He then studied painting at the Indian Art Academy in Calcutta in 1927.
He passed the entrance examination in 1923 for the Majumder Academy. He also taught at a Calcutta Corporation School during 1930-1950. His first book, Char Jamai, was published in 1927 by Calcutta Ashutosh Library.
He authored a total of 84 books, most of which feature a rural setting.
Another work, Maynamotir Char, was published in 1931 by Doctor of Medicine Library in Calcutta. He was the editor of the periodicals Bikash and Bhorer Alo.
Later he worked as a script-writer at Rajshahi Radio Station until his death in 1979. Bande"s poems were included in the curriculum of school level, secondary and higher secondary Bengali Literature in Bangladesh.
In 1988 his admirers established the Kobi Bonde Ali High School.