A right-handed batsman, he is the captain of Chittagong Division,[1] and has played Test, limited overs and Twenty20 cricket for Bangladesh.

He was also selected in the Bangladesh national squad tour to Australia in August and September 2008.

He left the ICL in 2009; the Bangladesh Cricket Board responded by rescinding its ban.

[4] Nazimuddin was recalled to the national team for the two-Test series against Pakistan in December 2011.

[5] He made his Test debut in the first match of the series in Chittagong, opening the batting for Bangladesh.