Farhad Hossain

Farhad Hossain (born 5 June 1972) is a Bangladesh Awami League politician who is a former minister of public administration and a former Jatiya Sangsad representing the Meherpur-1 constituency.

Background and early life Hossain was born on 5 June 1972 to a Bengali family of Muslim Biswases in Meherpur, then part of the Kushtia District of Bangladesh. His family was originally from Lalbazar. He completed his master's degree in English . His father, Saheehuddin Biswas, was a politician, freedom fighter, and one of the founders of greater Kushtia District Awami League. He received 80,146 votes while independent candidate Md. Yeearul Islam received 13,919 votes.

Hossain was re-elected to parliament from Meherpur-1 as an Awami League candidate in 2018. He received 197,097 votes while his nearest rival, Masud Arun of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 14,192 votes.

In June 2022, Hossain said there were nearly 400 thousand vacancies in various ministries of the government. Hossain proposed the "Bangladesh Public Service Commission Bill-2022" which would raise the members of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission from 15 to 20.

On 14 September 2024, Hossain was arrested by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Dhaka's Eskaton area in a murder case filed for killing Rubel, a garment worker, during the 2024 non-cooperation movement.