Background
Sayeed was born in 1939 in Calcutta. His father was Azimuddin Ahmed, a teacher of both English and Bengali literature.
Sayeed was born in 1939 in Calcutta. His father was Azimuddin Ahmed, a teacher of both English and Bengali literature.
He is currently the Chairman of Bishwa Sahitya Kendra, a non-profit organization that promotes the study of literature, reading habits and progressive ideas. He was also a playwright. Sayeed passed SSC exam from Pabna Zilla School in 1955 and Higher School Certificate exam from Profollo Chandra College in 1957.
He later earned the degree of Bachelor and Master of Arts in Bengali from the University of Dhaka in 1960 and 1961 respectively.
Sayeed was a professor of Bengali language in Dhaka College. In mid-1970s he started presenting Shaptabarna (Seven Colors), a multidimensional television show in Bangladesh Television.
In 1978, he founded the Bishwa Sahitya Kendra.