[2] Ahmed was born at 17 Ashik Lane, Islampur neighborhood in Old Dhaka.
[1] Ahmed's grandfather Mirza Hayat performed as an actor for the Nawabs of Dhaka.
[3] His younger brother, Hamidur Rahman, an artist, who later was the architect of Shaheed Minar, Dhaka.
[1] The documentary was focused on the 10-day Dhaka visit of the then Governor-General of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
[4] Ahmed directed a film Notun Diganta (1968) and served as the cinematographer of Bindu Theke Britto (1970).