B.Sc. (Hons.), Ph.D. (London), Imperial College, London, D. I. C. (London). Certificate on Plant Breeding, Beltville Research Institute, U.S.A.
Tamgha-e-Imtiaz, Sitara-e-Quaid-e-Azam, Lions Gold Medal by Sylhet Lions Club.
(1) Economic Botanist to the Government of Assam 1946 - 1947. (2) Economic Botanist to the Government of East Pakistan, Dacca, 1947 - 1953. (3) Director, Jute Research Institute, 1953 - 1961. (4) Director of Agriculture, East Pakistan, 1961 - 1963. (5) Vice-Chancellor, Agricultural University, 1963 - 1969. (6). Regional Agricultural Adviser FAO, 1974 - 1976. (7) Consultant, Planning Commission, 1972 - 1974. (8) Member, Planning Commission, 1977 - 1979. (9) Special Consultant to Asian Development Bank, 1980 - 1984.
Over 60 scientific and technical papers published in professional journals in the country and abroad.
: (a) President, Bangladesh Academy of Sciences, (b) Chairman, National Committee on International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (in link with IGBP Stockholm). Member or Chairman of professional bodies: (1) Past President, Pakistan Association for the Advancement of Sciences. (2) Past Sectional President in Pakistan on : (1) Agricultural Sciences, (2) Biological Sciences, (3) Past Secretary, Pakistan Academy of Sciences, (4) Past President, Inter-University Board of Pakistan, and (5) Past President, Rotary Club of Dhaka.