[4] Hussain joined the Bangladesh Civil Service as a customs and excise cadre in 1982.
[5] Hussain worked at the International Trade Centre from 2004 to 2006 in the Export Diversification Project.
[3] He was the chairman of a team formed to dismantle the temporary Taskforce for Interrogation Cell at the Bangladesh Rifles headquarters after the mutiny.
[11] Hussain served till 8 January 2015 as chairman of the National Board of Revenue when he was replaced by Md.
[3] In November 2023, Hussain sought nomination from Awami League for Chandpur-1 to contest the 12th parliamentary election.