Md. Aminul Islam (judge)
Md. Aminul Islam | |
|---|---|
| Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 December 1963 |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Profession | Judge |
Md. Aminul Islam is a Justice of the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court. He is a former Deputy Attorney General of Bangladesh.[1]
Early life
[edit]Islam was born on 2 December 1963.[2] He got his bachelor's in law and another bachelor's in social sciences from the University of Dhaka.[2] He has a Master of Social Science from the University of Dhaka.[2]
Career
[edit]Islam became a member of the Bangladesh Bar Council on 15 September 1992, and the Dhaka Bar Association on 22 October 1992.[2]
Islam became a lawyer in the High Court Division on 20 April 2005.[2]
In 2017, Islam was appointed the Deputy Attorney General of Bangladesh.[2]
In 2020, Islam was the prosecutor of the 2012 Laxmipur schoolgirl rape and murder case in which the High Court Division confirmed the death sentences of eight accused and commuted two to life sentences.[3]
In February 2021, Islam represented the state at the trial of journalist Akib Hridoy, who had been sued under the Digital Security Act by the Kishoreganj District Deputy Commissioner Md Sarwar Murshed Chowdhury.[4] Islam did not oppose the journalist's bail.[4]
In April, Islam was the prosecutor in the Major Sinha Md Rashed Khan murder case.[5] Islam worked as the Deputy Attorney General until 2022.[2] He was appointed an additional judge of the High Court Division on 31 July 2022.[2][6] He and the ten newly appointed judges visited the mausoleum of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman after their appointment.[7]
In April 2023, Islam and Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam granted anticipatory bail to Matiur Rahman, editor of Prothom Alo, Digital Security Act case.[8] In June, Islam and Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam expressed surprise at the custodial torture of a businessman by officer-charge of Padma South Bridge police station Mustafizur Rahman and Additional Superintended of Police Md Rasel Monir to extort 7.2 million BDT, despite the businessman securing bail from the High Court Division.[9] The court also expressed dissatisfaction with the officer being withdrawn, as it was not an adequate punishment.[9] In August 2023, Islam and Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam asked the Anti-Corruption Commission why it had not filed an appeal against a High Court Division verdict on 11 March 2010, which scrapped the Niko corruption case against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[10] Defense lawyers argued that the Niko corruption case should not continue against former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia since it had been scrapped against Sheikh Hasina.[10] Islam and Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam granted anticipatory bail to Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician Nipun Roy Chowdhury following clashes between police and Bangladesh Nationalist Party activists in Dholaikhal on 29 July.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sued Under DSA: Journo Akib gets bail after 42 days in jail". The Daily Star. 2021-02-09. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Home : Supreme Court of Bangladesh". www.supremecourt.gov.bd. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "Rape, Murder of Laxmipur Girl in 2012: HC confirms death for 8". The Daily Star. 2020-01-29. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ a b "Digital Security Act: HC grants bail to journalist arrested for 'threatening Kishoreganj DC on Facebook'". The Daily Star. 2021-02-08. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "Sinha murder case: HC allows 2 more convicts' appeals for hearing". The Daily Star. 2022-04-06. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ Sarkar, Ashutosh (2022-08-01). "HC gets 11 new judges". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "11 new HC judges pay homage to Bangabandhu". The Daily Star. 2022-08-06. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "DSA case: Prothom Alo editor gets 6-week anticipatory bail from HC". The Daily Star. 2023-04-02. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ a b Report, Star Digital (2023-06-13). "Withdrawal of OC not a punishment: HC". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ a b "Why no appeal filed against quashing Hasina's Niko case: HC". New Age. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "Clash with police in capital: BNP leader Nipun gets HC bail". The Daily Star. 2023-08-01. Retrieved 2023-08-14.