[3][4] Hossain led a investigation team of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism to examine an attempted plane hijacking in Chittagong Airport on 24 February 2019.
[8] In December 2020, Hossain was appointed Secretary of the Ministry of Railways replacing Salim Reza.
[9] In September 2021, Abu Saleh Mostafa Kamal replaced him as managing director and chief executive officer of Biman Bangladesh Airlines.
[10] In July 2023, Hossain was appointed chairman of Bangladesh Energy and Power Research Council.
[11] On 15 August 2024, Hossain was made secretary of the Public Security Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs after the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government.