Md. Rais Uddin

Md. Rais Uddin
Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 August 1981
Personal details
Born	(1956-07-30) July 30, 1956 (age 67)
Nationality	Bangladesh
Profession	Judge

Md. Rais Uddin is a judge of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court. ^{[1] [2]}

Early life

Uddin was born on 30 July 1956. ^[3]

Career

After Uddin competed his law degree he joined the district court as a lawyer on 22 August 1981. ^[3]

On 3 November 1983, Uddin became a lawyer of the High Court Division. ^[3]

On 23 August 2004, Uddin was appointed an additional judge of the High Court Division. ^[3] He was made a permanent judge of the division on 23 August 2006. ^[3]

Uddin was one of 19 judges who opposed a High Court order in July 2008 that called on the government to reinstate 10 judges of the high court whose appointment was not confirmed by Bangladesh Nationalist Party government. ^[4] In October 2008, Uddin and Justice Sheikh Rezowan Ali issued an order asking the government to not harass former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. ^{[5] [6]} They also rejected her bail petition because she was outside of the country at that time. ^[7] In July 2009, Uddin and Justice Syed Muhammad Dastagir Husain asked the government to explain why it should not grant bails to two officers of National Security Intelligence, Major General Rezzakul Haider Chowdhury and Wing Commander Sahab Uddin. ^[8] Uddin and Justice Syed Muhammad Dastagir Husain also squashed the corruption conviction of Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir. ^[9] Uddin and Justice Syed Muhammad Dastagir Husain granted bail to Giasuddin Al Mamun in October 2009. ^[10] Uddin and Justice Syed Muhammad Dastagir Husain asked the government to explain why contempt of court charges should not be started against the government for its failure to provide medical treatment to Abdus Salam Pintu, former Bangladesh Nationalist Party minister in jail. ^[11]

In April, Uddin asked eight individuals accused in the case over the 1996 Bangladesh share market scam to surrender. ^[12] Uddin stayed the conviction of Sabira Sultana, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party nominee for Jessore-2, which had been denied by the courts twice and paved the way for her to contest the upcoming national elections in December 2018. ^[13] She is the former chairperson of Jhikargachha Upazila who had been convicted on corruption charges. ^[14]

References

1. "High Court to resume regular benches from Wednesday". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
2. "Chief justice constitutes 12 HC benches for vacation functions". The Daily Star. 2020-07-24. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
3. "Home : Supreme Court of Bangladesh". supremecourt.gov.bd. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
4. "19 sitting judges oppose HC rule". The Daily Star. 2008-07-28. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
5. "Don't harass Hasina for graft cases". The Daily Star. 2009-01-08. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
6. "Hasina hearing adjourned". The Daily Star. 2008-10-20. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
7. "High Court Rejects Hasina's Bail Petition, AL Regrets". VOA Bangla. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
8. "Bail petitions of Rezaqul, Sahab:HC issues rules on govt". The Daily Star. 2009-07-27. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
9. "MK Alamgir's jail sentence scrapped". The Daily Star. 2009-07-13. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
10. "HC grants bail to Mamun". The Daily Star. 2009-10-08. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
11. "HC asks govt to explain". The Daily Star. 2009-12-09. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
12. "HC asks eight to surrender over 1996 stock scam". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
13. "Govt to appeal against HC order on Jashore BNP aspirant". The Daily Star. 2018-12-01. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
14. "HC stays conviction, sentence, allows BNP leader Sabira to contest JS polls". New Age. Retrieved 2022-07-19.