Amir Hossain (30 November 1957 - 24 August 2021) was a Bangladeshi judge of the

Supreme Court of Bangladesh The Supreme Court of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশ সুপ্রীম কোর্ট) is the highest court of law in Bangladesh. It is composed of the High Court Division and the Appellate Division, and was created by Part VI C ...

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. He was a member of

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Early life and education

Justice Amir was born on 30 November 1957 in Nilkli,

Kishoreganj District Kishoreganj ( bn, কিশোরগঞ্জ) is a district in Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. Earlier it was a Mohkuma (মহকুমা) under the Mymensingh district. It was taken 2495.07 sq. km of land from Mymensingh district to form prese ...

to Abdus Samad and Syedunnesa. He obtained

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from Nikli GC Pilot High School in 1973,

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from

Gurudayal Government College Gurudayal Government College or Gurudayal College ( bn, গুরুদয়াল সরকারি মহাবিদ্যালয়) is a public tertiary higher education institution. It is affiliated to the National University in Banglad ...

in 1975. He obtained his LL.B and LL.M degree from the

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University of Dhaka The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...

Career

Hossain participated in the

Bangladesh Liberation War The Bangladesh Liberation War ( bn, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, , also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, or simply the Liberation War in Bangladesh) was a revolution and War, armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Benga ...

in 1971. He was trained in guerilla warfare in the

Mukti Bahini The Mukti Bahini ( bn, মুক্তিবাহিনী, translates as 'freedom fighters', or liberation army), also known as the Bangladesh Forces, was the guerrilla resistance movement consisting of the Bangladeshi military, paramilitary ...

camps in the free territories. As a freedom fighter he directly engaged in several battles within Sunamganj, Netrokona and Kishoreganj sub-division under Sector 3. Hossain joined the

Judiciary of Bangladesh The Judiciary of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের বিচার বিভাগ — ) or Judicial system of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের বিচার ব্যবস্থা — ) is based on the Constitution ...

as Munsif (Assistant Judge) on 22 February 1984 and was promoted as a District and Sessions Judge on 6 May 2009. He was elevated as an Additional Judge of the

on 12 February 2015 and was appointed as a Judge of the same division on 12 February 2017. On 11 October 2017, Hossain was appointed as a member of the

-1. As a member of the tribunal he passed several judgements against several perpetrators in the Liberation War of Bangladesh 1971 for their transgression against humanity.

Death

Hossain died on 24 August 2021 at

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, Bangladesh. He was buried in Nilkli, Kishoreganj.

References

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