He was a former vice-chairman of the central executive committee of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party and a member of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia's advisory council.
In 1991, he served as the minister of state for Information and Establishment (now Public Administration) in Khaleda Zia's first cabinet.
In 1969, he was the convener of the Greater Comilla District Sarbadaliya Chatra Sangram Parisad (all-party student struggle council).
During the War of Independence in 1971, he was appointed as deputy commander of the Greater Comilla District Bangladesh Liberation Force (BLF).
He left the government service and participated in the 2nd general election of Bangladesh held on 1 February 1979 and became a member of parliament as an independent candidate from the then Comilla-20 constituency at the age of 28.