Syed Faizanul Hussaini

Syed Faizanul Hussaini spends his weekdays navigating the world of HR and talent acquisition and his spare time wandering through the lanes of history, heritage and Urdu literature. Equally at home with recruitment reports and the verses of Mir and Ghalib, he has a habit of turning forgotten stories, old neighbourhoods and cultural traditions into subjects of curiosity. Fascinated by the living heritage of Old Dhaka, he writes about faith, memory and community, occasionally pausing to admire a well-crafted couplet and wondering why modern emails cannot be written with the elegance of classical Urdu prose.

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Echoes of Karbala: A personal journey through Muharram in Old Dhaka

21 June 2026, 08:38 AM
Muharram in Old Dhaka remains a profound, centuries-old cultural legacy intertwining personal heritage and the Karbala tragedy.
21 June 2026, 08:38 AM
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Sharing a meal on earth or in heaven

27 January 2022, 11:43 AM
These four fathers are just like any other. Like all the other, ordinary fathers that are present. The unknowns. All four of the individuals in the picture are, Syed Faizul Hussaini, Akkas Hossain Fakir, Abdur Reza Khan, Kawser Mia. All of them had a family which consisted of four members. The family that shared at least one meal together.
27 January 2022, 11:43 AM
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Syed Abul Fatah Sharfuddin Sharaf Al Hussaini: A forgotten poet

18 November 2021, 07:31 AM
The first traceable progeny of the lineage, Syed Fida Hussain, had settled in Delhi during the reign of the fourth Mughal Emperor, Jahangir, with his son, Syed Golam Hussain and his grandsons, Syed Faizuddin Hussain and Syed Mozaffar Hussain; they eventually moved to Kolkata and finally settled down in Dhaka.
18 November 2021, 07:31 AM