Kemaluddin Hossain (31 March 1923[1] – 21 August 2013) was a Bangladeshi jurist who served as the third Chief Justice of Bangladesh from 1 February 1978 until 11 April 1982.
[4] He passed the Chamber's examination from the Calcutta High Court and was awarded the Sir Rashbehary Ghosh Memorial medal.
[4] He migrated to East Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh) after the 1950 riot.
[4] On 30 December 1978 during martial law, Chief Justice Kemaluddin Hossain, Justices Fazle Munim, Ruhul Islam, and KM Subhan issued a verdict declaring martial law tribunal verdicts cannot be challenged in any courts with justice Subhan dissenting.
[6] In 1953, Hossain married Sultana Begum whose family had migrated from Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal.