Nazmun Ara Sultana (born July 8, 1950) first woman in Bangladesh to serve as head of an Appellate Division bench in Supreme Court. Supreme Court, the apex court that gives a final verdict in the country's judicial system. Nazmun Ara Sultana took oath as a first female justice of Appellate Division on February 23 in 2011. She goes into retirement on July 7, 2017.
Early life and education
Nazmun was born in
Moulvibazar
Moulvibazar ( bn, মৌলভীবাজার) is a town in north-eastern Bangladesh just south of Sylhet. It is the capital of Moulvibazar Sadar Upazila and Moulvibazar District, and is located on the banks of the Manu River, Tripura, Manu R ...
in 1950. Her father was Abul Kashem Moinuddin. Her mother is Begum Rashida Sultana Din. She lost her father at the age of 11. She passed
SSC exam from
Vidyamoyee Govt. Girls' High School in 1965 and
HSC exam from
Muminunnesa Women's College in 1967. Sultana graduated from
Ananda Mohan College. After that she complete her
LLB
Bachelor of Laws ( la, Legum Baccalaureus; LL.B.) is an undergraduate law degree in the United Kingdom and most common law jurisdictions. Bachelor of Laws is also the name of the law degree awarded by universities in the People's Republic of Chi ...
from Momenshahi Law college, Maymenshing.
Career
Nazmun Ara Sultana joined the Judicial Service as a Munsif on December 20, 1975, and promoted as District and Sessions Judge on December 20, 1990. She passed Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) and joined as sub judge on 1975. She was appointed as additional justice in High Court on May 28 in 2000. Later She was appointed as permanent judge. Justice Nazmun is the founding president of Bangladesh Women Judges Association (BWJA). She is also an active member of
International Association of Women Judges
The International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ) is a feminist non-profit non governmental organization founded in 1991 whose members are judges from around the world committed to equal justice for women.
History
The IAWJ was founded in 1991 a ...
(IAWJ) since its formation. She was selected as Secretary of IAWJ for 2 consecutive terms of 4 years.
Personal life
Sultana is married to Kazi Nurul Hoque. They have two sons, Kazi Sanaul Hoque Upol and Ehsanul Hoque Surzo.
References
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1955 births
Living people
Bangladeshi women judges
People from Moulvibazar Sadar Upazila