The Supreme Court of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশ সুপ্রীম কোর্ট) is the highest court of law in
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
. It is composed of the High Court Division and the Appellate Division, and was created by Part VI Chapter I (article 94) of the
Constitution of Bangladesh
The Constitution of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের সংবিধান — ), officially the Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশের ...
adopted in 1972. This is also the office of the
Chief Justice,
Appellate Division Justices, and
High Court Division
The High Court Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh ( bn, হাইকোর্ট ডিভিশন) popularly known as the 'High Court' is one of the two divisions of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, the other division being the Appellate D ...
Justice
Justice, in its broadest sense, is the principle that people receive that which they deserve, with the interpretation of what then constitutes "deserving" being impacted upon by numerous fields, with many differing viewpoints and perspective ...
s of Bangladesh. As of December 2022, there are 9
Justice
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s in Appellate Division and 92 Justices (81 are permanent and 11 are additional) in High Court Division.
[List of Judges in Supreme Court of Bangladesh](_blank)
SupremeCourt.gov.bd
Structure
The Supreme Court of Bangladesh is divided into two parts: the Appellate Division and the High Court Division. The High Court Division hears appeals from lower courts and tribunals; it also has
original jurisdiction
In common law legal systems original jurisdiction of a court is the power to hear a case for the first time, as opposed to appellate jurisdiction, when a higher court has the power to review a lower court's decision.
India
In India, the Sup ...
in certain limited cases, such as
writ
In common law, a writ (Anglo-Saxon ''gewrit'', Latin ''breve'') is a formal written order issued by a body with administrative or judicial jurisdiction; in modern usage, this body is generally a court. Warrants, prerogative writs, subpoenas, a ...
applications under Article 101 of the
Constitution of Bangladesh
The Constitution of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের সংবিধান — ), officially the Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশের ...
, and company and
admiralty
Admiralty most often refers to:
*Admiralty, Hong Kong
*Admiralty (United Kingdom), military department in command of the Royal Navy from 1707 to 1964
*The rank of admiral
*Admiralty law
Admiralty can also refer to:
Buildings
* Admiralty, Traf ...
matters. The Appellate Division has jurisdiction to hear appeals from the High Court Division under article 103 of the constitution of Bangladesh. The Supreme Court is independent of the
executive branch
The Executive, also referred as the Executive branch or Executive power, is the term commonly used to describe that part of government which enforces the law, and has overall responsibility for the governance of a State (polity), state.
In poli ...
, and is able to rule against the government in politically controversial cases.
The
Chief Justice of Bangladesh
The chief justice of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের প্রধান বিচারপতি — ) is the chief amongst the judges of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, and also head of the whole judicial establishments, includ ...
and other judges of the Supreme Court are appointed by the
President of Bangladesh
The president of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের রাষ্ট্রপতি — ) officially the President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশে ...
with prior mandatory consultation with the Prime Minister.
The entry point to the seat of judges in the High Court Division is the post of Additional Judge who are appointed from the practising Advocates of the Supreme Court Bar Association and from the judicial service under the provision of Article 98 of the constitution for a period of two years. The current ratio of such appointment is 80%–20%. Upon successful completion of this period and upon recommendation by the
Chief Justice an Additional Judge is appointed permanently by the
President of Bangladesh
The president of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের রাষ্ট্রপতি — ) officially the President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশে ...
under the provision of Article 95 of the Constitution. The judges of the Appellate Division are also appointed by the
President of Bangladesh
The president of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের রাষ্ট্রপতি — ) officially the President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশে ...
under the same provision. All such appointments come into effect on and from the date of taking oath by the appointee under the provision of Article 148 of the constitution.
A judge of the Bangladesh Supreme Court holds office until they attain the age of 67 years as extended by the provision of article 95 of Constitution (Thirteenth) Amendment Act, 2004 (Act 14 of 2004). A retiring judge faces disability in pleading or acting before any court or authority or holding any office of profit in the service of the republic, not being a judicial or quasi-judicial office or the office of the
Chief Adviser or Adviser.
