M. Anwar Hossain
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. 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. 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'.
M Anwar Hossain | |
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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 |
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