He was born on 1 December 1961 in
Rajshahi district. He was a cadet of
Jhenidah cadet college. In 1981 he graduated from
Bangladesh Military Academy and was commissioned from 5th Long Course into the Corps of Infantry. He completed further studies in
Staff College and Armed Forces War Course at Mirpur. He is a former adjutant general at army headquarters. He is a graduate of
Defence Services Command and Staff College and Armed Forces War Course, Mirpur Bangladesh. He is also an alumnus of
National Defence College, India (New Delhi) and
Royal College of Defence Studies, UK (London). He completed master's degrees in
defence studies (MDS),
war studies (MWS) and
business administration (MBA). He has also obtained an
M.Phil. from
Madras University, India and PhD from
Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh. He has edited a book,
Indo-Bangladesh Trade Relations, and his second book,
Non-Traditional Security Strategy for Addressing Trans-border Crime in Bangladesh, is awaiting publication. == Military career ==