 In 1989, he was honored with a Rotary (Buriganga) Award in recognition of his excellent performance on Sarod.In 1991, he performed solo in France for raising fund for the flood victims of Bangladesh.Shahadat accompanied Bangladesh cultural delegations to USA, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Iran, Iraq, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Italy, India, North Korea, China,Hong Kong, Russia, Sweden, and Denmark.