Syed Mainul Hossain (5 May 1952 – 10 November 2014) was a Bangladeshi

structural engineer Structural engineers analyze, design, plan, and research structural components and structural systems to achieve design goals and ensure the safety and comfort of users or occupants. Their work takes account mainly of safety, technical, economic ...

and architect. He is the designer of the

National Martyrs' Memorial The National Martyrs' Memorial ( bn, জাতীয় স্মৃতিসৌধ ''Jatiyo Sriti Soudho'') is the national monument of Bangladesh, set up in the memory of those who died in the Bangladesh War of Independence of 1971, which bro ...

, one of the national landmarks of Bangladesh. He was posthumously awarded the

Independence Day Award The Independence Day Award ( bn, স্বাধীনতা পদক), also termed Independence Award ( bn, স্বাধীনতা পুরস্কার), Swadhinata Padak, and Swadhinata Puroskar, is the highest state award given by t ...

in 2022.

List of buildings

Buildings on which Hossain was involved with design include: *

(1978) *

Bangladesh National Museum The Bangladesh National Museum ( bn, বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় জাদুঘর), is the national museum of Bangladesh. The museum is well organized and displays have been housed chronologically in several departments like dep ...

(1982) * Vocational teacher training institute and vocational training institute (1977) * Bangladesh Bar Council Building (1978) *

Chittagong Export Processing Zone Chittagong Export Processing Zone (CEPZ), also known as Chittagong EPZ, is the first and one of the eight export processing zones in Bangladesh located at South Halishahar in Chittagong. It was established in 1983. In 2010, CEPZ was ranked third ...

's office building (1980) *

Shilpakala Academy Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy ( bn, শিল্পকলা একাডেমি; National Academy of Fine and Performing Arts) is the principal state-sponsored national cultural center of Bangladesh. History It is the national academy of f ...

auditorium * Uttara Model Town (Residential Project) (1985)

Awards and recognition

Ekushey Padak Ekushey Padak ( bn, একুশে পদক; lit. "Twentyfirst Award") is the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of the martyrs of the Bengali Language Movement of 1952. The award is given to recognize contribut ...

(1988) * Sheltech Award (2007) *

(2022)

Death

Hossain died of a heart attack on 10 November 2014 at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases in

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...

, at the age of 63. He was buried at the Martyred Intellectuals Memorial in Mirpur.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hossain, Syed Mainul 1952 births 2014 deaths Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology alumni Bangladeshi architects Bangladeshi civil engineers Structural engineers Recipients of the Ekushey Padak Burials at Martyred Intellectuals Memorial, Dhaka Recipients of the Independence Day Award