Abdur Raquib Khandaker admitted in Uttar Shekhar Nagar Government Primary School.

[1] He obtained 4th position (First Class) in Intermediate Exam and enrolled in Economics at the University of Dhaka.

Before joining in civil service, he briefly taught at Notre Dame College, Dhaka.

Abdur Raquib Khandaker attended that public reception and he along with his fellow batchmates protested his declaration.

On 8 October, President Iskander Mirza declared marshal law and he had to return his post in Layallpur.

In 1962, he shot a Royal Bengal Tiger dead, which wreaked havoc in nearby villages.

Khandaker served as the Superintendent of Police in Khulna District in 1971 before the Bangladesh Liberation War.

[1] In 1974, Khandaker sustained an injury from an accident while on duty which affected him for the rest of his life.

[1] From 1980 to 1986, Abdur Raquib Khandaker served as the president of the Bangladesh Football Federation.

[6] Abdur Raquib Khandaker served as the 8th Inspector General of Bangladesh Police from 31 December 1985 to 28 February 1990.

[2] He wrote Society Politics & Civil Order: Memoirs of the Police Chief of Bangladesh on 1 January 2002.

[9] He wrote about experiences as a Bengali officer in the Pakistan establishment and later working in independent Bangladesh.