Borhanuddin (judge)

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Borhanuddin
Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh
Assumed office
3 March 1985
Personal details
Born (1957-02-28) February 28, 1957 (age 66)
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma mater University of Chittagong
Profession Judge

Borhanuddin is a judge on the Appellate Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court. [1]

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Early life

Borhanuddin was born on 28 February 1957. [2] He completed his law degree from the University of Chittagong. [2]

Career

Borhanuddin started working as a lawyer of the district courts on 3 March 1985. [2]

On 16 June 1988, Borhanuddin became a lawyer in the High Court Division. [2]

On 27 November 2002, Borhanuddin became a lawyer in the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. [2]

Borhanuddin was made an additional judge of the High Court Division on 16 November 2008 and became a permanent judge on 11 November 2010. [2]

On 18 July 2012, Borhanuddin and Justice Mahmudul Hoque dismissed corruption charges against ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury, former Awami League Mayor of Chittagong. [3]

Borhanuddin and Justice K. M. Kamrul Kader granted bail to Abul Asad, editor of The Daily Sangram, on 17 April 2013 on charges of illegally printing Amar Desh. [4] In November 2013, Borhanuddin and Justice KM Kamrul Kader, placed five senior leaders of Bangladesh Nationalist Party in police custody. [5] On 23 April 2014, Borhanuddin and Justice K. M. Kamrul Kader rejected a petition filed by former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia challenging her appeal against her indictment in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case. [6]

Borhanuddin and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman refused to hear a petition filed by Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician, challenging summons issued by the Anti-Corruption Commission. [7]

On 9 January 2022, Borhanuddin was promoted to the Appellate Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court. [8]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Home : Supreme Court of Bangladesh". www.supremecourt.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 2021-12-28. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
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