[2][3] Hossain was born on 25 September 1942 to a Bengali Muslim Khandaker family in Faridpur.

He defeated former member of parliament Chowdhury Kamal Ibne Yusuf who was running as an independent.

[5] Hossain received Journalist Association Award for his contribution to the trade and industrial sector of Bangladesh.

[7] In August 2015, Swapan Kumar Paul, an Awami League politician from Faridpur District filled an Information and Communication Technology Act case against journalist Probir Sikder, for "tarnishing the image" of Hossain.

[11] On 26 November 2023, Awami League announced the final list of its 298 candidates to contest the 2024 national election which did not include Hossain.

[20] Citing his health recovery treatments, his absence in the parliamentary meetings was approved for 90 sessions in September 2023.