[3] Poet Ataur Rahman was born on May 8, 1927, in Akkelpur, now in Joypurhat district.
He completed his early education at Sonamukhi High School, Akkelpur, and then attended Azizul Haque College, Bogura.
Ataur Rahman developed a passion for writing at a young age, with his first poem, "Aslo Khushir Eid," published while he was in seventh grade.
[4] He started teaching at Gafargaon College in Mymensingh district in 1953.
In 1973, he joined the Bengali Department of Rajshahi University as a professor, where he continued to teach until his death.