[1] He completed his bachelor's degrees of art and law from the University of Dhaka in 1959 and 1962 respectively.
[1] Mahfuz was appointed a judge of the High Court Division.
[2] In November he was the temporary Chief Election Commissioner of Bangladesh.
[3][4] On 1 February 2007, Mahfuz and the other election commissioners resigned.
[5] Mahfuzur Rahman died on 5 May 2016 in Mohammadpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh.