He served in the first Gulf war as part of the Bangladesh detachment in the United States led coalition.

[3][4] Shayekhuzzaman served as General Officer Commanding of an infantry division.

He headed the Foreign Affairs and Protocol department of the Armed Forces Division.

He was a trustee of the Bangladesh Army International University of Science and Technology.

[6] Shayekhuzzaman is married to Tanjina Sattar and father of a daughter and a son.