Krishna Debnath (born 10 October 1955) is a retired Bangladeshi justice of the Appellate Division, the highest court of

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 ...

. She was the first Hindu women judge in Bangladesh. She is also Bangladesh's first Hindu female judge of the Appellate Division, Supreme Court.

Early life and education

Debnath was born on 10 October 1955. Her father's name is Dinesh Chandra Debnath, who was a judge and law professor at Rajshahi University, and mother's name is Benu Debnath. She passed her LLB and LLM from

University of Rajshahi 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 ...

. She joined the judiciary on December 7, 1981 as a ‘Munsef’ after completing her law studies from Dhaka University. Later, in 1996, she was promoted to district and sessions judge. She was appointed as an additional judge on April 17, 2010. Two years later, on April 17, 2012, she was appointed as a permanent judge of the High Court Division.

Career

Debnath was elevated as additional judge of the High Court Division on 18 April 2010 and appointed judge on 15 April 2012. She appointed at Appellate Division, Supreme Court on 9 January 2022. She retires on 1 September, 2022 after completed her 41-year judicial career.

References

External links

Judges' List: High Court Division
Name and Short Biography {{DEFAULTSORT:Debnath, Krishna Living people 1955 births University of Rajshahi alumni Bangladeshi Hindus Bangladeshi women judges Supreme Court of Bangladesh justices 21st-century Bangladeshi judges