Ahrar Ahmad had taught political science at Black Hills State University in South Dakota for almost 25 years, and retired in late 2016 as Emeritus Professor. He is currently associated with the Gyantapas Abdur Razzaq Foundation in Dhaka, an organization dedicated to research and learning. In 2019, on behalf of BDI, he co-authored Governance and the Governed (Dhaka: UPL, 2019) and edited (in Bangla) Society, State, Evolution:  Gyantapas Abdur Razzaq Distinguished Lecture Series (Dhaka: Bengal Publications, 2019). He has been with BDI since 2003.