Awami leader and former minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain's death mourns the death of the United States Awami League and the liberation war.

Hakikul Islam Khokan

Member of Awami League's presidential council, veteran leader, brave freedom fighter and former housing and public works minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain is no more. He died last Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at 10:20 am in the square hospital of the capital while undergoing treatment (Inna Lillahi wa Inna Ilaihi Rajiun). He was 83 years old at the time of his death.
Central Jubo League leader Niaz Morshed Elite confirmed his death to the media. Khabar Ibn News.
He was arrested on October 27, 2024 from Bhatara Thana area of ​​the capital in the context of the fall of the government after the July 24 movement. Later he was taken to Chittagong Central Jail. While in prison, he was suffering from various ailments related to old age, despite receiving division benefits as per prison rules.
When he fell ill in February 2025, he was admitted to Chittagong Medical College Hospital. At that time, the hospital authorities said that he was suffering from various complex diseases including diabetes, high blood pressure, dementia.
Later, on the night of August 5, 2025, he fell seriously ill and was transferred from the prison hospital to Bangladesh Medical University Hospital. He was later released on bail on August 14 last year. He was accused in several cases filed in Dhaka and Chittagong. The former minister was released after getting bail in a case of Paltan police station.
Engineer Mosharraf Hossain was born on January 12, 1943. He won the 1973, 1986, 1996, 2008, 2014 and 2018 national parliament elections as an Awami League candidate from Chittagong-1 (Meersrai) seat. He was also one of the members of the Constitution Drafting Committee of Bangladesh in 1972.
During his long career in politics, he served as Minister of Housing and Public Works and Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism. He also served as a member of the presidium of Awami League.
His son Mahbub Rahman Ruhel in the 12th National Assembly Election Chittagong-Awami League nominated member of parliament from 1 seat. On the death of veteran politician Engineer Mosharraf Hossain, Awami League, Awami family, all allied organizations, various political, social, cultural, professional, human rights, organization groups and poets, journalists, columnists, intellectuals, academics, artists-craftsmen in the United States express deep grief and bereavement to the bereaved family. One of the advisers of Awami League in the United States, Dr. Pradeep Kar, former GS of Baksu and a brave freedom fighter, political MA Salam of Muldhara, founder general secretary of the United States Awami League, Haji Shafiqul Alam among the advisory councils of the United States Awami League, Dr. Mohsin Ali, senior journalist and lion Hakikul Islam Khokon, Ramesh Nath, Dr. Baman Das expressed their condolences. Basu, the organizing secretaries include Abdul Haseeb Mamun, Mahi Uddin Dewan, Abdur Rahim Badsha, Chandan Dutta, Office Secretary Engineer Mohammad Ali Siddiqui, Legal Affairs Secretary Advocate Shah Mohammad Bakhtir Ali, Education Affairs Secretary MA Karim Jahangir, Awami League Leader and Author Raju Ahmed Mubarak, Journalist Alamgir Bhuiyan, Journalist Helal. Mahmud, President Sheikh Hasina Mantra and Awami League Leader Jalal Uddin Jalil, General Secretary and Awami League Leader Kaykobad Khan, Vice President Engineer Mizanul Hasan, T. Molla, Delwar Hossain Molla, Shahidul Islam, Shakhawat Biswas, Nuruzzaman Sarkar, Awami League Leader Jasmine Akhtar Kohinoor, Awami League Leader Aktar Hossain, Chairman Iqbal Hossain, Journalist and Awami League Leader. Palash Nandi, Awami League Leader Iqbal Farooq, Awami League Leader Manjur Chowdhury, Heroic Freedom Fighter Golam Mostafa Khan Miraj, Heroic Freedom Fighter Shawkat Akbar Richie, Heroic Freedom Fighter Farooq Hossain, Heroic Freedom Fighter Khurshid Anwar Bablu, Heroic Freedom Fighter Ismail Khan Ansari, Heroic Freedom Fighter Mizanur Rahman Chowdhury, Heroic Freedom Fighter and Kabir Freedom Fighter. Avinash Acharya, Journalist Arifur Rahman Arif, Journalist Suhas Barua Hasu, Journalist Osman Gani, Journalist Biswajit Saha, Engineer Azizul Islam, Awami League Leader Shahidul Islam, Firoz Ahmed Kallol, New York City Awami League General Secretary Rafiqur Rahman Rafiq, General Secretary Emad Chowdhury, Joint General Secretary DulalBillah, New York State Awami League President, freedom fighter Mojibur Rahman Mia, Vice President Sheikh Atiqul Islam, General Secretary Shaheen Ajmal, Khandaker Jahedul Islam, Joint General Secretary of United States Women Awami League Rumana Akhtar, Poet and Writer ABM Saleh Uddin, Journalist Md Nasir, Journalist Abdur Rahim Canada, Montiel Awami League President Munsi. Basir, Connecticut Awami League general secretary Humayun Ahmed Chowdhury, Awami League leader Azharul Islam Chowdhury Musa, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (Jasad) US branch president Dewan Shahed Chowdhury, general secretary Noore Alam Ziku, JSF organizer Haji Anwar Hossain Liton, journalist Sohel Chowdhury and popular news portal Ibn News24.101 prominent Gunijans including Com Editor Ayesha Akhtar Ruby etc.