Syed Mainul Hossain

Syed Mainul Hossain
সৈয়দ মাইনুল হোসেন
Hossain in 2008
Born(1952-05-05)5 May 1952
munshiganj (Bikrampur), Dhaka, East Bengal, Dominion of Pakistan
Died10 November 2014(2014-11-10) (aged 62)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Resting placeMartyred Intellectuals Memorial
Mirpur, Dhaka
NationalityBangladeshi
EducationBangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
OccupationEngineer
Children
  • Syeda Tahrima Hossain Bidita
  • Syeda Tanzina Hossain Amrita
[1]
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)

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.

  1. ^ "Last tribute to architect Mainul". The Daily Star. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  2. ^ Parvez, Kamran. সৈয়দ মাইনুল হোসেন [Syed Mainul Hossain]. Gunijan Trust (in Bengali). Retrieved 5 December 2014.
    - Yusuf, Ananta (21 November 2014). "A Belated Tribute". The Daily Star. Retrieved 5 December 2014.