Former minister of Housing and Public Works and former member of Parliament for the Chattogram-1 Mosharraf Hossain has passed away.
His eldest son, Sabedur Rahman Sumu, confirmed the matter to the media. He breathed his last around 10:15am on Wednesday while undergoing treatment at Square Hospital in Dhaka. He was 83 years old.
According to family members, Mosharraf had been suffering from various age-related complications. He had been receiving treatment at the hospital for several days, and his condition deteriorated.
He was an active participant in the Liberation War of 1971. Throughout his political career, he was elected as a member of Parliament from the Chattogram-1 seat seven times. During the tenure of the ousted Awami League government, he held the portfolios of the Ministry of Housing and Public Works and the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism.
In October 2024, he was arrested and imprisoned in connection with a case involving attacks on protesters during the July mass uprising. He was later released on bail on 14 August 2025. Since his release, he had been suffering from serious illnesses and remained under medical care.
The namaz-e-janaza (funeral prayer) of Mosharraf will be held on Thursday after Zuhr prayer in Mirsharai, Chattogram.
Family sources said his funeral prayer will be held at the playground of Mahajanhat Fazlur Rahman School & College. He will later be buried in the family graveyard.