A Supreme Court judge is not removable from office except in accordance with the provision of Article 96 of the Constitution which provides for Supreme Judicial Council empowering it to remove a judge of the supreme court from office upon allowing the delinquent judge an opportunity of being heard. The supreme judicial council is constituted with the
Chief Justice of Bangladesh
The chief justice of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের প্রধান বিচারপতি — ) is the chief amongst the judges of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, and also head of the whole judicial establishments, includ ...
and next two senior judge of the Appellate Division, provided if at any time the Council inquiring into the capacity or conduct of a judge who is a member of the supreme judicial council, or a member of the council is absent or is unable to act due to illness or other cause, the judge who is the next in seniority to those who are members of the Council shall act as such member.
Supreme court judges are independent in their judicial function as empowered through article 94(4) of the Constitution.
Judgments
As per Article 111 of the Constitution of Bangladesh, 1972, the Supreme Court judgments have binding effects and the article provides that the law declared by the Appellate Division shall be binding on the High Court Division and the law declared by either division of the Supreme Court shall be binding on all courts subordinate to it.
These judgements are usually summarised in the ''Bangladesh Supreme Court Digest''. There are also many
law reports which publish the judgments and orders of the Supreme Court. All these law reports are in printed volumes. The ''Chancery Law Chronicles'' offers the online service of judgments of Supreme Court of Bangladesh.
Language
Although
Bengali
Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to:
*something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia
* Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region
* Bengali language, the language they speak
** Bengali alphabet, the w ...
is the only state language of Bangladesh in accordance with the article 3 of the
Constitution of Bangladesh
The Constitution of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের সংবিধান — ), officially the Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশের ...
, the verdicts given by the judges at the Supreme Court of Bangladesh are frequently in English following the
colonial tradition of the British rule, violating the
Bengali Language Implementation Act, 1987
Bangla Bhasha Procholon Ain, 1987 ( bn, বাংলা ভাষা প্রচলন আইন, ১৯৮৭, lit=Bengali Language Implementation Act, 1987) is an Act by the Government of Bangladesh to implement and enforce the article 3 of the ...
.
Sheikh Hasina
Sheikh Hasina Wazed (''née'' Sheikh Hasina ; ; bn, শেখ হাসিনা ওয়াজেদ, Shēkh Hasinā, , born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Prime Minister ...
, the incumbent and longest serving
Prime Minister of Bangladesh
The Prime Minister of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের প্রধানমন্ত্রী, translit=Bangladesher Prodhanmontri), officially Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজা ...
, suggested that the judges should deliver their verdicts in Bengali so that every Bangladeshi can read them, and, later on if need be, the verdicts could be translated into English.
Muhammad Habibur Rahman
Muhammad Habibur Rahman (3 December 1928 – 11 January 2014) was a Chief Justice of Bangladesh Supreme Court in 1995. He was the Chief Adviser of the 1996 caretaker government which oversaw the Seventh parliamentary elections in Bangladesh. H ...
, a former
Chief Justice of Bangladesh
The chief justice of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের প্রধান বিচারপতি — ) is the chief amongst the judges of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, and also head of the whole judicial establishments, includ ...
stated that if justice is a virtue and a service to the people, then verdicts should be given in Bengali.
He also stated that if the people of the country want that all works in the Supreme Court must be operated in Bengali, then the representatives of the people in the
Jatiya Sangsad
The Jatiya Sangsad ( bn, জাতীয় সংসদ, lit=National Parliament, translit=Jatiyô Sôngsôd), often referred to simply as the ''Sangsad'' or JS and also known as the House of the Nation, is the supreme legislative body of ...
(Parliament of Bangladesh) must enact and implement law to ensure the use of Bengali in the Supreme Court.
Justices
Sitting justices of the Appellate Division
Sitting Permanent Judges of the High Court Division
#Madam Justice
Salma Masud Chowdhury
Salma Masud Chowdhury (born 13 December 1957) is a Bangladeshi justice of the High Court Division.
Early life and education
Ara was born on 13 December 1957. Her father, Chowdhury A.T.M. Masud, was also a justice of the High Court Division. He ...
#Justice
Muhammad Abdul Hafiz
Muhammad Abdul Hafiz is a judge of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.
Early life
Hafiz was born on 1 June 1967. He completed his bachelor's degree and masters at the University of Dhaka.
Career
Hafiz joined the Dhaka Distri ...
#Justice Dr.
