[2] Rahman was born on 3 August 1941 in Charniamatpur, Phulpur Upazila, Mymensingh District, East Bengal, British Raj.
From 1973 to 1975, he was the general secretary of Bangladesh Afro-Asia Solidarity Council and the acting Editor of The Daily Sangbad.
[3] Rahman was married to Matia Chowdhury, a politician of Bangladesh Awami League, member of parliament and former government minister.
[5] Rahman died on 26 February 2008 in Ibrahim Cardiac Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh from a heart attack.
[3] He was buried in the Mirpur Martyred Intellectuals' Graveyard with a guard of honor for his role in the Bangladesh Liberation war.