# Shahadat Hossain

_Doctor and Mayor of Chittagong City_

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Last updated: 2026-11-09

> Shahadat Hossain Rajib is a Bangladeshi cricketer. He made his Test debut in 2005 during Bangladesh's first tour of England. When he came to play in the international scene he was cited by the then coach Dav Whatmore as the fastest bowler in the team. The following year, Hossain made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Kenya. At times Hossain had struggled with conceding too many runs, and for that reason was dropped in 2009. In November 2010, Hossain was a member of the squad that won Bangladesh's first gold in any event at the Asian Games. A broken toe prevented Hossain from playing for Bangladesh in July 2011, but after more than a year since his last Test he returned to the squad in October that year. In November 2019, he was given a five-year ban from cricket, after assaulting a teammate. He made history being the first Bangladeshi to take a hat-trick in the ODI format.

## Quick facts

- **Place of birth:** Chittagong ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q130779584#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Bangladesh ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q130779584#P27))
- **Occupation:** politician; physician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q130779584#P106))
- **Political party:** Bangladesh Nationalist Party ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q130779584#P102))
- **Positions held:** mayor (since 3 November 2024 · BS 17 Kartik 2081 onwards) ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q130779584#P39))

## Questions

**What positions has Shahadat Hossain held?**  
Positions held by Shahadat Hossain include: mayor (since 3 November 2024).

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Shahadat Hossain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahadat_Hossain) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q130779584](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q130779584) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Dr. Shahadat Hossain Taking Oath as CCC Mayor (cropped).jpg by Press Information Department (Public domain)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dr._Shahadat_Hossain_Taking_Oath_as_CCC_Mayor_(cropped).jpg)

## Licence and attribution

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