FRM Nazmul Ahasan (15 February 1955 – 4 February 2022) was a Bangladeshi lawyer and Judge of the Appellate Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.

Early life

Ahasan was born on 15 February 1955, in

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. After finishing his masters he completed his law degree.

Career

On 18 March 1986, Ahasan started working as a lawyer in the District Courts. Ahasan became a lawyer in the High Court Division on 22 January 1994 and on 13 December 2009 the Appellate Division. He was a member of the Central Committee of

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. On 18 April 2010, Ahasan was appointed an additional judge in the High Court Division and became a full judge on 15 April 2012. On 29 August 2019, Ahasan and Justice K. M. Kamrul Kader issued a ruling that mandated portraits of

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be placed in all courtrooms of Bangladesh. Ahasan and Justice K. M. Kamrul Kader issued a ruling on 15 February 2020 that asked the government to make 7 March the "historic national day" commemorating the historic

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Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Ahasan and Justice K. M. Kamrul Kader issued a ruling on 10 March 2020 that declared the national slogan of Bangladesh to be

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. On 8 December 2020, Ahasan and Justice Shahed Nuruddin issued an order asking the government to provide protection to monuments of President

. Ahasan was made a Judge of the Appellate Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court on 9 January 2022. He was one month away from retirement on 15 February 2022 when he was promoted.

Death

Ahasan died from complications of

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at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital on 4 February 2022, at the age of 66. Bangladesh Supreme Court suspended all activities of the court on 6 February 2022, in remembrance of Ahasan.

References

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