Born in Kushtia, Bangladesh, and moved to the United States in March 1982. He currently teaches for the University of Maryland Global Campus in its European division. His first published book in the Bengali language, "Atmaprokash" (Self-revelation), was #3 best-selling on rokomari.com in Bangladesh. The second published book "Shonar Horiner Khoje", the Bengali version of Whispers and Wailings, is also widely accepted by Bangladeshi readers.