Khan was born in 1890 in Bhandariakandi, Shibchar Upazila, Madaripur District, Bengal Presidency, British India.
[2] In 1912, he completed his bachelor's degree from Dhaka College and his master's in 1914 from the University of Calcutta in English.
[2] In 1933, he was made a school inspector and in 1939, he was appointed Additional Director of Public Instruction.
[2] He gave a speech with Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on 4 June 1956 at a Nazrul Jayanti organized by East Pakistan Youth League.
[2] He played a leading role in the establishment of the Central Women's College in 1956 and was its founding president.