[2] He became the first Muslim student who had obtained first class both in honors and master's examinations in Bengali from the University of Dhaka in 1941 and 1942 respectively.

[2] He served as a visiting professor for ten months at the University of Missouri in the United States in 1968–69.

[2] Professor Muhammad Abdul Hye, once famously remarked that Bengali was the "French language of the East".

[6] Hye produced Bangla Sahityer Itibritto (history of Bengali literature modern period) jointly with Syed Ali Ahsan.

He produced and published books in association with Ahmed Sharif, Muhammad Mansuruddin, Anisuzzaman and Anwar Pasha.