Syed Mainul Hossain

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Syed Mainul Hossain
সৈয়দ মাইনুল হোসেন
File:Mainul Hossen (2).JPG
Hossain in 2006
Born(1952-05-05)5 May 1952
Died10 November 2014(2014-11-10) (aged 62)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Resting placeMartyred Intellectuals Memorial
Mirpur, Dhaka
EducationBangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Children
  • Syeda Tahrima Hossain Bidita
  • Syeda Tanzina Hossain Amrita
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Parents
  • Syed Mujibul Haq (father)
  • Syeda Rashida Haq (mother)
Engineering career
DisciplineArchitectural, civil, structural
Significant designNational Martyrs' Memorial, Bangladesh National Museum
AwardsEkushey Padak (1988)
Sheltech Award (2007)
Independence Award (2022)

Syed Mainul Hossain (5 May 1952 – 10 November 2014) was a Bangladeshi structural engineer and architect. He is the designer of the National Martyrs' Memorial, one of the national landmarks of Bangladesh.[2] He was posthumously awarded the Independence Day Award in 2022.[3]

List of buildings

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File:Syed Mainul Hossain in front of his creation.jpg
Mainul, next to the National Memorial, a structure he designed himself
File:Bangladesh National Museum southern side (01).jpg
Bangladesh National Museum designed by Hossain

Buildings on which Hossain was involved with design include:

Awards and recognition

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Death

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Hossain died of a heart attack on 10 November 2014 at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases in Dhaka, at the age of 63.[5] He was buried at the Martyred Intellectuals Memorial in Mirpur.[6]

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