Mohammedan SC won the Dacca league title defeating arch rivals Abahani in the final 2–0.

Mohammedan SC reached the finals of the Aga Khan Gold Cup Football later in the year beating Sri-Lanka national team 2–1 in the SF.

In 1973, Hafiz became the first after independence to score a double hat-trick in the First Division as Mohammedan defeated Fire Service SC 6–0.

Ahmed applied to join the army's Education Corps but later shifted to infantry and was commissioned in 1968 in the 1st East Bengal Regiment (the Senior Tigers).

After the 1970 Bhola cyclone, he as a captain, with Bravo Company, engaged in relief work at Galachipa, Patuakhali.

He was barred from all type of communication there and had no idea of Operation Searchlight by Pakistan Army and the declaration of independence of Bangladesh.

[6] In later campaigning, Ahmed, under continuous attack from the Pakistani army, he maintained a free zone at Jessore, including Benapole BOP, from April to mid-May.

[6] During the second week of May 1971, Ahmed was ordered to move to Tura, Meghalaya to join the BDF Sector 11 under Major Ziaur Rahman.

He was selected to lead the Bravo formation as company commander of 1st East Bengal Regiment in Jessore.

[12] Again on 28 December 2013, Ahmed was arrested on the National Press Club premises, when he was leaving there after announcing a new program of demonstrations to be led by his party.