Syed Makbul Hossain ( bn, সৈয়দ মকবুল হোসেন; 1946 – 16 March 2022), also known as Lechu Mia ( bn, লেচু মিঞা), was a Bangladeshi politician and businessman. He was twice a member of parliament (1 986 and

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) and held the

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( Beanibazar- Golapganj) seat.

Birth and early life

Syed Makbul Hossain was born in 1946 in the village of Sundisail in West Amura Union, Golapganj,

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. He obtained both his BA and MA in

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from the

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. He later obtained his

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from the

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. His wife was Sajeda Parveen. He had one son, Syed Tanvir Hossain, and one daughter, Syeda Adiba Hussain.

Career

Syed Makbul Hossain actively participated in the war of liberation. He started his career as a government official after the

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. He served as the Deputy Commissioner of

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. He resigned from the post of Deputy Secretary in 1975 and started his business. He was the Founder of Syed Makbul Hossain High School and Degree College in his birthplace Sundisail village. He was also the founder of many educational institutions.

Political life

Subsequently his careers in business and politics began. he joined the

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. After 1991, he joined the BNP. He participated in the elections of the national parliament three times. He was twice an independent member of parliament (

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and

) in Sylhet-6 (Beanibazar-Golapganj) seat. He stood as an independent candidate for the seat in the

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, but was defeated.

Personal life

Syed Makbul Hossain died on 16 March 2022, at the age of 75.

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