[3][4] Abed Khan was born in the village of Rasulpur, Khulna district, Bengal Presidency, British India.

[7] Ittefaq also published a series of Khan's columns entitled "Abhajoner Nibedon Iti", written under the pseudonym "Obhajan" (an ordinary man).

[5] He continued to write for several top-ranked Bangladeshi newspapers, includingJagaran, Janakantha, Bhorer Kagoj, Prothom Alo and Sangbad.

[5] Khan briefly served as chief of incipient broadcast network Ekushey Television's news department in 2000.

[10] In January 2010, Abed Khan founded and served as editor of a new daily newspaper, Kaler Kantho, after securing a sponsorship from Bangladeshi business conglomerate Bashundhara Group.