[2] Ataur Rahman Khan was born on 1 July 1905[3] at Balia village, Dhamrai Thana, Dhaka District, East Bengal, British India.

[2] He himself was elected to the East Bengal Legislative Assembly and made the Ministry of Civil Supplies in the United Front government under A. K. Fazlul Huq.

[2] On 31 March 1958, Governor A. K. Fazlul Huq removed Khan from the post of chief minister and appointed Abu Hossain Sarkar.

[6] Huq was removed from the post of governor by President Iskander Mirza and Khan was back as the chief minister of East Pakistan in 12 hours.

[2] Khan had succeed Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy as President of Awami League in 1963 further deteriorating relationship with Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

[2] During the Bangladesh Liberation War, Khan was detained for six months by Pakistan Army and released in September.

[2] In 1975, he joined the Sheikh Mujibur Rahman lead Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League government.

[12] His son, Ziaur Rahman Khan (died 2021),[13] was a member of parliament from Bangladesh Nationalist Party.

[12] His son and grandson were denied access to the grave without a security pass by the police guarding the parliament.