In the same year, Rumi finished joint top scorer alongside Rumman Bin Wali Sabbir, in the Federation Cup.

Rumi's brilliant performances with the Abahani earned him a chance to move abroad, he signed for East Bengal Club in the Calcutta Football League.

He was one of three players from Bangladesh that signed for the "Red and Gold Brigade", with Monem Munna and Sheikh Mohammad Aslam joining him in Kolkata in 1991.

[6] In 1994, Rumi joined fellow title challengers Muktijoddha Sangsad KC, after the gentleman's agreement between the country's three biggest clubs, Abahani, Mohammedan SC and Brothers Union, to lower the salaries of their star players.

The subsequent season, after suffering from continuous injuries for the past few years, Rumi retired, as one of the finest forwards Bangladesh ever produced.

Rumi's last international tournament was the Qatar Independence Cup 1994, where the Bangladesh national team was represented by Muktijoddha Sangsad KC.