[1] Saber was born in Eidgah, Cox's Bazar District, Chittagong Division on 18 December 1930.
He joined Chittagong Collegiate School after the partition of India and graduated from that college in 1949.
As a student he was involved with various cultural organizations including Chhotader Asar and Mukul Fouj Movement.
[2] Saber worked at Dhaka West End High School as an assistant teacher.
He successfully completed the Federal Information Service examination but was denied a position because of his time spent in jail.