Nazrul Islam Chowdhury (judge)
Nazrul Islam Chowdhury | |
|---|---|
| Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh | |
| Assumed office 2001 | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Profession | Judge |
Nazrul Islam Chowdhury is a retired justice of the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court.[1][2]
Career
[edit]In 2001, Chowdhury was appointed an additional judge of the High Court Division.[3]
In January 2003, Chowdhury and Justice M A Aziz declared the detention of Tofail Ahmed, a politician of the Awami League, who was arrested in December 2002.[4] On 3 July 2003, Chowdhury was appointed a permanent judge of the High Court Division.[3]
In May 2004, the Chief Justice nominated Chowdhury to the selection committee formed to pick the commissioner of the Anti-Corruption Commission.[5]
In September 2007, Chowdhury and Justice Ataur Rahman Khan rejected an appeal to quash the MiG-29 fighter planes corruption case against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina.[6]
In August 2011, Chowdhury and Justice Anwarul Haque expressed embarrassment and unwillingness to hear the bail hearing in a case against 13 lawyers.[7] The lawyers were accused of preventing police from discharging their duties.[7] The lawyers had created chaos in a court room after a judge observed in a hearing against Fazlul Haque Amini that some comments of former prime minister Khaleda Zia was seditious and quested her patriotism.[7]
In February 2016, Chowdhury stopped representing Mir Quasem Ali, a Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami politician who had been accused of committing war crimes in the Bangladesh Liberation War.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Shaon, Ashif Islam (15 February 2015). "Retired judge quits as Mir Quasem counsel". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "Law minister bins 'speculations'". The Daily Star. 2017-10-04. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ a b "Five additional judges of HC get job confirmation". The Daily Star. 3 July 2003. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "Detention of Tofail, Saleem Illegal: HC". The Daily Star. 2003-01-15. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ "Law & Our Rights: Selection body formed for anti-graft commission". The Daily Star. 16 May 2004. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "HC rejects appeal to quash MiG case". The Daily Star. 2007-09-07. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ a b c "Law and Our Rights: Judge embarrassed to hear 'banned' lawyers' bail plea". The Daily Star. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 1 September 2023.