Syed Refaat Ahmed
Syed Refat Ahmed is a justice of the Bangladesh Supreme Court and former judge of the Bangladesh High Court.
Early life
Ahmed studied law at the Wadham College of Oxford University in 1983. He studied International Relations at The Fletcher School ...
#Justice
A. K. M. Asaduzzaman
#Justice
Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury
Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury (born 18 May 1961) is a Bangladeshi justice of the High Court Division Supreme Court of Bangladesh. He was appointed in 2003.
Early life
Chowdhury was born on 18 May 1961. Hs father was Justice A. F. M. Abdur Rahman Ch ...
#Justice
Md. Rais Uddin
Md. Rais Uddin is a judge of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.
Early life
Uddin was born on 30 July 1956.
Career
After Uddin competed his law degree he joined the district court as a lawyer on 22 August 1981.
On 3 Novembe ...
#Justice
Md. Emdadul Haque Azad
Md. Emdadul Haque Azad is a retired judge of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.
Early life
Azad was born on 16 October 1956. He completed his law degree from the University of Rajshahi.
Career
Azad started working in the di ...
#Justice
Md. Ataur Rahman Khan
#Justice
Syed Md. Ziaul Karim
Syed Md. Ziaul Karim is a judge of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.
Early life
Karim was born on 12 December 1957. He has a bachelors in chemistry, a bachelor and masters in law, and a PhD.
Career
Karim joined the district ...
#Justice
Md. Rezaul Haque
Md. Rezaul Haque is a judge of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.
Early life
Haque was born on 24 April 1960. He has a bachelor's of law and a master's in art.
Career
Haque joined the District Court on 8 April 1984. He beca ...
#Justice
Sheikh Abdul Awal
Sheikh Abdul Awal is a judge of the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court.
Early life
Awal was born on 4 June 1960 to Sheikh Yousuff Ali and Saleha Begum. He completed a M.A., M.S.S., and law degree.
Career
Awal became a lawyer ...
#Justice
S. M. Emdadul Hoque
#Justice
Mamnoon Rahman
Mamnoon Rahman (born 9 December 1965) is a Bangladeshi justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court. He was appointed in 2004.
Early life and education
Rahman was born on 9 December 1965. He obtained his bachelors and master ...
#Madam Justice
Farah Mahbub
#Justice
Md. Moinul Islam Chowdhury
#Madam Justice
Naima Haider
Naima Haider (born 19 March 1962) is a Bangladeshi justice of the High Court Division.
Early life and education
Haider was born on 19 March 1962. Her father, Badrul Haider Chowdhury, was the 5th Chief Justice of Bangladesh. Her mother is Begum ...
#Justice
Md. Rezaul Hasan
#Justice
A. N. M. Bashir Ullah
#Justice Abdur Rob
#Justice Dr. Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque
#Justice A. K. M. Zahirul Hoque
#Justice
Sheikh Md. Zakir Hossain
#Justice
Md. Habibul Gani
Md. Habibul Gani is a judge on the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.
Early life
Gani was born on 31 May 1962. He completed M.S.S and a law degree from the University of Chittagong.
Career
Gani became a lawyer of the district ...
#Justice
Gobinda Chandra Tagore
Gobinda Chandra Tagore (born 15 May 1963) is a justice of the High Court Division Supreme Court of Bangladesh. He was appointed in 2009.
Early life
Tagore was born in Bengali Hindu Family on 15 May 1963 in Kadambari, Madaripur District, East ...
#Justice
Sheikh Hassan Arif
#Justice
J. B. M. Hassan
J. B. M. Hassan, also written as JBM Hassan, is a judge of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, Bangladesh Supreme Court.
Early life
Hassan was born on 10 January 1968. He completed his bachelor's degree and masters in la ...
#Justice
Md. Ruhul Quddus
#Justice
Md. Khasruzzaman
Md. Khasruzzaman is a judge of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.
Early life
Khasruzzaman was born on 28 October 1968. He has a bachelor's and master's degree in law.
Career
Khasruzzaman became a lawyer of the District Cour ...
#Justice
Farid Ahmed
Farid Ahmed is an Independent politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Gopalganj-2
Gopalganj-2 is a constituency represented in the Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) of Bangladesh since 1991 by Sheikh Fazlul Karim (p ...
