Ahmed joined the University of Dhaka as a lecturer on 28 March 1996 in the Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology. Ahmed was promoted to full professor in December 2008. In 2017, Ahmed was appointed president of the
Jatiyatabadi Samajik Sangskritik Sangstha following approval by
Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, general secretary of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party. In December 2022, he called for the release of Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir from prison. Following the fall of the
Sheikh Hasina led
Awami League government, Ahmed was appointed pro-vice chancellor of the University of Dhaka in September 2024 replacing Professor Dr
Sitesh Chandra Bachar. In January 2025, students of seven colleges formerly affiliated with the University of Dhaka demanded his resignation and alleged Ahmed had misbehaved with them. He later expressed regret for this. He inaugurated the July Martyr Memorial Building, which is an extension of the Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall of the University of Dhaka. == References ==