Md. Riaz Uddin Khan

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Md. Riaz Uddin Khan
Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 April 1995
Personal details
Born (1970-12-15) December 15, 1970 (age 53)
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma mater University of Dhaka
Profession Judge

Md. Riaz Uddin Khan is a Justice of the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court. [1] [2] [3]

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Early life

Khan was born on 15 December 1970. [4] He did his bachelor's and master's at the University of Dhaka. [4]

Career

Khan started working as a lawyer at the District Courts on 1 April 1995. [4] He became a lawyer of the High Court Division 29 September 1996. [4]

In May 2011, Khan became a lawyer of the Appellate Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court. [4]

President Mohammad Abdul Hamid appointed Khan an Additional Judge of the High Court Division on 31 May 2018. [4]

In August 2019, Khan and Justice Jahangir Hossain Selim ordered Bangladesh Police to not harass four journalists in Feni District or arrest them in nine cases filed in four separate police stations on charges of subversive acts and vandalism filed before the 2018 Bangladeshi general election. [5]

On 30 May 2020, Khan was made a permanent judge of the High Court Division. [6] In November 2020, Khan and Justice Md Habibul Gani granted anticipatory to 120 Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians in 11 cases filed for arsons attack on buses in Dhaka. [7]

Khan and Justice Md Habibul Gani granted anticipatory bail to 74 Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians, including Aman Ullah Aman and Mizanur Rahman Minu, in August 2021 in a case filed over attacking police at Chandrima Uddan. [8] Khan and Justice Md Habibul Gani stopped a labour law violation case against Dr Muhammad Yunus, noble laurate, for six months in December. [9]

In January 2023, Khan and Justice Md Salim granted a six-month bail to Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians, Mirza Abbas and Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in a case over clashes between Bangladesh Nationalist Party activists and the police on 7 December 2022. [10] Khan and Justice Md Salim granted anticipatory bail to 25 pro-Bangladesh Nationalist Party lawyers over violence at the Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association. [11]

In July 2023, Khan was placed in a special bench to hear formed to hold hearing on old bail petitions at the High Court. [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Foreign Minister Momen's cabinet position challenged in High Court". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
  2. ↑ "'Of course, journalists will seek information': HC observes". The Daily Star. 2021-02-03. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
  3. ↑ "High Court to resume regular benches from Wednesday". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Home : Supreme Court of Bangladesh". www.supremecourt.gov.bd. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
  5. ↑ "HC directs police not to harass 4 Feni journos". The Daily Star. 2019-08-01. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
  6. ↑ "18 High Court judges take oath". The Daily Star. 2020-05-31. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
  7. ↑ "Buses torched in Dhaka: 120 BNP men get anticipatory bail in 11 cases". The Daily Star. 2020-11-18. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
  8. ↑ "Violence, Sedition Cases: 74 BNP activists get anticipatory bail". The Daily Star. 2021-08-26. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
  9. ↑ "High Court stays case proceedings against Dr Yunus for 6 months". The Daily Star. 2021-12-12. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
  10. ↑ "Fakhrul, Abbas get six-month bail". The Daily Star. 2023-01-03. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
  11. ↑ "Violence at SCBA: 25 pro-BNP lawyers get anticipatory bail from HC". The Daily Star. 2023-05-21. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
  12. ↑ "5 special HC benches to dispose of old bail petitions". The Daily Star. 2023-07-13. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
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