Background
He was born in Comilla District (now in Bangladesh) in a remote village named Dhamti.
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Career
He did so in the 1952 Mr. Universe - Group III championship. He is also a three-time Asian Games gold medalist in body building.
Being only 4 feet 11 inches (approximately 150 m) tall, he was given the name "Pocket Hercules".
His chest measured 54 inches (140 cm) with a waist of 23 inches (58 cm). He currently lives in Baguiati.
Since childhood he was interested in strength related sports, such as wrestling and weight-lifting. At the age of 12, due to a sudden attack of black fever, his health broke down.
He regained his strength, however, by physical fitness exercises.
He started bodybuilding exercises such as doing push-ups, squats, pull-ups, leg raises, and traditional sit-ups. He only did bodyweight/calisthenics exercises with up to 100 reps per set at that age. He attended the Jubilee School in Dhaka.
While at school, he used to go to the Ruplal Byayam Samiti for physical exercises.
He began to perform in shows titled Physique and Magic along with P. C. Sorcar in Dhanbad. He used to perform feats like bending steel with his teeth, bending spears with his neck, and resting his belly on swords.
Aich joined the Royal Air Force in 1942 where he began his pursuit in bodybuilding. He was introduced to weight training by Reub Martin, a British officer at the Royal Air Force. By that time, however, he had built his structure with prolonged hard work and dedication.
Due to his physique, he was highly praised by the then British officials in the Royal Air Force.
While working at the Royal Air Force, Aich was imprisoned for slapping a British officer in protest of the officer"s remark in favour colonial oppression. Aich began his weight training seriously while in jail. He would spend hours in physical exercises.
Observing his knack in physical culture, the jail authorities arranged a special diet for him.
In 1951 he stood second in the Mr. Universe contest. In 1955 he stood third in the Mr.
Universe contest. In 1960 he stood fourth in the Mr.
Universe contest at the age of 46 years. He did many bodybuilding shows from 1960.
His last show was performed at 2003 at the age of 89.
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