ATM Afzal | |
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এ. টি. এম. আফজাল | |
8th Chief Justice of Bangladesh | |
In office 1 May 1995 –31 May 1999 | |
Appointed by | Abdur Rahman Biswas |
President | Abdur Rahman Biswas Shahabuddin Ahmed |
Prime Minister | Khaleda Zia Habibur Rahman (acting) Sheikh Hasina |
Preceded by | Habibur Rahman |
Succeeded by | Mustafa Kamal |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Abu Taher Mohammad Afzal (known as ATM Afzal) is a Bangladeshi jurist who served as the 8th Chief Justice of Bangladesh. [1] [2]
In 1976,Afzal was the public prosecutor at the trial of Colonel Abu Taher. [3] [4]
Afzal gave a dissenting verdict in the 8th Amendment case,also known as Anwar Hossain Chowdhury vs Bangladesh case,of 1989. [5] [6]
In 2004,Afzal was the chairman of the Law Commission. [7]
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