A. K. M. Zahirul Huq

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A. K. M. Zahirul Huq
Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh
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Born (1971-02-15) 15 February 1971 (age 53)
NationalityBangladeshi
Profession Judge

A. K. M. Zahirul Huq is a Justice of the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court.

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Early life

Huq was born on 15 February 1971. [1] He did his undergraduate and graduate degree in law from the University of Dhaka. [1]

Career

Huq became a lawyer of the District Courts on 10 October 1995 and the High Court Division on 10 July 1999. [1]

Huq became a lawyer of the Appellate Division on 29 March 2018. [1] He was appointed an additional judge of the High Court Division on 21 October 2019. [1] In November 2019, Huq and Justice Obaidul Hassan upheld a lower court verdict ordering the seizure of Hong Kong bank accounts of M Morshed Khan, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, and his son. [2] Khan was represented by Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh and Ajmalul Hossain. [2]

In January 2020, Huq and Justice Obaidul Hassan granted bail to Matiur Rahman, editor of Prothom Alo, in a case filed over the death of a Dhaka Residential Model College student who died of accidental electrocution at a program of the newspaper. [3] The bench also ordered the government to not harass Matiur Rahman. [4] Huq and Justice Obaidul Hassan granted bail to former Awami League member of parliament, AKMA Awal, and his wife in a corruption case. [5] In February 2020, Huq and Justice Obaidul Hassan stopped the corruption case against Abdul Latif Siddique, former Minister of Textiles and Jute, in a corruption case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission. [6] In September, Huq and Justice Obaidul Hassan ordered Aslamul Huq, member of parliament, to stop the construction of his Arisha Economic Zone over allegations that it was encroaching on Turag River. [7] In December 2020, Huq and Justice Md Moinul Islam Chowdhury passed a verdict in favor of the Anti-Corruption Commission investigating Deputy Attorney General Jannatul Ferdousi Rupa on corruption allegations. [8]

In November 2021, Huq and Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder denied bail to actor and producer Nazrul Islam Raz on 180 million BDT money laundering case. [9]

In January 2022, Huq and Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder granted bail to the owner of Lakehead Grammar School, Md Khaled Hassan Matin, on allegations of laundering 33 million BDT. [10] Huq and Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder granted bail to Tufan Sarkar, leader of Bangladesh Sramik League, in a 3.3 million BDT money laundering case. [11]

In July 2023, Huq and Justice Sheikh Md Zakir Hossain asked lawyers not to refer to them as lords but instead use sir or your honor. [12]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Home : Supreme Court of Bangladesh". www.supremecourt.gov.bd. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  2. 1 2 "HC upholds court order to confiscate Morshed Khan's HK bank accounts". The Daily Star. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Abrar's Death: Prothom Alo editor gets anticipatory bail from HC". The Daily Star. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Don't arrest or harass Prothom Alo editor, 5 others: HC". The Daily Star. 19 January 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Graft: Ex-AL MP Awal, his wife get HC bail". The Daily Star. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Corruption case against Latif Siddique stayed for 6 months". The Daily Star. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "HC halts work of AL MP's economic zone near Turag". The Daily Star. 3 September 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "HC clears way for ACC to quiz DAG Rupa over graft allegation". The Daily Star. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "Film producer Raz denied bail in money laundering case". The Daily Star. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "Lakehead Grammar School's proprietor gets HC bail in money laundering case". The Daily Star. 5 January 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  11. ↑ "Graft Case: Tufan Sarkar gets HC bail". The Daily Star. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "HC bench asks lawyers not to use 'my lord' to address them". The Daily Star. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
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