[1] Akij Uddin was born on 1929 in Madhyadanga, Phultala, Khulna, East Bengal, British Raj.
[1] He started a small business in Kolkata, which he sold and returned to his home town in Phultala with 10 rupee.
He met a friend of his father, Bidhu Bhushan, who used to manufacture Beedi (hand-rolled cigarettes).
A son from his first marriage, Sheikh Afil Uddin was a member of the parliament from the Jessore 1 constituency.
Another son from his third marriage, Sheikh Bashir Uddin is a adviser to the interim Government of Bangladesh led by Muhammad Yunus.