[1][2][3] His magnum opus Bishad Sindhu (Ocean of Sorrow) is a popular classic among the Bengali readership.

[4] Mir Syed Mosharraf Hossain was born in the village of Lahinipara in Kumarkhali Thana under Kushtia District.

[2] While still a student, Mosharraf Hossain worked as a mofussil reporter for the Sangbad Prabhakar (1861) and Gram Barta Prokashika (1863).

[2] Syed Mir Mosharraf Hossain's magnum opus is Bishad Shindhu, depicting the Shia version of the tale of martyrdom of Hasan and Husayn in Karbala.

[citation needed] Mir Mosharraf Hossain wrote his 'Jamidar Darpan' about the background of the peasant uprising against the landlords in Sirajganj 1872–73.