[2] Abdur Rashid was born in 1942 in Chasara, Narayanganj District, East Bengal, British India.
[3] Abdur Rashid was appointed judge of the High Court Division on 24 October 1999.
[4] Abdur Rashid retired from the High Court Division on 26 January 2009.
[4] On 19 October 2010, Abdur Rashid resigned from the post of chairperson of Bangladesh Law Commission following a disagreement with the government.
[4] He had a heart attack while watching a cricket match between Afghanistan and Pakistan and was rushed to Monowara Hospital.