he was commissioned as Second Lieutenant in 1944 with Royal Indian Army Service Corps as his parent unit.

He later served as a staff Major of Eastern Command station headquarters at Dacca and was eventually raised to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

On 16 December 1971 while visiting Sylhet with then Colonel M A G Osmani their helicopter was attacked by Pakistan Army and he was injured.

After the independence of Bangladesh he was elected as lawmaker from the Jatiya Sangsad constituency comprising Baniachang and Ajmiriganj thanas in 1973.

[2] Abdur Rab was appointed as the Chairman of Bangladesh Freedom Fighter Welfare Trust after his retirement from army.

Rumors were spread that Rab was awarded the gallantry medal which his deputy chief of staff (Army) A. K. Khandker conveniently took.

His younger brother Abdur Rahim said that no pension was paid to any of his family members.