Sheikh Kabir Hossain ( Bengali: শেখ কবির হোসেন) is a Bangladeshi businessman and a member of the Sheikh–Wazed family. He is the President of Bangladesh Insurance Association. He is the President of Association of Private Universities of Bangladesh. [1]
Early life
Hossain was born on 3 February 1942, [2] in Gopalganj District, East Bengal, British India. [3] [4] His father was Sheikh Mosharraf Hossain and his mother was Rahela Khatun. [3] He completed his master's from the University of Dhaka. [3] His cousin was Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. [5]
Career
Hossain worked at the Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation, Bureau of Statistics, and Sonali Bank. [3] He resigned from government job after assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1975. [3]
Hossain is the chairperson of Sonar Bangla Insurance Limited, Khan Shaheb Sheikh Mosharraf Hossain Foundation, Central Depository Bangladesh Limited. [3] He is the founding chairperson of Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College Hospital. [3] He is also the founding chairperson of Khan Shaheb Sheikh Mosharraf Hossain School and College in Tungipara, Gopalganj. [3] He is the chairperson of National Tea Company Limited. [6] In July 2005, he was elected director of The International Association of Lions Clubs in Hong Kong for a two-year term. [7]
On 16 September 2008, Hossain chaired a meeting of Tungipara Association which demanded that the caretaker government release of former Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina from prison. [8]
On 15 December 2010, Hossain was elected chairman of Bangladesh Insurance Association. [9] He is a director of Channel 24 and launched its test transmission in August 2011. [10]
Hossain is the President of Bangladesh Insurance Association, a trade association of insurance companies in Bangladesh. [4] He asked Bangladesh Nationalist Party to not hold strikes due to their detrimental effect on the economy. [11] He is the chairperson of Fareast International University and non-profit H.E.L.P. (Health and Education for the Local underprivileged People). [4] He is the Managing Director of Kabico Limited. [4] He is also the Managing Director of Masuda Dairy Nutrition Limited. [4] In 2013, he was part of a panel formed by Dhaka Stock Exchange to investigate problems at the stock market. [12]
Hossain is the Chairperson of Association of Private Universities of Bangladesh, a trade association of private universities in Bangladesh. [13] He was reelected President of the Association in 2017. [14] He is the former chairperson of Bangladesh Red Crescent Society. [13] He is a former Director of the Dhaka Stock Exchange. [13] He is a Trustee Board member of Bangabandhu Academy for Poverty Alleviation and Rural Development. [15]
Hossain was re-elected chairperson of National Tea Company Limited. [16]
In April 2021, Hossain was re-elected President of Bangladesh Insurance Association. [17] He has been serving as president of association since 2011. [18]
Hossain has described the imposition of 15 percent income tax on private universities by the Government of Bangladesh as "unacceptable" in July 2021. [19] He also sought the intervention of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to repeal the law. [20] He is a member of the Board of Governors of Bangladesh Open University. [21]
Personal life
Hossain is married to Masuda Kabir and together they have three children. [2]
References
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- ^ a b "বঙ্গবন্ধু আমাকে ব্যবসা করতে বলেছিলেনঃ শেখ কবির হোসেন". notunalo24.com. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Chairman | FIU". www.fiu.edu.bd. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ a b c d e "Present President". Bangladesh Insurance Association. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ "Star Report". archive.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ MarketScreener. "Sheikh Kabir Hossain - Biography". www.marketscreener.com. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ "SHEIKH KABIR HOSSAIN PAST INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR" (PDF). Lions Club. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Tough agitation if Hasina not freed before Eid". The Daily Star. 2008-09-16. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ "Insurance assoc's new chair". The Daily Star. 2010-12-15. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ "Channel 24 goes for test transmission". The Daily Star. 2011-08-25. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ "Print News". archive.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ "Panel sits today to find ways to boost stocks". The Daily Star. 2013-02-03. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ a b c "Sheikh Kabir Hossain – ICC Bangladesh". Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ "APUB gets executive committee". The Daily Star. 2017-06-12. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ "মুক্তিযুদ্ধের অন্যতম চেতনা ছিল অর্থনৈতিক মুক্তি: স্বপন ভট্টাচার্য". Jugantor. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ "SK Kabir Hossain re-elected Chairman of Nat'l Tea Co". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ "Sheikh Kabir Hossain re-elected President of BIA". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ "Insurance Association re-elects Sheikh Kabir as President". The Business Standard. 2021-04-11. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ "APUB: Tax on private universities unacceptable". Dhaka Tribune. 2021-06-29. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ "বেসরকারি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের আয়ের ওপর কর প্রত্যাহারে প্রধানমন্ত্রীর হস্তক্ষেপ দাবি". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- ^ "Bangladesh Open University - Board of Governors". www.bou.edu.bd. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
