Career
Zafar passed Entrance examination in 1936 from Tala B Dey Institute in Satkhira. He received his Iowa degree from Ripon College, Calcutta (later renamed to Surendranath College). He moved to Dhaka from Calcutta in 1950 and worked as a journalist for the dailies -- Nabajug, Ittefaq, Sangbad and Millat.
He founded and edited a monthly magazine called Samakal during 1959-1970.