Md. Mozibur Rahman Miah

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Md. Mozibur Rahman Miah
Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh
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Born (1965-07-04) July 4, 1965 (age 59)
NationalityBangladeshi
Profession Judge

Md. Mozibur Rahman Miah is a Justice of the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court. [1] He was a judge of the International Crimes Tribunal-2, war crimes court for crimes committed during Bangladesh Liberation War. [2]

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Early life

Miah was born on 4 July 1965. [3] He did his bachelor's and master's in law from the University of Rajshahi. [3]

Career

Miah became a Dhaka Judge Court lawyer on 9 February 1992. [3] He started practicing in the High Court Division on 9 February 1992. [3]

On 9 February 2009, Miah was appointed the Deputy Attorney General on 9 February 2009. [3] He received training from the United States Department of Justice as part of the Mutual Legal Assistance Training Program. [3]

Miah was appointed an Additional Judge in the Bangladesh High Court on 20 October 2011. [3] On 13 December 2012, Miah was appointed to the International Crimes Tribunal-2. [3] Miah, Justice Obaidul Hassan, and Justice Md. Shahinur Islam found Abdul Quader Molla guilty of war crimes in 2012. [4] Miah and Justice Salma Masud Chowdhury ordered an investigation by a senior government officer into an attempt to impose fatwa in Mirsara, Chittagong District. [5]

Miah was made a permanent judge of the High Court Division on 7 October 2013. [3]

In May 2021, Miah wrote an article defending legal polygamy in The Daily Star. [6] Miah and Justice Md Kamrul Hossain ordered the closure of illegal brickkilns in Chittagong District. [7] Miah and Justice Md Kamrul Hossain Mollah stopped the elections of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists for two months over allegations of irregularities in the voter list. [8] Miah and Justice Kamrul Islam Mollah issued a contempt of court verdict against Mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation Md Atiqul Islam for not reinstating an employee who was suspended after sending a legal notice demanding a promotion. [9] Miah and Justice Md Kamrul Hossain Mollah ordered the government prevent access to unregistered Bangladeshi news websites. [10]

Miah and Justice Khizir Hayat refused to give permission an Awami League leader to extract sand from Meghna River in Chandpur District. [11] In August 2022, Miah and Justice Kazi Md Ejarul Haque Akondo suspended a provision of Government Service Ac which required police to seek government permission before arresting civil servants. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Bangladesh High Court questions legal provisions that legalise 'marital rape'". South Asia Monitor. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
  2. ↑ "Mueen Uddin, Ashraf 'abducted Prof Gias'". The Daily Star. 2013-07-16. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Home : Supreme Court of Bangladesh". www.supremecourt.gov.bd. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
  4. ↑ "Summary of verdict in Quader Mollah case". The Daily Star. 2013-02-06. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
  5. ↑ "HC wants probe into fatwa incident in Mirsarai". The Daily Star. 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
  6. ↑ Miah, Justice Md Mozibur Rahman (2021-05-18). "Polygamy: Enabling Law and its analysis in Bangladesh Perspective". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
  7. ↑ "'Shut down illegal brick kilns in Ctg'". The Daily Star. 2021-02-01. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
  8. ↑ "HC stays BFUJ polls for two months". The Daily Star. 2021-09-29. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
  9. ↑ "HC issues contempt of court rule against Mayor Atiqul, four other DNCC officials". The Daily Star. 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
  10. ↑ "Ban illegal news sites". The Daily Star. 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
  11. ↑ "HC bars local AL leader from extracting sand in Meghna". The Daily Star. 2022-05-23. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
  12. ↑ Sarkar, Ashutosh (2022-09-06). "Permission for arrest: It's to protect some corrupt govt officials". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-06-27.
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