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Sheikh Kabir Hossain
শেখ কবির হোসেন
Born(1942-02-03)3 February 1942
Gopalganj, Faridpur District, Bengal Province, British India
Died14 February 2026(2026-02-14) (aged 84)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
SpouseMasuda Kabir
Parents

Sheikh Kabir Hossain (Bengali: শেখ কবির হোসেন; 3 February 1942 – 14 February 2026) was a Bangladeshi businessman and a member of the Sheikh family of Tungipara.[1] He was the President of Bangladesh Insurance Association. He served as President of Association of Private Universities of Bangladesh.[2]

Early life

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Hossain was born on 3 February 1942,[3] to the Bengali Sheikh family of Tungipara in Gopalganj, Faridpur district, Bengal Province.[4][5] His father was Sheikh Mosharraf Hossain (first cousin of Sheikh Lutfar Rahman) and his mother was Rahela Khatun.[4] He completed his master's from the University of Dhaka.[4] His second cousin was Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[6]

Career

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Hossain worked at the Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation, Bureau of Statistics, and Sonali Bank.[4] He resigned from this government job after assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1975.[4]

He was the chairperson of Sonar Bangla Insurance Limited, Khan Shaheb Sheikh Mosharraf Hossain Foundation, Central Depository Bangladesh Limited.[4] Hossain was the founding chairperson of Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College Hospital.[4] He was also the founding chairperson of Khan Shaheb Sheikh Mosharraf Hossain School and College in Tungipara, Gopalganj.[4] Hossain was the chairperson of National Tea Company Limited.[7] In July 2005, he was elected director of The International Association of Lions Clubs in Hong Kong for a two-year term.[8]

On 16 September 2008, Hossain chaired a meeting of Tungipara Association which demanded that the caretaker government release former Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina from prison.[9]

On 15 December 2010, Hossain was elected chairman of Bangladesh Insurance Association.[10] He was a director of Channel 24 and launched its test transmission in August 2011.[11]

Hossain was the President of the Bangladesh Insurance Association, a trade association of insurance companies in Bangladesh.[5] He asked the Bangladesh Nationalist Party to not hold strikes due to their detrimental effect on the economy.[12] He was the chairperson of Fareast International University and non-profit H.E.L.P. (Health and Education for the Local underprivileged People).[5] He was the Managing Director of Kabico Limited.[5] Hossain was also the Managing Director of Masuda Dairy Nutrition Limited.[5] In 2013, he was part of a panel formed by Dhaka Stock Exchange to investigate problems at the stock market.[13]

He was the Chairperson of the Association of Private Universities of Bangladesh, a trade association of private universities in Bangladesh.[14] He was reelected President of the Association in 2017.[15] He was also the chairperson of the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society.[14] Hossain was the director of the Dhaka Stock Exchange.[14] He was a Trustee Board member of the Bangabandhu Academy for Poverty Alleviation and Rural Development.[16]

Hossain was re-elected chairperson of National Tea Company Limited.[17]

In April 2021, Hossain was re-elected President of the Bangladesh Insurance Association.[18] He served as president of association from 2011.[19]

He described the imposition of 15 percent income tax on private universities by the Government of Bangladesh as "unacceptable" in July 2021.[20] He also sought the intervention of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to repeal the law.[21] He was a member of the Board of Governors of Bangladesh Open University.[22]

Personal life and death

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Hossain was married to Masuda Kabir and together they had three children.[3] His daughter is married to the son of BNP's former secretary-general Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan.

Hossain died in Dhaka on 14 February 2026, at the age of 84.[23]

References

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  1. ^ "মারা গেছেন শেখ কবির হোসেন". Channel 24 (in Bengali). 14 February 2026. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Private universities' association says it's conflicting with law". The Daily Star. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "বঙ্গবন্ধু আমাকে ব্যবসা করতে বলেছিলেনঃ শেখ কবির হোসেন". notunalo24.com. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Chairman | FIU". www.fiu.edu.bd. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Present President". Bangladesh Insurance Association. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Star Report". archive.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Sheikh Kabir Hossain - Biography". MarketScreener. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  8. ^ "SHEIKH KABIR HOSSAIN PAST INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR" (PDF). Lions Club. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Tough agitation if Hasina not freed before Eid". The Daily Star. 16 September 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Insurance assoc's new chair". The Daily Star. 15 December 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Channel 24 goes for test transmission". The Daily Star. 25 August 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Print News". archive.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Panel sits today to find ways to boost stocks". The Daily Star. 3 February 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  14. ^ a b c "Sheikh Kabir Hossain – ICC Bangladesh". Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  15. ^ "APUB gets executive committee". The Daily Star. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  16. ^ "মুক্তিযুদ্ধের অন্যতম চেতনা ছিল অর্থনৈতিক মুক্তি: স্বপন ভট্টাচার্য". Jugantor. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  17. ^ "SK Kabir Hossain re-elected Chairman of Nat'l Tea Co". Daily Sun. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  18. ^ "Sheikh Kabir Hossain re-elected President of BIA". The Financial Express. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  19. ^ "Insurance Association re-elects Sheikh Kabir as President". The Business Standard. 11 April 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  20. ^ "APUB: Tax on private universities unacceptable". Dhaka Tribune. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  21. ^ "বেসরকারি বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের আয়ের ওপর কর প্রত্যাহারে প্রধানমন্ত্রীর হস্তক্ষেপ দাবি". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  22. ^ "Bangladesh Open University - Board of Governors". www.bou.edu.bd. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  23. ^ "Sheikh Kabir Hossain passes away". Dhaka Tribune. 14 February 2026. Retrieved 14 February 2026.