After he enrolled in the University of Dhaka, he took part in field hockey, football, cricket and athletics.

[2][3] He was also a member of the East Pakistan Sports Federation's hockey team that won its only match in the history of the championship.

Bashir was the head coach of the Bangladesh men's national field hockey team at the 1978 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand.

[6] In 1959, he was a guest player for the Dhaka Mohammedan team, which became the first East Pakistani club to lift the Aga Khan Gold Cup.

[7] In June 1963, he represented the East Pakistan Sports Board XI during an exhibition match against Germany's Bundesliga club Fortuna Düsseldorf in Dhaka.