 In 1985, Rahman appeared on BBC programme "Naya Zindagi, Naya Jeevan" and sang ghazal and modern songs live.In the same year, Rahman recorded a 12-track debut album "Smaranepare (Shoronay Poray)".Rahman composed music for all 12-tracks, which were arranged by Qutbuddin and the lyrics were written by Abdul Mukit, Nurul Ghani, Delwar Khan and Shamsheer Qureshi.