Towhid Hossain is a First class and List A cricketer from Bangladesh. He was born on 25 February 1978 in Narayanganj

Narayanganj

Narayanganj is a city in central Bangladesh. It is located in the Narayanganj District, near the capital city of Dhaka and has a population of 220,000. The city is on the bank of the Shitalakshya River. The river port of Narayanganj is one of the oldest in Bangladesh...

, Dhaka

Dhaka

Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...

 and is a right-handed batsman and leg break bowler. Sometimes referred to on scoresheets by his nickname Shamol, he played for Barisal Division

Barisal Division

Barisal Division is located in south-central Bangladesh, with an area of 13,644.85 km2, and with a population of 8,147,000 at the 2011 Census . It is bounded by Dhaka division on the north, the Bay of Bengal on the south, Chittagong division on the east and Khulna division on the west...

 from 2000/01 to 2005/06.

His only first class century, a knock of 116, came against Khulna Division while he scored 7 first class fifties. His best bowling, a spell of 4 for 47, came in a match against Dhaka Division. He scored 2 one day fifties, with a best of 61 against Chittagong Division.