His notable poems include "Uttoradhikar", "Tomake Obhibadon Priyotoma", "Kothao Kono Krondon Nei" and "Amar Chumbongulo Poucchey Dao".

[2] Qadri is one of the prominent poets of post-1947 Bengali poetry, who brought a new angle to the Bangladeshi scene by introducing urbanism and a sense of modernity.

[3] Though he published only four books of poetry, "his tone, alliteration, images and the use of simile made him a unique contributor of Bengali verse.

Later, in the 1980s, he moved to the United States and started living in Boston, where he married his second wife, Dana Quadri; she died in the late 90s.

[7] His poems have been translated into English by many scholars, such as Kabir Chowdhury, Kaiser Haq, Farida Majid.