 He was thereafter inducted as the vice-chief of the Chattagram Awami League volunteer unit, wherein he played an integral role in building public opinion around their political goals.Pursuant to the 7 March Speech of Bangabandhu, he helped in the launching of a mass-scale civil disobedience movement and took active part in blockades and demonstrations.As Pakistan responded with force to stop the insurgency, he joined the Liberation War of Bangladesh and after receiving training from Bagafa Camp in India was entrusted with the responsibilities of running a youth-refugee camp in Agartala.