After completing his bachelors in marketing, he studied photography at Pathshala- the South Asian institute of Photography. Later he participated ‘New Media Journalism’ at the University of Virginia and ‘Documentary photography’ at University of Gloucestershire, UK. In 2012, Sarker won the Prix Mark Grosset Internationales De Photographie and the World Bank Art Program. He also exhibited at Chobi Mela International Photography Festival, Noorderlicht Photo Festival, Photovisa Festival, Organ Vida Festival of Photography, Dhaka Art Summit, Tokyo month of Photography and Festival of Promenades Photographiques. He was chosen by the British Journal Of Photography as the ‘One to watch’. In 2014, Sarker was selected for the World Press Photo – Joop Swart Masterclass. Sarker is currently teaching at Pathshala South Asian Institute of Photography.