Trivia

Served as the first Secretary General of National Sports Council. He was instrumental in bringing legendary famed boxer Muhammad Ali to Bangladesh during his tenure as the first Secretary General of National Sports Council.

Got an offer to act in a Hollywood movie but he had to decline that offer due to other commitments.

Acted in a total of 152 films.

Became a superstar overnight after the release of the movie 'Rater Por Din' in 1974.

His son Dewan Fardun is a barrister member of the Honourable Society of Gray's Inn having been called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2013.

Made his debut in Dhaka cinema in 1972 as an assistant director in the film 'Chhand Hariye Gelo'.

Is the first bodybuilder actor of not only Bangladesh film industry but also the only actor from bodybuilding background in South-East Asia in 1960s. In 1964, he was crowned as 'Mr. East Pakistan' for bodybuilding and for being the fittest person of the then East Pakistan (currently Bangladesh).

Served as the President of the Bangladesh Bodybuilding Federation (BABBF).

His daughter, Bushra Ahmed, committed suicide in her school in 2006 at the age of 14 after being accused by one of her teachers of following unfair means in examination.