Kazi Zinat Hoque is a Judge on the
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 ...
of
Bangladesh Supreme Court
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 ...
.
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 from the University of Dhaka. She completed her post graduate studies from
London South Bank University
London South Bank University (LSBU) is a public university in Elephant and Castle, London. It is based in the London Borough of Southwark, near the South Bank of the River Thames, from which it takes its name. Founded in 1892 as the Borough Po ...
.
Career
Hoque started working as an advocate on the District Court on 6 August 1997.
On 18 June 2000, Hoque became an advocate in the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court.
Hoque started her legal practice in the Appellate Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court on 20 December 2015.
On 21 October 2019, Hoque was appointed a temporary Judge in the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.
On 10 January 2021, Hoque and 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 ...
issued an order upheld the law that bans women from becoming Muslim marriage registrars.
Hoque became a permanent Judge of the High Court Division on 19 October 2021. She was a member of a committee formed by the Supreme Court to investigate sexual harassments in November 2021.
References
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Living people
Supreme Court of Bangladesh justices
University of Dhaka alumni
20th-century women judges
21st-century women lawyers
21st-century women judges
20th-century Bangladeshi lawyers
21st-century Bangladeshi judges
Bangladeshi women judges
1974 births