Khandaker Diliruzzaman

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Khandaker Diliruzzaman
Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh
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Born (1973-03-23) March 23, 1973 (age 51)
NationalityBangladeshi
ProfessionJudge

Khandaker Diliruzzaman is a justice of the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court.

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Early life

Diliruzzaman was born on 23 March 1973. [1] He has a bachelor's and master's in law from the University of Rajshahi. [1]

Career

Diliruzzaman became an advocate of the District Courts on 12 December 1999. [1] He became a lawyer of the High Court Division on 9 February 2001. [1]

Diliruzzaman was appointed an additional judge of the High Court Division on 31 March 2018. [1] On 4 September, Diliruzzaman and Justice Md Ruhul Quddus deferred the bail hearing of photographer Shahidul Alam in a case filed under the Information and Communication Technology Act, 2006. [2] Both the judges later expressed "embarrassment" at hearing the case and sent it to the chief justice to forward the case to another bench. [3] This surprised the lawyers of Shahidul Alam, Shahdeen Malik and Sara Hossain, since the proceeding had started. [3]

In October 2019, Diliruzzaman and Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury asked the government not to harass Nobel Prize winner Muhammad Yunus. [4]

On 30 May 2020, Diliruzzaman was made a permanent judge of the High Court Division by President Mohammad Abdul Hamid. [5]

On 29 April 2021, Justice Mamnoon Rahman and Justice Khandaker Diliruzzaman refused to hear an anticipatory bail petition of Sayem Sobhan Anvir, managing director of Bashundhara Group. [6] In August, Justice Mamnoon Rahman and Diliruzzaman issued a sua sponte contempt ruling against SM Tanvir Arafat, superintendent of Kushtia District police, for misbehaving with a judicial magistrate during election duty. [7] [8] On 14 December 2021, Justice Mamnoon Rahman and Diliruzzaman removed copyright protection for images of the Bangladesh Liberation War and President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. [9] Justice Mamnoon Rahman and Diliruzzaman issued an order asking Zahangir Alam, mayor of Gazipur, why contempt of court proceedings should not begin against him for not obeying a 2018 court order that asked him not to disturb the property of the petitioner, Ashraf Uddin Ahmed. [10] Justice Mamnoon Rahman and Diliruzzaman issued an order asking Rangpur Metropolitan Police to explain the custodial death of man in November 2021. [11]

Justice Mamnoon Rahman and Diliruzzaman issued a ruling on 7 February 2022 that stayed a lower court verdict cancelling the candidacy of Zayed Khan in the election for the Bangladesh Film Artistes' Association. [12] In November 2022, Diliruzzaman and Justice Bhishmadev Chakrabortty upheld the death penalty of three in the "sensational" Himadri Majumder Himu murder case from 2012. [13]

In July 2024, Diliruzzaman was appointed to a commission of inquiry into the deaths of protesters participating in the 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement. [14]

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  2. ↑ "HC defers Shahidul Alam's bail hearing". The Daily Star. 2018-09-04. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  3. 1 2 "Shahidul's Bail Hearing: HC bench feels 'embarrassed'". The Daily Star. 2018-09-05. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  4. ↑ "HC asks govt not to harass Prof Yunus". The Daily Star. 2019-10-29. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  5. ↑ "18 HC judges sworn in". The Daily Star. 2020-05-30. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  6. ↑ "Death of College Girl: Bashundhara MD fails to secure anticipatory bail". The Daily Star. 2021-04-29. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  7. ↑ "Misconduct with magistrate: High Court warns former Kushtia SP". The Daily Star. 2021-08-25. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  8. ↑ "Misbehaviour with Magistrate: Kushtia SP tarnished image of judiciary". The Daily Star. 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  9. ↑ "Individuals can't own historical images, photos of Bangabandhu, Liberation War: HC". The Daily Star. 2021-12-14. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  10. ↑ "Gazipur Mayor Zahangir Alam faces contempt of court". The Daily Star. 2021-11-24. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
  11. ↑ "'Custodial death' in Rangpur: HC seeks police probe report". The Daily Star. 2021-11-03. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
  12. ↑ "HC stays decision of cancelling Zayed's candidature". Risingbd. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  13. ↑ "HC upholds death of 3 in Himu murder case | News". BSS. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  14. ↑ "Inquiry commission can probe all deaths that took place till July 21: law minister". The Daily Star. 30 July 2024.
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