Ahmed Sohel is a Justice of the

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of the

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Early life

Sohel was born on 13 March 1972. His father was Justice Muhammad Ansar Ali of the Bangladesh Supreme Court. He did his undergrad and master's in Geography and Environment at the

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. He did his law degree at the

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and joined the

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. He did a postgraduate diploma at the City, University of London in law.

Career

Sohel joined the Malik and Michael legal firm in England in 2002. He worked as a lawyer for the

and the Appellate Division of the

. On 31 May 2018, Sohel was appointed an additional judge of the High Court Division. On 30 May 2020, Sohel was made a permanent judge of the High Court Division. Sohel and Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder granted bail to

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, former member of parliament and his wife in two corruption cases. In December 2020, Sohel and Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder asked Special Branch to submit a list of dual citizen Bangladeshis who purchased homes abroad through money laundering. In June 2022, Jinnat Jahan Jhunu, Additional District and Sessions Judge of Jamalpur District, apologized to a bench composed of Sohel and Justice Sheikh Md Zakir Hossain for refusing to grant bail to an accused who had Sohel and Justice Farah Mahbub questioned on what grounds

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had detained Sultana Jasmine who subsequently died in custody and were her rights to due process were respected. It sought information on the officers involved in her detention. Sohel and Justice Farah Mahbub felt embarrassed to hear a petition challenging the election of the President of Bangladesh,

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, and forwarded the case to the chief justice. In July 2023, Sohel and Justice Md Habibul Gani criticized Cox's Bazar District and Sessions Judge Mohammad Ismail for granting bail without following due procedures. The Bench called his actions a "crime".

References

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