Rakib made his senior debut against
Sri Lanka during a
2020 Bangabandhu Cup match on 19 January 2020. He was credited with an assist on Mohammad Ibrahim's goal in the 83rd minute. During the
2021 SAFF Championship game against
Nepal, Rakib's back pass to
Anisur Rahman Zico lead to confusion in the Bangladesh defense, and after a late challenge by Zico on
Nepali striker
Anjan Bista he was sent off. Eventually, 10-men Bangladesh ended up drawing the game 1–1, and thus were reach unable to tournament final. On 22 September 2022, Rakib scored his first senior international goal for Bangladesh in 1–0 win over
Cambodia. ==Personal life==