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'''ATM Syed Hossain''' is a former additional secretary of Bangladesh Government and former member of the Executive Council of [[Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League]], the one-party government of Awami League. He was married to the sister of [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]], the first president of Bangladesh.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last1=Franda|first1=Marcus|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GfEQAAAAMAAJ&q=ATM+Syed+Hossain|title=Bangladesh, the First Decade|last2=Franda|first2=Marcus F.|date=1982|publisher=South Asian Publishers|isbn=978-0-88333-006-7|pages=52|language=en}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Hossain was born in [[Faridpur District]] and his father was Nadir Hossain.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OHAwAQAAIAAJ&dq=ATM+Syed+Hossain&pg=PT98|title=Bangladesh|date=1974|publisher=Embassy of Bangladesh.|pages=6|language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
Hossain was a gazetted officer in the [[East Pakistan Civil Service]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Pakistan|first=Pakistan Office of the Accountant-General, East|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-kseOXdHGiEC&q=ATM+Syed+Hossain|title=History of Services of Gazetted Officers|date=1968|publisher=East Pakistan Government Press|pages=1391|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Ahmed|first=Syed Giasuddin|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=efslAAAAMAAJ&q=ATM+Syed+Hossain|title=Public Personnel Administration in Bangladesh|date=1986|publisher=University of Dhaka|pages=232|language=en}}</ref> Before the independence of Bangladesh, he had the rank of a section officer in the Establishment Division.<ref name=":0" /> After the Independence of Bangladesh his career received a boost from his brother-in-law, the new president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=sun|first=daily|title=PM condoles death of her cousin Bablu {{!}} Daily Sun {{!}}|url=https://www.daily-sun.com/printversion/details/524648/PM-condoles-death-of-her-cousin-Bablu|access-date=2021-12-06|website=daily sun|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-09|title=Bangladesh: Did Sheikh Mujibur Rahman deserve this tragic end? -|url=https://theindiaobserver.com/bangladesh-did-sheikh-mujibur-rahman-deserve-his-tragic-end/|access-date=2021-12-06|language=en-US}}</ref> He was promoted to the rank of Joint Secretary in 1972.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Khan|first=Zillur Rahman|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bQUwAQAAIAAJ&q=ATM+Syed+Hossain|title=Leadership in the Least Developed Nation, Bangladesh|date=1983|publisher=Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University|isbn=978-0-915984-85-5|pages=107|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iQcLAQAAMAAJ&q=ATM+Syed+Hossain|title=Asian Thought & Society|date=1986|publisher=East-West Pub.|pages=32|language=en}}</ref>

In 1973, he was an Additional Secretary in the [[Bangladesh Civil Service]] based in the [[Ministry of Public Administration|Ministry of Establishment]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LLBwNZRFoPMC&q=ATM+Syed+Hossain|title=Bangladesh News|date=1973|publisher=Press and Information Division, Bangladesh High Commission|pages=11|language=en}}</ref> He was a member of the Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League central committee, the [[Awami League]] led one party government.<ref name=":2" />

Hossain was arrested on 23 August 1975 after the [[Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]] in the [[15 August 1975 Bangladesh coup d'état]] along with 25 others.<ref name=":1" /> He was removed from his office.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hwS1AAAAIAAJ&q=ATM+Syed+Hossain|title=Asian Survey|date=1984|publisher=University of California Press|pages=558|language=en}}</ref> Hossain was detained for two and half years by the military regime.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Memories of Bangabandhu's youngest sister Late Khadija Hossain Lily - Hasanuzzaman|url=https://ashrambd.com/news/article/1573|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-06|website=ashrambd.com|language=bn}}</ref> After being released, he successfully campaigned for the release of the location of the graves of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's family members killed in the 16 August coup.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|last=Hossain|first=Mosharrof|title=PM condoles death of her cousin Bablu {{!}} Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS)|url=https://wp.bssnews.net/?p=502826|access-date=2021-12-06|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Hossain married Sheikh Khadija Hossain Lily, the youngest sister of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and aunt of [[Sheikh Hasina]].<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":3" /> His son, Sadek Hossain Bablu, died on 19 December 2020.<ref name=":4" /> His daughter, Rosy Jamal, married Sheikh Jamal, son of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=Hasanuzzaman|title=Memories of Bangabandhu's sister|url=http://cpd.org.bd/pub_attach/Memories%20of%20Bangabandhu%E2%80%99s%20sister%20_%201.pdf|url-status=live|access-date=7 December 2021}}</ref> His second daughter, Dolly, married Engineer. Shahiduzzaman on 10 August 1975.<ref name=":3" /> His wife died in 2014.<ref name=":4" />

== References ==
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[[Category:Sheikh Mujibur Rahman family]]
[[Category:People from Faridpur District]]
[[Category:Bangladeshi civil servants]]
[[Category:Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League central committee members]]

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