 He passed Isc from Chittagong government College in 1941 with first class.From Dhaka University, he obtained a Bachelor of Science (honors) in Physics in 1944 and a Master of Science degree in Physics in 1945.He completed his master's thesis under the supervision of the famous mathematician and physicist Satyendra Nath Bose

Kashem was associated with the literary and cultural activities of Bangladesh for five decades.