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

  1. ↑ "Private universities' association says it's conflicting with law". The Daily Star. 2021-05-12. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  2. 1 2 "বঙ্গবন্ধু আমাকে ব্যবসা করতে বলেছিলেনঃ শেখ কবির হোসেন". notunalo24.com. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Chairman | FIU". www.fiu.edu.bd. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Present President". Bangladesh Insurance Association. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  5. ↑ "Star Report". archive.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  6. ↑ MarketScreener. "Sheikh Kabir Hossain - Biography". www.marketscreener.com. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  7. ↑ "SHEIKH KABIR HOSSAIN PAST INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR" (PDF). Lions Club. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "Tough agitation if Hasina not freed before Eid". The Daily Star. 2008-09-16. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  9. ↑ "Insurance assoc's new chair". The Daily Star. 2010-12-15. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  10. ↑ "Channel 24 goes for test transmission". The Daily Star. 2011-08-25. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  11. ↑ "Print News". archive.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  12. ↑ "Panel sits today to find ways to boost stocks". The Daily Star. 2013-02-03. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  13. 1 2 3 "Sheikh Kabir Hossain – ICC Bangladesh". Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  14. ↑ "APUB gets executive committee". The Daily Star. 2017-06-12. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  15. ↑ "মুক্তিযুদ্ধের অন্যতম চেতনা ছিল অর্থনৈতিক মুক্তি: স্বপন ভট্টাচার্য". Jugantor. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  16. ↑ "SK Kabir Hossain re-elected Chairman of Nat'l Tea Co". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  17. ↑ "Sheikh Kabir Hossain re-elected President of BIA". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  18. ↑ "Insurance Association re-elects Sheikh Kabir as President". The Business Standard. 2021-04-11. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  19. ↑ "APUB: Tax on private universities unacceptable". Dhaka Tribune. 2021-06-29. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  20. ↑ "বেসরকারি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের আয়ের ওপর কর প্রত্যাহারে প্রধানমন্ত্রীর হস্তক্ষেপ দাবি". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  21. ↑ "Bangladesh Open University - Board of Governors". www.bou.edu.bd. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
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