He served as a justice of Supreme Court of Bangladesh and the president of Bangla Academy from 1993 until his death in office.
[1] Chowdhury was the vice president of Salimullah Muslim Hall at the University of Dhaka in 1948.
[1] He was elected Secretary General of the then East Pakistan Bar Association in 1967 and 1968.
He was elevated as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh in 1973 and served the office until 1983.
[1] Chowdhury represented Bangladesh in the United Nations General Assembly in 1977.