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Kamal Hossain (born 1937) is a Bangladeshi lawyer and politician.

Kamal Hossain Bangladeshi politician

Kamal Hossain is a Bangladeshi lawyer and politician. He is head of Kamal Hossain & Associates, a law firm based in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Hossain is the founder and president of the Gano Forum political party and leader of the Jatiya Oikya Front alliance. He is widely regarded as an icon of secular democracy in South Asia. Hossain is the leader of the pro-democracy movement in Bangladesh.

Kamal Hossain may also refer to:

Kamal Hussain is an Egyptian wrestler. He competed in the men's Greco-Roman lightweight at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Kamal Hossain is a Bangladeshi kabaddi player who was part of the team that won the bronze medal at the 2006 Asian Games.

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1985 South Asian Games

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Mosharrof Hossain is a Bangladeshi kabaddi player who was part of the team that won the bronze medal at the 2006 Asian Games.

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Bangladeshi kabaddi team won the bronze medal at the 2006 Asian Games. In 1980, Bangladesh became the runners-up in the first Asian Kabaddi Championship and India emerged as the champion. Bangladesh became runners-up again in the next Asian Kabaddi Championship held in 1988 at Jaipur, India. Kabaddi is the national sport of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation's (BKF) president Mohammad Javed Patwary and General secretary Habibur Rahman is maintaining the National kabaddi team.

Mustafa Kamal was the 10th Chief Justice of Bangladesh. His landmark judgment was on the Masdar Hossain case, widely known as the ‘separation of judiciary', which was a milestone in the quest for separation of power between the judiciary and the executive of the state. Kamal was a pioneer of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in Bangladesh, and is considered by many as the 'father of ADR' in Bangladesh.

Jobbarer Boli Khela

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Bangladesh at the 2010 Asian Games

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National Sports Awards are given by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, government of Bangladesh for specific contributions in the field of games and sports. The award was introduced in 1976. As of 2011, total 175 sports personalities won the award.

Mosharraf Hossain may refer to:

Sara Hossain Barrister at the Supreme Court of Bangladesh

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Bangladesh Academy of Sciences is an academic forum for Bangladeshi scientists and technologists. Established in 1973, it aims to fulfill the role of promoting research and development of sciences in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh at the 2018 Asian Games

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