M Anwar Hossain | |
|---|---|
মো. আনোয়ার হোসেন | |
| Born | 20 August 1949 |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka Kyoto University |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Dhaka Kyoto University Kyoto Prefectural University Purdue University Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Jahangirnagar University North South University |
M Anwar Hossain (born 20 August 1949) is a Bangladeshi scientist, writer, and politician. He is a professor at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of University of Dhaka and a member of the Standing Committee of the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal.[1][2][3][4] He was the 14th vice chancellor of Jahangirnagar University and the former president of the Dhaka University Teachers' Association (DUTA) and Bangladesh Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.[5][6] Hossain was a freedom fighter of the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971 during which he served as a staff officer of sector 11. Hossain has been detained and imprisoned twice by military rulers of Bangladesh and has been described by Senator Edward Kennedy as a 'prisoner of conscience'.[7][8]
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