attack on JP lawmaker Babla`s office |url=http://www.risingbd.com/english/attack-on-jp-lawmaker-bablas-office/25563 |access-date=1 August 2018 |work=risingbd.com |language=en}} Hossain is a Presidium Member of the Jatiya Party.{{cite news |title=Say no to AL, BNP: Ershad |url=http://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/news/58446/Say-no-to-AL-BNP-Ershad |access-date=1 August 2018 |work=Prothom Alo |language=en}}

=Controversy=

On 11 January 2016, Hossain was accused of assaulting the principal of Dholairparh School and College. He was involved in a dispute over the formation of the managing committee of Dholairparh School and College.{{cite news |title=Jatiya Party MP accused of assaulting headmaster of a school in Dhaka |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2016/01/11/jatiya-party-mp-accused-of-assaulting-headmaster-of-a-school-in-dhaka |access-date=1 August 2018 |work=bdnews24}}

References