After retirement, he served as an advisor to Regent Airways, and the chairman of the board of directors of a financial institute, Bangladesh Industrial Finance Company Limited (BIFC),[1] as well as vice chairman of the board of directors of a commercial Bank, Union Bank Limited.

[2] In 2010, he was promoted to lieutenant general, making him one of the four officers of that rank in the Bangladesh army at that time.

In March 2024, as its CEO, he announced the launch of a new airline called Fly Dhaka, which was supposed to start operation in December 2024.

In November 2024, the interim government of Bangladesh, led by Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, reportedly canceled the passports of 22 former military and security officials.

This action was based on allegations of involvement in enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings during the tenure of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.