A. N. M. Bashir Ullah
A. N. M. Bashir Ullah | |
|---|---|
আ. ন. ম. বশির উল্লাহ | |
| Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh | |
| Assumed office 1 December 1981 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 31 March 1956 |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
| Profession | Judge |
A. N. M. Bashir Ullah is a Bangladesh justice of Bangladesh High Court.[1]
Early life
[edit]He was born on 31 March 1956.[2] He did his undergraduate and master's in law at the University of Dhaka.[2]
Career
[edit]Hejoined the judicial branch of Bangladesh Civil Service on 1 December 1981 as a munsif. On 21 October 1997, he was promoted to district and sessions judge.[2]
In March 2006, Sylhet District and Sessions Judge Ullah sentenced Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh member to death for the bomb attack on Biplob Goswami, a judge of the speedy trial tribunal in Sylhet.[3] He as Chittagong district and sessions judge sentenced 12 to life imprisonment on 20 November 2006 over the murder of Abdus Sobhan on 30 October 1991.[4]
In June 2008, he, then Chittagong metropolitan sessions judge, heard an extortion case against Abu Saleh Mohammed Mofazzal Hoque, former assistant commissioner of Chittagong Metropolitan Police and two other police officers.[5]
He ordered the return of the passport of Badruddoza Chowdhury Momen, chairman of BD Foods Limited, after it was seized following his arrest in case over smuggling heroin to the United Kingdom.[6] In May 2009, Justices MA Wahhab Mian and Marzi-ul Huq warned him, then the Dhaka metropolitan sessions judge, about his disparaging comments regarding a verdict of the High Court.[7] He granted bail to Anwar Hossain Manju, chairman of Jatiya Party, in a case over possession of alcohol.[8] He did not grant bail to a suspect who had secured it from the High Court.[7] He apologized for his comments.[9] He sentenced sub inspector Mainul Ahsan to two years jail in a corruption case.[10] On 19 July, Ullah sentenced Dr Afzal Hossain Raj, son of Justice Fazlul Haque, after the Anti-Corruption Commission sued him.[11] He summoned former prime minister Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage case in August.[12][13] He had also summoned Tarique Rahman.[14] He issued an arrest warrant against Gayeswar Chandra Roy in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission.[15] In September he adjourned the hearing against Giausuddin Al Mamun and transferred the case to the Special Judge's Court-2 in October.[16][17] In October, he sent the managing director of Rid Pharmaceuticals Limited to jail after refusing his bail petition in case over producing toxic medicine resulting in the death of 28 children.[18] He heard the 2004 Dhaka grenade attack case and extended the deadline for the Criminal Investigation Department to complete their investigation.[19][20] He heard the trial of 2001 Ramna Batamul bombings.[21]
In January 2010, he as Senior Special Judge's Court summoned Abdul Jalil, former general secretary of Awami League, in a tax evasion case.[22] In March, former state minister of youth Fazlur Rahman Patal sought bail from him.[23] He issued arrest warrants against Arafat Rahman Koko and Fazlur Rahman Patal.[24] In April he summoned four officials of Axiata Bangladesh in a copyright case.[25] On 18 April 2010, Ullah was appointed an additional judge of the High Court Division.[2] He was sworn in with 14 new judges but the ceremony was boycotted by the Appellate Division.[26][27] The nominated judges, Justice Ruhul Quddus Babu and justice Md. Khasruzzaman were also not sworn in the ceremony with the other judges.[28][29]
Ullah was made a permanent judge of the High Court Division on 15 April 2012.[2][30]
In March 2017, Ullah and Justice Md Miftah Uddin Choudhury warned justices Md Saiful Islam of Dhaka Cyber Tribunal and Sheikh Mafizur Rahman of Magura District and Sessions Court for improper adherence to bail rules regarding Information and Communication Technology Act cases.[31] In May, Ullah and Justice Md Miftah Uddin Choudhury halted a sedition case against former prime minister Khaleda Zia.[32] In April, Ullah and Justice Md Miftah Uddin Choudhury halted four other cases against Khaleda Zia.[33][34] In July, Ullah and Justice Md Miftah Uddin Choudhury granted anticipatory bail to former Justice Md. Joynul Abedin of the Bangladesh Supreme Court after the Anti-Corruption Commission began an investigation against him.[35] Ullah and Justice Md Miftah Uddin Choudhury stayed a case against M. K. Anwar.[36]
References
[edit]- ^ "High Court to resume regular benches from Wednesday". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
- ^ a b c d e "Home : Supreme Court of Bangladesh". www.supremecourt.gov.bd. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ "Aug 17 Blasts, Bomb Attack on Sylhet Judge". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
- ^ "Murder Case". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
- ^ "AC Mofazzal, two constables charged". The Daily Star. 2008-06-02. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ "Court orders to return passports of BD Foods chairman". The Daily Star. 2009-02-16. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
- ^ a b "HC warns Judge Bashirullah". The Daily Star. 2009-05-08. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ "Manju gets bail in narcotics case". The Daily Star. 2009-05-27. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ "Judge Bashir makes apology to High Court". The Daily Star. 2009-05-01. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ "Cop gets 2 years for taking bribe". The Daily Star. 2009-05-26. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ "Ex-adviser Fazlul Huq's son sent to jail". The Daily Star. 2009-07-19. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ "Khaleda summoned again". The Daily Star. 2009-08-30. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ "Law and Our Rights". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ "Khaleda, Tarique asked to appear in court Aug 30". The Daily Star. 2009-08-12. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ "Warrant issued to arrest Gayeswar Roy". The Daily Star. 2009-08-03. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ "Hearing adjourned till Sept 29". The Daily Star. 2009-09-08. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ "Special court to oversee Mamun case". The Daily Star. 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
- ^ "Rid Pharma boss lands in jail". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ "Hearings adjourned until Sept 9". The Daily Star. 2009-08-30. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ "CID seeks two more months". The Daily Star. 2010-05-10. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ "After 8 years, trial of Ramna Batamul blast case begins". The Daily Star. 2009-05-18. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ "Jalil asked to appear before court Jan 18". The Daily Star. 2010-01-06. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ "Fazlur Rahman Patal, former state minister for youth and sports, surrendered to a Dhaka court and sought bail in a tax evasion case yesterday". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ "NBR sues Koko, Patal". The Daily Star. 2010-03-02. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
- ^ "Court asks 5 Robi officials to appear on Apr 15". The Daily Star. 2010-04-06. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
- ^ Sarkar, Ashutosh (2010-04-19). "Rare absence of SC judges marks oath". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
- ^ "Law and Our Rights". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
- ^ "Bangladesh Chief Justice Administers Oath to 15 of the 17 Newly Appointed HC Judges". VOA (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-11-11.
- ^ "Controversial 2 left out of oath". The Daily Star. 2010-04-18. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
- ^ "Appointment of 15 judges regularised". The Daily Star. 2012-04-12. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
- ^ "2 judges warned for not following rules in dealing with bail plea". The Daily Star. 2017-03-23. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ "HC stays 3 cases against Khaleda". The Daily Star. 2017-05-17. Retrieved 2022-11-10.
- ^ "HC stays trial proceedings". The Daily Star. 2017-04-14. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
- ^ "Court stays four arson cases against Former Bangladesh PM Khaleda Zia". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
- ^ "Former SC judge gets anticipatory bail". The Daily Star. 2017-07-10. Retrieved 2022-11-11.
- ^ "Defamation trial of MK Anwar stayed". The Daily Star. 2017-07-03. Retrieved 2022-11-11.