#Justice
Md. Nazrul Islam Talukder
Md. Nazrul Islam Talukder is a judge of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court. He is a member of Bangladesh Judicial Service Commission.
Early life
Talukder was born on 1 December 1964. He has a bachelors and masters in law.
Car ...
#Justice
M Akram Hossain Chowdhury
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History
Th ...
#Justice M Ashraful Kamal
#Justice
K. M. Kamrul Kader
#Justice
Md. Mozibur Rahman Miah
#Justice Mostofa Zaman Islam
#Justice Mohammadullah
#Justice
Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar
Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar is a Judge on the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.
Early life
Sarkar was born on 1 March 1972. He completed his bachelor's degree and masters in law from the University of Dhaka. He also completed a ...
#Justice
A K M Shahidul Haque
#Justice
Shahidul Karim
#Justice
Mohammad Jahangir Hossain
Mohammad Jahangir Hossain is a judge of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.
Early life
Hossain was born on 1 February 1959. He completed his bachelors and masters in law from the University of Dhaka.
Career
Hossain joined the ...
#Justice
Abu Taher Mohammad Saifur Rahman
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* Abu, Yamaguchi, a town in Japan
* Ahmadu Bello University, a university located in Zaria, Nigeria
* Atlantic Baptist University, a Christian university ...
#Justice
Ashish Ranjan Das
#Justice Mahmudul Haque
#Justice
Badruzzaman Badol
#Justice Zafar Ahmed
#Justice
Kazi Md. Ejarul Haque Akondo
Kazi Md. Ejarul Haque Akondo (born 24 May 1971) is a Bangladeshi justice of the High Court Division. He was appointed in 2012.
Early life
Akondo was born on 24 May 1971. He completed his bachelors and masters from the University of Dhaka.
Ca ...
#Justice
Md. Shahinur Islam
#Madam Justice
Kashefa Hussain
#Justice
Khizir Ahmed Choudhury
Khizir Ahmed Choudhury is a judge on the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.
Early life
Chowdhury was born on 24 November 1959. He completed a bachelors of art degree and another bachelor of law degree.
Career
On 18 March 1986, C ...
#Justice
Razik-Al-Jalil
#Justice
Bhishmadev Chakrabortty
Bhishmadev Chakrabortty (born 2 June 1967) is a Bangladeshi justice of the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court. He was appointed in 2015.
Early life
Chakrabortty completed his bachelors and masters in law from the University of ...
#Justice
Md. Iqbal Kabir
Md. Iqbal Kabir, also known as Md Iqbal Kabir Lytton, is a judge on the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court.
Early life
Kabir was born on 10 November 1967. He completed his master's degree in law from the University of Dhaka.
C ...
#Justice Md. Salim
#Justice
Md. Shohrowardi
#Justice Md. Abu Ahmed Jamadar
#Justice A. S. M. Abdul Mobin
#Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman
#Madam Justice
Fatema Najib
Fatema Najib (born 11 July 1959) is a Bangladeshi justice of the High Court Division
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#Justice Md. Kamrul Hossain Molla
#Justice SM Kuddus Zaman
#Justice Md. Atowar Rahman
#Justice Khizir Hayat
#Justice
Shashanka Shekhar Sarkar
#Justice Mohammad Ali
#Justice Mohi Uddin Shamim
#Justice
Md. Riaz Uddin Khan
#Justice M Khairul Alam
#Justice
S. M. Moniruzzaman
#Justice
Ahmed Sohel
Ahmad ( ar, أحمد, ʾAḥmad) is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other spellings of the name include Ahmed and Ahmet.
Etymology
The word derives from the root (ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from the ve ...
#Justice
Sardar Mohammad Rashed Jahangir
#Justice
Khondaker Diliruzzaman
#Justice KM Hafizul Alam
#Justice
Muhammad Mahbub-Ul-Islam
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#Justice
Shahed Nuruddin
#Justice Md Zakir Hossain
#Justice
Md Akhtaruzzaman
Md Akhtaruzzaman is a justice on the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court. He was the trial judge in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case against former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.
Early life
Akhtaruzzaman was born on 1 January 1 ...
