Meet Sheikh Hasina’s fiercest opponent— Kamal Hossain, a confidant of her father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
KAMAL HOSSAIN has fought many battles, in court as a legal luminary and in Bangladesh’s freedom struggle as a confidant of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the father of the nation. He also headed the drafting committee of the constitution. Today, Hossain, 81, is fighting to restore democracy, which, he thinks, is on the wane in Bangladesh. And, he pins the blame on Rahman’s daughter, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and the Awami League, which was founded by Rahman.
Hossain was introduced to Rahman by Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, the fifth prime minister of undivided Pakistan and a renowned barrister. Hossain had studied law at the University of Oxford and was enrolled as barrister from Lincoln’s Inn, before his return to Dhaka in 1959. His most challenging assignment at home was when he represented Rahman, fondly called Bangabandhu (friend of Bengal), in the Agartala Conspiracy case in 1968. The conspiracy, to overthrow the government in East Pakistan through a military coup, was seen as the first attempt to liberate East Pakistan. Thanks to Hossain, Rahman was released from jail in 1969.
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