From childhood, Balaram was very much familiar with fishing as it was the main livelihood of his family. He selected B.Sc. in Fisheries under Fisheries and Marine Resource Technology discipline as undergraduate in Khulna University. Balaram completed a Masters in Aquaculture from Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh.

Balaram’s first career started as an Extension Officer in a USAID project implemented in the South-west Bangladesh for environment friendly modified shrimp culture, second in WorldFish Center (Bangladesh and South Asia), again on shrimp culture in the same area.

At present, Balaram is working in WorldFish Center as a Research Assistant on Fisheries Biodiversity in open water of North-east Bangladesh.