Md. Abu Zafor Siddique
Md. Abu Zafor Siddique | |
|---|---|
| Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 2, 1959 |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Alma mater | RU |
| Profession | Judge |
Abu Zafor Siddique is a retired judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh.[1][2]
Early life
[edit]Siddique was born on 2 January 1959.[3] He completed his bachelor's degree and master's in law from the University of Rajshahi.[3]
Career
[edit]Siddique became a lawyer of the District Courts in 1985.[3]
In 1998, Siddique became a lawyer of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.[3]
On 18 April 2010, Siddique was appointed a judge of the High Court Division.[3]
Siddique was made a permanent judge of the High Court Division on 15 April 2012.[3][4]
In November 2017, Siddique, Justice Md. Shawkat Hossain, and Justice Md. Nazrul Islam Talukder issued a verdict in the Bangladesh Rifles revolt case.[5][6] He observed in the verdict that the mutineers wanted to destabilize the country and government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.[7]
Siddique in a hearing on 1 March 2018 declared the parliamentary membership of Nizam Hazari to be legal after a petition was filed challenging it based in Hazari's past conviction in an arms case.[8]
In March 2020, Siddique and Justice A. S. M. Abdul Mobin granted permanent bail to former prime minister Khaleda Zia in a defamation case filed in Narail District after Khaleda Zia questioned the number of deaths in the Bangladesh Liberation War in 2015 at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh.[9] They revoked the bail later on the same day after the government of Bangladesh objected.[10] The bail granted lasted for two hours.[11]
In June 2021, Siddique and Justice K. M. Hafizul Alam, ordered the arrest of four, including two lawyers, for forging a bail order of the High Court Division.[12] He elevated to the Appellate Division from High Court in December 2022 by superseding many of his colleagues.[13] He compelled to resigned in the face of student protests on 10 August 2024.[14]
Personal life
[edit]Siddique's son, Md Jumman Siddiqui, failed Bangladesh Bar Council examinations multiple times but yet had his name in a gazette listing the lawyers allowed to practice in the supreme court.[15] Justices Tariq ul Hakim and Md Iqbal Kabir of the supreme court issued an order to halt the notice and asked why his name was listed in the gazette.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ "Anisul for following ideals of Abdul Baset Majumder | News". BSS. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
- ^ "Chief justice forms 9 more HC benches for virtually disposing of 'very urgent cases'". The Daily Star. 2021-05-22. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
- ^ a b c d e f "Home : Supreme Court of Bangladesh". www.supremecourt.gov.bd. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
- ^ "Appointment of 15 judges regularised". The Daily Star. 2012-04-12. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
- ^ "BDR mutiny a plot to destroy skilled force: HC". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
- ^ "BDR carnage: HC verdict on death reference today". Risingbd.com. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
- ^ Sarkar, Ashutosh; Habib, Wasim Bin (2017-11-27). "HC Judge's Observation on BDR Mutiny: Plot to destabilise country, govt". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
- ^ "Nizam Hazari's MP status legal". Samakal. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
- ^ "Khaleda Zia secures permanent bail from HC in defamation case". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
- ^ "Now, HC revokes Khaleda's bail order". UNB. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
- ^ "Permanent bail lasts 2 hours". The Daily Star. 2020-03-13. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
- ^ "Fake bail order rampant". bangladeshpost.net. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
- ^ "3 HC judges elevated to AD superseding many colleagues". New Age. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
- ^ "Md. Ashfaqul Islam is the acting Chief Justice". Barta24. 2024-08-10. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
- ^ a b "Gazette including HC judge's son in SC Bar stayed". Bangla Tribune. Retrieved 2022-02-24.