Zinat Ara
The Honourable Justice Zinat Ara | |
|---|---|
জিনাত আরা | |
| Supreme Court Division of Bangladesh | |
| Assumed office 27 April 2003 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 March 1953 |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Parent(s) | H.M.R. Siddiqui (father) Begum Ayesha Siddiqui (mother) |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
| Profession | Judge |
Zinat Ara (born March 15, 1953) is the third female judge in Bangladesh.[1] She is a former justice of the Appellate Division. She was the third female judge in the High Court Division and the second female judge in the Appellate Division.[2][3][4] In 2024, the interim government appointed her as the chairperson of the Law Commission.[5][6][7]
Early life and education
[edit]Ara was born on 15 March 1953. Her father's name is H.M.R. Siddiqui and mother's name is Begum Ayesha Siddiqui. She passed her LLB and LLM from University of Dhaka.[8][9]
Career
[edit]Ara was elevated as additional judge of the High Court Division on 27 April 2003 and appointed judge on 27 April 2005.[10] In 2007, 1st time in the history of the country's judiciary, Justice Zinat Ara and Justice Farah Mahbub the 2 female judges had conducted a division bench of the High Court in order to deliver justice to the people.[11] On 2 October 2024, the Yunus interim government appointed her as the chairperson of the Law Commission of Bangladesh.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Country's second woman Justice Zinat Ara retires". Daily Sun. 2020-03-12. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
- ^ "Women are advancing in the judiciary too". Prothom Alo. March 14, 2017.
- ^ Abu Tyeb, Md. (April 16, 2016). "Violence against women won't decrease unless they become self-reliant - Justice Zinat Ara". NTV Online. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
- ^ "Seven female judges in the highest court". Jago News 24.
- ^ a b "Former Justice Zinat Ara appointed as the Chairman of the Law Commission". RTV (in Bengali). Retrieved October 2, 2024.
- ^ "Govt asked not to release due funds of Chevron Bangladesh employers". The Daily Star. Dhaka. 2017-04-10. Archived from the original on 2017-06-20. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
- ^ Abu Tyeb, Md. (2016-04-16). স্বাবলম্বী না হলে নারীর প্রতি সহিংসতা কমবে না-বিচারপতি জিনাত আরা [Without economic solvency violence against women would not be decreased: Justice Zinat Ara]. ntv online (in Bengali). khulna: ntv online. Archived from the original on 2018-09-09. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
- ^ "China radio international" বিচার বিভাগে নারীর অবদান [Women contribution in Judiciary service] (in Bengali). China Radio International. 2016-05-01. Archived from the original on 2017-07-23. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
- ^ "Being a justice, I fulfilled father's dream, says Zinat Ara". Jago News 24. 12 March 2020.
- ^ Islam, Fakrul (2017-04-14). নারীরা এগিয়ে আসছেন বিচার বিভাগেও [Women advancement in Judiciary service]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Dhaka. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
- ^ Sarkar, Ashutosh (2022-04-06). "A new dimension in the judiciary". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
External links
[edit]- Judges' List: High Court Division Name and Short Biography