On 3 May 2023, Hossain, age 85, was pronounced dead at the
Rajshahi Medical College Hospital in
Rajshahi due to old age. According to a statement made by Mossaddique Hossain Bulbul, BNP's forest and environment affairs secretary, Hossain had been suffering from various old-age complications, including diabetes, heart disease and high blood pressure. ==References==