[1] He moved back to Bangladesh a few years later, aged seven, due to his father's concerns about different cultures, and the possibility of losing their Muslim identities.

Masroor runs the Barefoot Institute, which provides support and to Muslim couples, including marriage, divorce and family counselling, mediation, and coaching.

He was the chairman of ChildrenPlus, a charity that focused on providing humanitarian assistance to poverty stricken and most vulnerable children around the world.

Masroor was selected as the Liberal Democrats prospective parliamentary candidate for West Ham at the 2005 general election, but stood down after being criticised for posting on the Muslim Public Affairs Committee forum.

[6] In October 2013, Masroor was alerted by anti-terrorist police that he and a number of other prominent Muslim figures in the UK who had spoken out against Islamist extremism were targeted by a propaganda video created by Al-Shabaab, the terrorist group responsible for the attack on the Westgate shopping mall in Kenya: the video urged jihadists in the UK to take action, citing the murder of Lee Rigby as an example to follow.

[20][21] Interviewed by Al Jazeera, Masroor said of the video: "It is a terrible piece of work and the content is vile and disgusting and horrific in many ways.

"[21] He also received a second death threat in 2015, from the ISIS terrorist cell in Iraq and Syria, which led to him moving home, and his family relocating to another country for a short while.

[22] In October 2018, the Muslim World League fired him from the Fitzrovia Mosque for criticising Saudi Arabia and crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, following remarks he made about the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi and corruption in the royal family.

[23] The Muslim World League released a statement saying, "But since he continued provoking public opinion against the individuals, governments, causing stir in the society, shaming and accusing falsely, no option was left but to stop dealing with him in anyway.

He said that Saudi Arabia was ruled by an illegitimate regime, and the civilised world should boycott the country; not sell them arms or intelligence; and should never offer its rulers the red carpet treatment when they come to the UK or Europe.

Masroor's interests include learning about new cultures and world food, playing badminton, and reading about history, society and politics.