Sashanka Shekhar Sarkar
Sashanka Shekhar Sarkar | |
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| Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Profession | Judge |
Shashanka Shekhar Sarkar is a Bangladeshi jurist who became a justice of the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court in 2018.[1][2]
Early life
[edit]Sarkar was born on 6 June 1968 in a Bengali Hindu family.[3] He has an LL.B. and LL.M. from the University of Dhaka.[3]
Career
[edit]Sarkar became a lawyer at the Dhaka District Court on 15 September 1992.[3] He became a lawyer of the High Court Division on 22 January 1994.[3]
In February 2009, President Iajuddin Ahmed appointed Sarkar deputy attorney general.[4] In October 2010, Sarkar represented the Attorney General of Bangladesh at a special court of the Bangladesh Rifles in Chapai Nawabganj District formed for the trial of 30 soldiers accused of participating in the Bangladesh Rifles mutiny.[5] He was also represented the Attorney General of Bangladesh at the Satkhira District special court of Bangladesh Rifles for the trial of 105 mutineers of the 41 Rifles Battalion.[6] He became a lawyer of the Appellate Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court on 28 December 2010.[3]
In 2016, Sarkar was the prosecutor of the 2005 Netrokona bombing at the Bangladesh Supreme Court which upheld the death penalty against the main accused, a member of the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh.[7]
On 31 May 2018, Sarkar was appointed an additional judge of the High Court Division by President Md Abdul Hamid.[3][8] His oath was taken a second time at the office of Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain after the first virtual ceremony failed due to technical problems.[9] He and the 17 judges paid tribute to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at his mausoleum in Tungipara.[10] In August 2019, Sarkar requested a VIP protocol, a flag car, police escort, and fuel, through the Supreme Court's deputy registrar to visit his village home from the Deputy Commissioner of Khulna District Mohammad Helal Hossain.[11]
In May 2019, Sarkar and Justice Zubaer Rahman Chowdhury ordered news television channels to stop airing advertisement in the headlines.[12]
Sarkar was made a permanent judge of the High Court Division on 30 May 2020.[13][14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Supreme Court justice infected with corona". Risingbd.com. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
- ^ "18 additional HC judges appointed". New Age. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
- ^ a b c d e f "Home : Supreme Court of Bangladesh". Supreme Court of Bangladesh. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
- ^ "President appoints 26 DAGs". The Daily Star. 2009-02-09. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
- ^ "BDR mutiny trial begins in C'nawabganj today". The Daily Star. 2010-10-30. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
- ^ "Charges against 105 read out at special court". The Daily Star. 2010-10-24. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
- ^ "SC confirms JMB militant Asaduzzaman's death penalty for Udichi office bombings in 2005". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
- ^ "18 new HC judges take oath". The Daily Star. 2018-05-31. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
- ^ "CJ administers oath-taking of 18 judges at office hours after virtual swearing-in". The Daily Star. 2020-05-31. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
- ^ "New HC judges pay homage to Bangabandhu". The Daily Star. 2018-07-06. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
- ^ "Justice requests VIP protocol for personal trip to Khulna". Bangla Tribune. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
- ^ "No advertisement in TV news headlines: HC". RTV. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
- ^ "18 High Court judges take oath". The Daily Star. 2020-05-31. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
- ^ "President regularises appointment of 18 additional HC judges". The Daily Star. 2020-05-30. Retrieved 2023-07-11.