Farid Ahmed (judge)

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Farid Ahmed
Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh
Assumed office
17 October 1985
Personal details
Born (1960-01-01) January 1, 1960 (age 64)
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma mater University of Dhaka
ProfessionJudge

Farid Ahmed is a judge of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court. [1] [2] [3]

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Early life

Ahmed was born on 1 January 1960. [4] He completed a Bachelor of Arts and a law degree from the University of Dhaka. [4]

Career

Ahmed joined the district court as a lawyer on 17 October 1985. [4]

On 6 October 1988, Ahmed became a lawyer of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court. [4]

On 8 November 2006, Ahmed was made a lawyer of the Appellate Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court. [4]

Ahmed was appointed an additional judge of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court 4 November 2010. [4]

Ahmed and Justice M Shawkat Hossain stopping the proceedings of corruption cases, filed during the 2006-2008 caretaker government term, against Nurul Islam Babul, chairperson of Jamuna Group, and his wife Salma Islam. [5]

On 14 February 2012, Ahmed and Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif issued a verdict in favor of Grameenphone against fees claimed by Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission. [6] Ahmed was appointed a permanent judge of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court 15 October 2012. [4] [7]

Ahmed and Justice Mohammad Ullah on 23 July 2015 issued a verdict denying bail to British-Bangladesh ISIS member who fought for the terrorist group in Syria and returned to Bangladesh to recruit. [8]

Ahmed and Justice Mohi Uddin Shamim in October 2021 denied bail to Mohammad Shahed, chairman of Regent Hospital, on fraud charges. [9] In September, he was part of the Bangladesh Supreme Court delegation to the Bangabhaban which went to submit the Annual Report-2020 of Supreme Court to President Abdul Hamid. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "HC seeks info on medicine price". The Daily Star. 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  2. ↑ "HC issues rule on govt". The Daily Star. 2008-08-26. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  3. ↑ "Ministry to request CJ for action against judge". New Age. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Home : Supreme Court of Bangladesh". www.supremecourt.gov.bd. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  5. ↑ "Case against Babul, wife quashed". The Daily Star. 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  6. ↑ "HC rejects telecoms regulator's claim". The Daily Star. 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  7. ↑ "4 HC judges to be sworn in today". The Daily Star. 2012-10-15. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  8. ↑ "Syria-linked jihadist denied bail". The Daily Star. 2015-07-23. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  9. ↑ "Shahed fails to secure bail from High Court". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  10. ↑ "CJ submits SC's annual report to President | News". BSS. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
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