He later served as a diplomat for the military attaché of Bangladesh to Turkey.

Elias was commissioned in the 35th batch of Pakistan Military Academy.

He was the founding commander of the 33rd Artillery Brigade which is based in Comilla Cantonment.

[2] From 1984 to 1989, Elias served as the Military Secretary to the President of Bangladesh, Hussain Mohammad Ershad.

He then served as the military attaché in the Bangladesh Embassy in Turkey.