#Justice
Md Mahmud Hasan Talukder
#Justice
Kazi Ebadoth Hossain
#Justice
K. M. Zahid Sarwar
#Justice
AKM Zahirul Haque
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Introduced ...
#Madam Justice
Kazi Zinat Hoque
Kazi Zinat Hoque is a Judge on the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.
Early life
Hoque was born to Justice Kazi Ebadul Haque and Dr. Sharifa Khatun on 14 October 1974. Hoque completed her bachelor's degree and Masters in law ...
Sitting Additional Judges of the High Court Division
#Justice Mohammad Showkat Ali Chowdhur
#Justice Md. Atabullah
#Justice Biswajit Debnath
#Justice Md. Aminul Islam
#Justice Md. Ali Reza
#Justice Md. Bazlur Rahman
#Justice K. M. Emrul Kayesh
#Justice Fahmida Quader
#Justice Md. Bashir Ullah
#Justice S M Masud Hossain Dolon
#Justice A. K. M. Rabiul Hassan
Former Chief Justice
Surendra Kumar Sinha, Surandra Kumar Sinha was the first
justice
Justice, in its broadest sense, is the principle that people receive that which they deserve, with the interpretation of what then constitutes "deserving" being impacted upon by numerous fields, with many differing viewpoints and perspective ...
appointed from
Monipuri or any minority
Ethnic groups in Bangladesh
Bangladesh is the eighth-most populated country in the world with almost 2.2% of the world's population. As per the 2022 Census of Bangladesh, the country's population is 165,158,616.
Bangladesh (previously East Pakistan between 1947 and 197 ...
. Former Justice
Bhabani Prasad Sinha is also from the same community.
Madame Justice
Nazmun Ara Sultana was the first ever female justice, and Madame Justice
Krishna Debnath
Krishna Debnath (born 10 October 1955) is a retired Bangladeshi justice of the Appellate Division, the highest court of Bangladesh. She was the first Hindu women judge in Bangladesh. She is also Bangladesh's first Hindu female judge of the Appella ...
is the first female
Hindu
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justice of Bangladesh. There are currently seven female justices in the supreme court.
Controversy
In 2004, Justice
Syed Shahidur Rahman was terminated by President
Iajuddin Ahmed
Iajuddin Ahmed (1 February 193110 December 2012) was the President of Bangladesh, serving from 6 September 2002 until 12 February 2009. From late October 2006 to January 2007, he also served as Chief Advisor of the caretaker government. From Oc ...
on corruption allegation.
Former
Chief Justice Mohammad Fazlul Karim withheld the oath taking of Justice
Md. Ruhul Quddus (Babu) as he was involved in the murder of Aaslam, a pro-
Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami ( bn, বাংলাদেশ জামায়াতে ইসলামী, Bānglādēsh Jāmāyatē Islāmī, Bangladesh Islamic Assembly), previously known as Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh, or Jamaat for short, was ...
student of
Rajshahi University
The University of Rajshahi, also known as Rajshahi University or RU ( bn, রাজশাহী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়), is a public co-educational research university in Bangladesh situated near the northern Bangladeshi cit ...
, on 17 November 1988, when he was a leader of
Jatiyo Samajtantrik Dal
The Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal ( bn, জাতীয় সমাজতান্ত্রিক দল, 'National Socialist Party of Bangladesh', JSD or 'জাসদ', JASAD) is a political party in Bangladesh. The party was founded by Serajul ...
(JSD), and Justice
Mohammad Khosruzzaman was overtly involved in
contempt of court
Contempt of court, often referred to simply as "contempt", is the crime of being disobedient to or disrespectful toward a court of law and its officers in the form of behavior that opposes or defies the authority, justice, and dignity of the cour ...
on 30 November 2006.
Justice
Shah Abu Nayeem Mominur Rahman Shah Abu Nayeem Mominur Rahman was a justice on the Appellate Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court. He resigned from the Supreme Court after being twice passed over from promotion.
Early life
Rahman completed his undergraduate and graduate stud ...
, an appellate division judge, first ever among these judges, resigned on 12 May 2011 due to supersession, as he was presumed to be the
Chief Justice of Bangladesh
The chief justice of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের প্রধান বিচারপতি — ) is the chief amongst the judges of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, and also head of the whole judicial establishments, includ ...
on 18 May 2011.
