Jamaluddin Hossain
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Jamaluddin Hossain | |
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জামালউদ্দিন হোসেন | |
| Born | 14 October 1943 |
| Died | 11 October 2024 (aged 81) |
| Alma mater | Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology |
| Spouse |
Rowshan Ara Hussain (m. 1965) |
Jamaluddin Hossain (8 October 1943 – 11 October 2024)[1] was a Bangladeshi actor, director and theatre activist.[2] He was awarded the Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in 2013.[3]
Hossain was born on 14 October 1943 in 24 Parganas in the then Bengal Province, British India.[1][4] After the 1947 partition of India, his family settled in Chittagong in the then East Bengal.[1] He first studied in Saint Placid's School in Chittagong.[1] He then graduated from Chittagong College and Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology.[5] He was a classmate of actor Abul Hayat in these institutions.[6]
Hossain was a member of Nagarik Natya Sampradaya, a theatre troupe from 1975 until 1995.[5] In 1997, he started his own troupe Nagarik Natyangan Ensamble and served as its general secretary.[7] He was the presidium member of the Bangladesh Group Theatre Federation (BGTF) and general secretary of the Betar Television Shilpi Sangsad.[8]
Personal life and death
Hossain married actress Rowshan Ara Hussain in 1965.[1] They met while they were the members of the theatre troupe Nagarik Natya Sampradaya.[7] Their son, Tasfin Hossain Topu, is an assistant professor at Mount Royal University in Calgary.[9]
Hossain was under treatment at Rockyview General Hospital in Calgary when he died on 11 October 2024, at the age of 81.[9]