He began his career as a teacher at Calcutta High School in 1908 and continued in this profession until 1928. He also worked briefly as a kanungo (1914-1917) in the Settlement Department. He joined University of Dhaka, now in Bangladesh as a lecturer in the Bengali and Sanskrit Department in 1928 and retired from there in 1944.
He began his career as a teacher at Calcutta High School (1908-1928), worked briefly as a kanungo (1914-1917) before joining University of Dhaka, now in Bangladesh, as a lecturer in Bengali and Sanskrit (1928-1944).