Syed Mainul Hossain

• Name — Syed Mainul Hossain • Native Name — সৈয়দ মাইনুল হোসেন • Born — 17 March 1952 • Birthplace — Dhaka, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan • Died — 10 November 2014 • Place of death — Dhaka, Bangladesh • Resting Place — Martyred Intellectuals Memorial, Mirpur, Dhaka • Education — Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology • Father — Syed Mujibul Haq • Mother — Syeda Rashida Haq Hena • Children — * Syeda Tahrim Hossain • Syeda Tanjila Hossain • Relatives — * Maternal grandfather – Golam Mostofa, poet • Maternal uncle – Mustafa Monwar, Ekushey Padak-winning artist • Nephew – Nafees Bin Zafar, Oscar-winning Bangladeshi animator • Discipline — Architectural, civil, structural • Significant Design — National Martyrs' Memorial, Bangladesh National Museum • Significant Awards — * Ekushey Padak • Sheltech Award • Independence Award

Syed Mainul Hossain was born on 17 March 1952 to Syed Mujibul Haq and Syeda Rashida Haq Hena. Mujibul was a history professor at Rajendra College in Faridpur District. Mainul was the eldest among three children. He graduated from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology in architecture in 1976.

• Illustration — Hossain, next to the National Memorial, a structure he designed himself • Illustration — Bangladesh National Museum designed by Hossain Buildings on which Hossain was involved with design include: • National Martyrs' Memorial (1978) • Bangladesh National Museum (1982) • Vocational teacher training institute and vocational training institute (1977) • Bangladesh Bar Council Building (1978) • Chittagong Export Processing Zone's office building (1980) • Shilpakala Academy auditorium • Uttara Model Town (Residential Project) (1985)

Hossain had two daughters, Syeda Tahrima Hossain Bidita and Syeda Tanzina Hossain Amrita. Hossain died of a heart attack on 10 November 2014 at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases in Dhaka, at the age of 63. He was buried at the Martyred Intellectuals Memorial in Mirpur.