Mir Akhtar Hossain started his career with Grameen Bank in early Eighties and worked with Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus very closely for 24 years and completed his journey as a successful General Manager among the Grameen. He did his Honors and Masters in Management from University of Dhaka. 

Mr. Hossain organized and coordinated various international meetings, seminars, workshop with WHO, UNDP, UNICEF, JAICA, ADB, NORAD, CIDA, DANIDA, IMF, ILO, DFID, GTZ, World Bank during his tenure in Grameen Bank. 

He participated in Nobel Peace Prize 2006 Award Ceremony as one of the core member of Grameen Bank in OSLO, Norway.

Mr. Hossain had served as a director of many Grameen Organizations. Currently he is the Director of Grameen Motsho Pashu Shampad foundation and a General Member of Grameen Trust.