Das was born in Bagichagaon,
Comilla, to Nishi Kanta Das and Hemprabha Das on 30 April 1930. Das started learning music at Sangeet Shikhharthee Sammilan in
Comilla, established by his elder brother Suren Das in 1942. Das was enlisted in
Radio Pakistan when he was a college student in 1948. In 1985, after finishing his learning, Das moved to
Dhaka and joined as a member of the
Nazrul Sangeet Promanikoron Board at
Nazrul Institute. He taught Nazrul Sangeet to the young artists of the institute. ==Personal life==