Mirza Hussain Haider
Mirza Hussain Haider | |
|---|---|
| Supreme Court of Bangladesh | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 March 1954 Bakshiganj, Jamalpur District |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Occupation | Judge, lawyer |
Mirza Hussain Haider (Bengali: মির্জা হুসেন হায়দার) is a former justice of the Appellate Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court.[1]
Early life
[edit]Haider was born on 1 March 1954 in Bakshiganj, Jamalpur District, East Bengal, Pakistan.[2][3] He completed his bachelor's degree and master's in law from the University of Dhaka.[2]
Career
[edit]Haider started working as a lawyer in the district court in 1979.[2]
In 1981, Haider became a lawyer in the High Court Division.[2]
Haider worked as a lawyer in the Appellate Division in 1999.[2]
On 3 July 2001, Haider was appointed an additional judge on the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.[4] His appointment was confirmed three years later in 2003 as a permanent judge of the division.[4]
Haider and Justice Borhan Uddin issued an order for Abul Hasnat Abdullah, former chief whip, to surrender before the court in a tax evasion case in 2009.[5]
On 22 March 2012, Haider and Justice Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar ordered the government to block anti-Islam content on Facebook.[6]
In 2016, Haider was the second most senior judge in the High Court Division.[7] Haider was promoted to the Appellate Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court on 8 February 2016.[4]
In August 2019, Haider's residence in Bakshiganj was attacked and damaged by a local Awami League politician.[3]
Haider retired in February 2021.[4] During his farewell speech he questioned the neutrality and independence of the judiciary in Bangladesh.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ "3 new judges at SC Appellate Division". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
- ^ a b c d e "Judiciary constitutionally independent, but we know reality: Justice Mirza Hussain Haider". The Business Standard. 2021-02-28. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
- ^ a b "SC judge's village home vandalised, local AL leader held". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
- ^ a b c d "Justice questions judiciary's independence in farewell speech". New Age. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
- ^ "HC asks Hasnat to surrender before trial court". The Daily Star. 2009-06-02. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
- ^ "Law and Our Rights". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
- ^ "Chief Justice swears in three judges to the Appellate Division". bdnews24.com. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
- ^ "'We all know how independent the judiciary really is'". The Daily Star. 2021-03-01. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
- ^ "Outgoing Supreme Court judge says all know how much judiciary is independent". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2021-12-22.