He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1981 by the Government of Bangladesh.
Khan learnt classical music from Nisar Husain.
He was enlisted as an artiste at Calcutta Station of All India Radio.
[1] Khan tutored musicians like Leila Arjumand Banu, Abdul Alim, Ferdausi Rahman, Nina Hamid, Indramohan Rajbangshi and Meena Barua.
He had a granddaughter named Homayra Zaman Mou.