[2][3] Shahabuddin was born in Dhaka in 1936.

His family hailed from the village of Shahpur in Nabinagar, Brahmanbaria District.

[4] His poetry spanned four decades from the mid-60s until his death.

He was the founding editor of Bichitra, a weekly magazine, and he also worked at Shachitra Shandhani and Dainik Bangla.

Shahabuddin died in February 2014.