[1] Chowdhury taught history in Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology and Jagannath College in 1960s.
[1] He joined the information cadre after passing the Central Superior Services examination of Pakistan.
[1] On 1 December 1995, he was appointed the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Sri Lanka replacing Shamsher M Chowdhury.
[5] From 19 August 1998 to 19 September 1999, Chowdhury served as the High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Pakistan.
[10][11] Chowdhury died on 19 March 2012 in Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, Maryland, aged 69.