Syed Mainul Hossain

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. He was posthumously awarded the Independence Day Award in 2022.

List of buildings

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)

Awards and recognition

• Ekushey Padak (1988)
• Sheltech Award (2007)
• Independence Day Award (2022)

Death

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.

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