Justice
Mohammad Nizamul Huq resigned from the post of
International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 chairman on 11 December 2012 amid controversy for holding
Skype
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conversations with an expatriate Bangladeshi legal expert based in
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
.
President of Bangladesh
The president of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের রাষ্ট্রপতি — ) officially the President of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশে ...
ordered for formation of a
Supreme Judicial Council to investigate alleged misconduct of High Court judge Justice Mizanur Rahman Bhuiyan after he distributed copies of a 17 February The
Daily Inqilab
''Inqilab'' ( bn, দৈনিক ইনকিলাব) is a major daily newspaper in Bangladesh, published from Dhaka in the Bengali language.
Overview
The ''Daily Inqilab'' is a leading vernacular newspaper of Bangladesh. The word Inqilab m ...
report, termed slain (on 15 February 2013)
2013 Shahbag protests
On 5 February 2013, protests began in Shahbag, Bangladesh, following demands for the execution of Abdul Quader Mollah, who had been sentenced to life imprisonment and convicted on five of six counts of war crimes by the International Crime ...
activist and blogger
Ahmed Rajib Haider was a ''moortad'' (
heretic
Heresy is any belief or theory that is strongly at variance with established beliefs or customs, in particular the accepted beliefs of a church or religious organization. The term is usually used in reference to violations of important religi ...
), among the justices of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh.
Justice
A B M Altaf Hossain was not confirmed as a permanent justice on 12 June 2014 despite recommendation from the
Chief Justice of Bangladesh
The chief justice of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের প্রধান বিচারপতি — ) is the chief amongst the judges of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, and also head of the whole judicial establishments, includ ...
. So he has served legal notices to the top bureaucrats of Bangladesh government to reinstate him within 72 hours.
Chief Justice
Surendra Kumar Sinha
Surendra Kumar Sinha (born 1 February 1951), commonly known as SK Sinha is a Bangladeshi lawyer and jurist who served as the 21st Chief Justice of Bangladesh. He resigned from the position in November 2017 amid the 16th amendment verdict controve ...
resigned on 11 November 2017 from
Singapore
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while on a leave, and transiting from
Australia
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to
Canada
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. Later on former Chief Justice
Surendra Kumar Sinha
Surendra Kumar Sinha (born 1 February 1951), commonly known as SK Sinha is a Bangladeshi lawyer and jurist who served as the 21st Chief Justice of Bangladesh. He resigned from the position in November 2017 amid the 16th amendment verdict controve ...
was sentenced in absentia to 11 years in jail for money laundering and criminal breach of trust.
Former justice
AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik
AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik is a retired judge of the Appellate Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court who gained notoriety for a number of controversial cases. He was also criticized for submitting verdicts in cases after retirement. Because of ...
, a judge of the appellate Division of Supreme Court of Bangladesh gained notoriety for number of controversies.In 2003, he accused traffic police officers of contempt of court for not saluting his car while it was passing. The then
Inspector General of Police
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of
Bangladesh Police
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,
Shahudul Haque
Shahudul Haque is a former Inspector General of Police of Bangladesh Police during 2003–2004. Earlier, he was an Army officer who later join Bangladesh Police.
Career Dismissal
In August 2003, AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik, an additional jud ...
, issued a rejoinder that said traffic police are under no obligations to salute anyone and they could do so if it was safe. Bangladesh High Court bench of Justice M A Matin and Justice
Syed Refat Ahmedissued a contempt of court charge against Haque which automatically removed him from the post of Inspector General according to the law. The government of Bangladesh secured a presidential pardon that protected Haque's job.
He was also criticised for his vitriolic attack on various politicians including Speaker and members of the Parliament.
See also
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Caretaker Government of Bangladesh
The Caretaker Government of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের তত্ত্বাবধায়ক সরকার) was a form of government in which Bangladesh used to be ruled by a selected government for an interim period du ...
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Executive Magistrate of Bangladesh
References
External links
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Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, BangladeshBangladesh Bar CouncilChancery Law Chronicles-First ever Online Database of Bangladesh LawsBangladesh Law Digest – BDLD
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Government of Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
1972 establishments in Bangladesh
Courts and tribunals established in 1972