Anwar Hossain (industrialist)

Anwar Hossain (1938 – 17 August 2021[1]) was an entrepreneur, industrialist and politician of Bangladesh who was a Member of Parliament for Dhaka-8 constituency.[2] He was the founder and chairman of Anwar Group.[3]

Anwar Hossain
আনোয়ার হোসেন
Member of Parliament
for Dhaka-8
In office
3 March 1988 – 6 December 1990
Preceded byMohammad Harun ar Rashid
Succeeded byMir Shawkat Ali
Founder and chairman of Anwar Group
In office
1953–2021
Personal details
Born1938
Lalbagh, British Raj
Died17 August 2021 (aged 83)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Political partyJatiya Party
ChildrenFive daughters, three sons
ResidenceDhanmondi

Birth and early life

Anwar Hossain was born in 1938 in Dhaka Almigola (Lalbagh). He started living in Dhanmondi in 1973. His father was Rahim Box and mother was Jamila Khatun. His grandfather was Lakku Mia. His wife was Bibi Amena and Dr Hamida Banu Shova. He has five daughters and three sons. Daughters: Shaheen Begum, Selina Begum Mala, Hasina Begum Ruma, Shahnaz Begum Munni and Jamila Hossain. Sons: Manwar Hossain, Hossain Mehmud and Hossain Khaled.[3]

Career

Anwar Hossain, the head of Anwar Group, was started in 1834 by his grandfather Lakku Mia (real name Lat Mia).[4] He started his business in 1953. Anwar established Silk Mills in 1968 and brought Mala Sari to the market. There are 20 companies under the group, which is involved in 36 products and services, including textiles, jute, cement, steel, banking, insurance, automobiles, housing, infrastructure and furniture. He was one of the founders of The City Bank, which was established in 1983. He was the chairman of The City Bank for four terms.[3]

He was elected a Member of Parliament from Dhaka-8 constituency as a Jatiya Party constituency as an independent candidate in the fourth parliamentary elections of 1988 Bangladeshi general election.[2][5]

Death

On 17 August 2021, Anwar Hossain died at LABAID Hospital in Dhaka due to old-age complications.[6][7]

References
  1. Anwar Group Founder and Chairman Anwar Hossain no more
  2. "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Jatiya Sangsad (in Bengali). Retrieved 13 August 2014.
  3. নিজস্ব প্রতিবেদক. "মালা শাড়ির আনোয়ার হোসেন". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  4. "Heritage – Anwar Group". www.anwargroup.com. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  5. "ঢাকা-৮ আসনের কেন্দ্রে কেন্দ্রে যাচ্ছে ভোটের সামগ্রী". jagonews24.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  6. "Anwar Group Founder, Chairman Anwar Hossain passes away". Dhaka Tribune. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  7. Rashid, Sara (3 September 2021). "A tribute to my grandfather, Anwar Hossain". The Daily Star. Retrieved 4 September 2021.


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