Kazi Zinat Hoque

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Kazi Zinat Hoque
Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh
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NationalityBangladesh
Profession Judge

Kazi Zinat Hoque is a Judge on the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court. [1]

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Early life

Hoque was born to Justice Kazi Ebadul Haque and Dr. Sharifa Khatun on 14 October 1974. [2] Hoque completed her bachelor's degree and Masters in law from the University of Dhaka. She completed her post graduate studies from London South Bank University. [2]

Career

Hoque started working as an advocate on the District Court on 6 August 1997. [2]

On 18 June 2000, Hoque became an advocate in the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court. [2]

Hoque started her legal practice in the Appellate Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court on 20 December 2015. [2]

On 21 October 2019, Hoque was appointed a temporary Judge in the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court. [2]

On 10 January 2021, Hoque and Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury issued an order upheld the law that bans women from becoming Muslim marriage registrars. [3]

Hoque became a permanent Judge of the High Court Division on 19 October 2021. [4] She was a member of a committee formed by the Supreme Court to investigate sexual harassments in November 2021. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ BanglaNews24.com (2021-10-19). "Nine HC judges take oath". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Home : Supreme Court of Bangladesh". www.supremecourt.gov.bd. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  3. ↑ Report, Star Online (2021-01-10). "Women cannot become Muslim marriage registrars: HC". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  4. ↑ "Nine new High Court judges take oath". Dhaka Tribune. 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  5. ↑ "Chapter 2. Various Forms of Sexual Harassment", Unwelcome and Unlawful, Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, pp. 19–34, 2019-12-31, doi:10.7591/9781501732454-003, ISBN   9781501732454, S2CID   242945626 , retrieved 2021-12-21
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