Imran Siddique, also spelled Imran Siddiq, is a Bangladeshi lawyer and member of the Constitutional Reform Commission. [1] [2] He is a former defence lawyer at the International Crimes Tribunal. [3] He was the defence lawyer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami politicians Ghulam Azam and Delawar Hossain Sayedee who were charged with committing war crimes during the Bangladesh Liberation War. [4] [5]
Siddique did his bachelor of law at the London School of Economics. [3] He did another bachelors in international relations at the University of London. [3] He did his masters in law at the Nottingham Trent University. [3]
In 2004, Siddique was called to bar by Gray's Inn. [3] he joined the Bangladesh Bar Council in 2005. [3]
In 2012 and 2013, Siddique was working as the defence counsel of Ghulam Azam at the International Crimes Tribunal. [5] [6] Azam, former Ameer of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, had been charged with war crimes for his role during the Bangladesh Liberation War while Barrister Tureen Afroz was the public prosecutor. [5] He co-defenders were Ehsan Siddique, and Shishir Monir. [6] He worked as the defence lawyer of Delawar Hossain Sayedee in 2014. [4]
Siddique filed a petition challenging the legality of the Section 57 of the Information and Communication Technology Act, 2006 in 2015. [7]
Siddique is a partner at The Law Counsel, which he joined in 2004. [3] [8] He is a founding trustee board member of the Centre for Law, Governance, and Policy. [3] Siddique fought a legal case to ensure madrassah students have access to higher education in Bangladesh. [3] He has represented Bangladesh Biman, Chittagong Development Authority, Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh, Meghna Group of Industries, National Board of Revenue, and National Curriculum and Textbook Board. [8] He is a member of the Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association. [9]
Following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, Siddique was made a member of the Constitutional Reform Commission. [1] [10] The Commission is led by Ali Riaz. [11] The Constitution Reform Commission submitted its report in January 2025, recommending that equity, human dignity, pluralism, and social justice replace nationalism, secularism, and socialism. [12]