On Sunday 13 September 2015 Hossain and his wife were accused of "torture and abuse" of an 11-year-old maid. The chief executive of the BCB, Nizamuddin Chowdhury, says Hossain has been suspended “from all kind of cricketing activities under BCB’s jurisdiction until a final decision is reached regarding the ‘torture accusations’ brought against him. On 5 October 2015 he surrendered before a court in Dhaka, was sent to prison, and charged with child repression and employing a minor. In December 2015 he was granted bail until 31 March 2016.