 Ahmed debuted his career in music direction with Nur Hossain Bolai's film Nishpotti in 1987.Ahmed got his breakthrough by the composition of Kumar Bishwajit's "Tumi Chhara Ami Jeno Morubhumi".The theme songs of Jolkona and Hridoye Mati o Manush by Sabina Yasmin, Ferari Siren by Runa Laila, Griho Bibad by Momtaz Begum, Gohine Shobdo by Rezwana Chowdhury Bonna are composed by Ahmed.