His father Kazi Sadrul Ala was given the title Khan Saheb by the erstwhile ruling British Raj for his services to society.

He passed his Matriculation examination in 1939 and I.Sc in 1941 from there, he finished off his education from St Xavier's School and College with a Bachelor in Chemistry Science with Honors.

[3] He joined the British Indian Navy on 6 June 1943 but due to Jawaharlal Nehru's persuasion, he transferred to the army in 1946 and completed his training from Royal School of Artillery in UK.

In October 1958 after General Ayub Khan declared Martial Law in Pakistan, he & Major Salauddin Amin were the only two officers who refused to sign a document of allegiance pledging loyalty to then President of Pakistan, General Ayub Khan.

He succeeded Major Najmul Haque as Commander of Sector 7 who died in a road crash on 27 September 1971, in India.

[7] As thousands of Mukti Bahini volunteers, mostly farmers, were killed and did not receive any recognition, he chose not to accept any gallantry award.