Akbar Hossain: Difference between revisions

|name             = Akbar Hossain

|native_name     = আকবর হোসেন

|native_name_lang = bn

|office           = [[Ministry of Shipping (Bangladesh)|Minister for Shipping]]

|term_start       = 10 October 2001

|term_end         = 25 June 2006

|predecessor     = [[A. S. M. Abdur Rab]]

|successor       = [[Shajahan Khan]]

|office1         = [[Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Bangladesh)|Minister for the Environment and Forests]]

|term_start1     = October 1993

|term_end1       = January 1996

|successor1       = [[Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury]]

|office2         = [[Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources|Minister for Petroleum and Mineral Resources]]

|term_start2     = 1978

|term_end2       = 1981

|constituency_MP3 = [[Comilla-8]]

|term_start3     = 5 March 1991

|term_end3       = 27 October 2006

|predecessor3     = [[Ansar Ahmed]]

|successor3       = [[Nasimul Alam Chowdhury]]

|birth_date       = {{birth date|1941|11|02|df=y}}

|birth_place     = [[Comilla]], [[Bengal Presidency]], [[British India]]

|death_date       = {{death date and age|2006|6|25|1941|11|02|df=y}}

|alma_mater       = [[University of Dhaka]]

|party           = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]

|rank             = [[Lieutenant colonel]]

|allegiance       = Bangladesh

|branch           = {{army|Bangladesh}}

|serviceyears   = 1966–1973

[[Bir Protik]] '''Akbar Hossain'''  (18 January 1941 – 25 June 2006)<ref name=sketch>{{cite news |title=Life sketch of Lt. Col. (rtd) Akbar Hossain Life sketch of Lt. Col. (rtd) Akbar Hossain |url=http://bdnews24.com/politics/2006/06/25/life-sketch-of-lt.-col.-rtd-akbar-hossain |newspaper=bdnews24.com |date=25 June 2006 |accessdate=26 June 2015}}</ref> was a Bangladeshi politician of [[Bangladesh National Party]]. He served as the minister of [[Ministry of Shipping (Bangladesh)|Minister for Shipping]], [[Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Bangladesh)|Minister for the Environment and Forests]] and [[Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources|Minister for Petroleum and Mineral Resources]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Death anniversary |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/city/death-anniversary-102664 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=25 June 2015 |accessdate=26 June 2015}}</ref>

Hossain joined the [[Bangladesh Liberation War|War of Independence]] in 1971 first under [[Khaled Musharraf]] and then with the Z force headed by [[Ziaur Rahman]]. He was decorated for gallantry, receiving the 'Bir Protik' for his role in the War.<ref name="auto1">{{cite news |title=Col (retd) Akbar Hossain laid to rest |url=http://bdnews24.com/politics/2006/06/25/col-retd-akbar-hossain-laid-to-rest |newspaper=bdnews24.com |date=25 June 2006 |accessdate=26 June 2015}}</ref> After independence was won, he took voluntary retirement from the [[Bangladesh Army]] at the end of December 1973, after attaining the rank of [[lieutenant colonel]].

After the ending of the military dictatorship and the election of [[Khaleda Zia]], the country's first female [[Prime Minister]]. Hossain returned to government as Minister for the Environment and Forests in October 1993.<ref>{{cite news |title=Minister Akbar passes away |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2006/06/26/d60626012214.htm |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=26 June 2006 |accessdate=26 June 2015}}</ref>

In October 2001, Hossain was appointed Minister for Shipping after the BNP led four-party alliance won the 8th Jatiyo Sangshad elections, with a two-thirds majority and Khaleda Zia became the Prime Minister of Bangladesh for the third time.<ref>{{cite news |title=Route permits of unfit river vessels to be cancelled soon |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2003/08/03/d30803011920.htm |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=3 August 2003 |accessdate=26 June 2015}}</ref> He died in [[Dhaka]] in 2006 following a massive [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Parliament adopts condolence motion at death of Col (rtd) Akbar Hossain |url=http://bdnews24.com/politics/2006/06/25/parliament-adopts-condolence-motion-at-death-of-col-rtd-akbar-hossain |newspaper=bdnews24.com |date=25 June 2006 |accessdate=26 June 2015}}</ref>