Md. Abu Zafor Siddique

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Md. Abu Zafor Siddique
Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh
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Born (1959-01-02) January 2, 1959 (age 65)
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma mater RU
ProfessionJudge

Abu Zafor Siddique is a retired judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. [1] [2]

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Early life

Siddique was born on 2 January 1959. [3] He completed his bachelor's degree and master's in law from the University of Rajshahi. [3]

Career

Siddique became a lawyer of the District Courts in 1985. [3]

In 1998, Siddique became a lawyer of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court. [3]

On 18 April 2010, Siddique was appointed a judge of the High Court Division. [3]

Siddique was made a permanent judge of the High Court Division on 15 April 2012. [3] [4]

In November 2017, Siddique, Justice Md. Shawkat Hossain, and Justice Md. Nazrul Islam Talukder issued a verdict in the Bangladesh Rifles revolt case. [5] [6] He observed in the verdict that the mutineers wanted to destabilize the country and government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. [7]

Siddique in a hearing on 1 March 2018 declared the parliamentary membership of Nizam Hazari to be legal after a petition was filed challenging it based in Hazari's past conviction in an arms case. [8]

In March 2020, Siddique and Justice A. S. M. Abdul Mobin granted permanent bail to former prime minister Khaleda Zia in a defamation case filed in Narail District after Khaleda Zia questioned the number of deaths in the Bangladesh Liberation War in 2015 at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh. [9] They revoked the bail later on the same day after the government of Bangladesh objected. [10] The bail granted lasted for two hours. [11]

In June 2021, Siddique and Justice K. M. Hafizul Alam, ordered the arrest of four, including two lawyers, for forging a bail order of the High Court Division. [12] He elevated to the Appellate Division from High Court in December 2022 by superseding many of his colleagues. [13] He compelled to resigned in the face of student protests on 10 August 2024. [14]

Personal life

Siddique's son, Md Jumman Siddiqui, failed Bangladesh Bar Council examinations multiple times but yet had his name in a gazette listing the lawyers allowed to practice in the supreme court. [15] Justices Tariq ul Hakim and Md Iqbal Kabir of the supreme court issued an order to halt the notice and asked why his name was listed in the gazette. [15]

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References

  1. ↑ "Anisul for following ideals of Abdul Baset Majumder | News". BSS. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  2. ↑ "Chief justice forms 9 more HC benches for virtually disposing of 'very urgent cases'". The Daily Star. 2021-05-22. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Home : Supreme Court of Bangladesh". www.supremecourt.gov.bd. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  4. ↑ "Appointment of 15 judges regularised". The Daily Star. 2012-04-12. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  5. ↑ "BDR mutiny a plot to destroy skilled force: HC". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  6. ↑ "BDR carnage: HC verdict on death reference today". Risingbd.com. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  7. ↑ Sarkar, Ashutosh; Habib, Wasim Bin (2017-11-27). "HC Judge's Observation on BDR Mutiny: Plot to destabilise country, govt". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  8. ↑ "Nizam Hazari's MP status legal". Samakal. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  9. ↑ "Khaleda Zia secures permanent bail from HC in defamation case". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  10. ↑ "Now, HC revokes Khaleda's bail order". UNB. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  11. ↑ "Permanent bail lasts 2 hours". The Daily Star. 2020-03-13. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  12. ↑ "Fake bail order rampant". bangladeshpost.net. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  13. ↑ "3 HC judges elevated to AD superseding many colleagues". New Age. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
  14. ↑ "Md. Ashfaqul Islam is the acting Chief Justice". Barta24. 2024-08-10. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  15. 1 2 "Gazette including HC judge's son in SC Bar stayed". Bangla Tribune. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
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