He won the Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor a record five times for his roles in Shonkhonaad (2004), Meyeti Ekhon Kothay Jabe (2017), Fagun Haway (2019), Bishwoshundori (2020) and Nonajoler Kabbo (2021).

In Faridpur, he joined Boishakhi Natya Gosthi pursuing to build up a career in the media arena.

[11][12][8] Babu started his acting career in 1978 when he joined the theatre group Baishakhi Natya Ghosthi in Faridpur.

[18][19][20] Babu has become popular for his humorous characters but his early career in stage dramas like Danab and Jay Jayanti was in serious roles.

After the non-cooperation movement, on September 3, 2024, some screenshots related to that WhatsApp group were spread on social media.