He is the senior professor of the Department of Bengali at the Islamic University, Kushtia, and is active in research and academic matters home and abroad.
The first line of Eastern Bengal Railway was from Calcutta to Kushtia in 1862 (presently covered by Sealdah-Ranaghat Line, Ranaghat-Gede Line and Chilahati-Parbatipur-Santahar-Darshana Line).
It takes off from the Ganges not far from Kushtia, and after flowing in a south-easterly direction, past Kumarkhali and Khoksa, passes over the border into the Goalundo subdivision of Faridpur District.
The main line of the Eastern Bengal Railway from Sealdah to Ranaghat, was opened in 1862 and extended the same year to Kushtia, now in Bangladesh.
Rashid Askari — Bengali-English writer, fictionist, columnist, and Professor of English at Kushtia Islamic University.
Natore District (Rajshahi division) with an area of 1896.05 km², is bordered by Naogaon and Bogra districts to the north, Pabna and Kushtia districts to the south, Pabna and Sirajganj districts to the east, Rajshahi district to the west.
The Jalangi River is thrown off at the point where the mighty Padma touches the district at its most northernly corner, and flows along the northern border in a direction slightly south-east, until it leaves the district some miles to the east of Kushtia.
The main line of the Eastern Bengal Railway from Sealdah to Ranaghat, was opened in 1862 and extended to Kushtia, now in Bangladesh, within two months.
In 1971, as the Sub-Divisional Officer of Meherpur, Kushtia, he joined the liberation war and was commissioned in the Bangladesh Armed Forces.