During the Bangladesh Liberation War he was the Master General of Ordnance (MGO) in General Headquarters in Rawalpindi, West Pakistan.[4] In October 1973, he was repatriated to Bangladesh from Pakistan.[5] After returning to Bangladesh he would serve as the ambassador of Bangladesh to Kuwait and France.[3][6] He retired from Bangladesh Army in 1973 and was made the permanent representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations,[7] position he held till 1986.[1] As the representative he supported Indonesia's annexation of East Timor in the United Nation.[8]