Md. Shohrowardi

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Md. Shohrowardi
মো. সোহরাওয়ার্দী
Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh
Assumed office
12 February 2015
Personal details
Born (1970-11-05) November 5, 1970 (age 52)
Alma mater University of Dhaka
Profession Judge

Md. Shohrowardi is a Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court. [1]

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Early life

Shohrowardi was born on 5 December 1970. [2] He completed his bachelor's degree and masters in law from the University of Dhaka. [2]

Career

Shohrowardi became a lawyer of the district courts on 16 October 1994. [2]

On 29 September 1996, Shohrowardi became a lawyer of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court. [2]

Shohrowardi became a lawyer of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh on 23 October 2014. [2]

Shohrowardi was appointed an additional judge of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court on 12 February 2015. [2] On 15 September, Shohrowardi was made a judge of the International Crimes Tribunal-1. [3]

Shohrowardi was made a permanent judge of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court on 8 February 2017. [4] On 20 April, Shohrowardi, as part of a bench with Justice Anwarul Haque and Justice Md Shahinur Islam, sentenced Syed Mohammad Hussain and Muhammad Moslem Pradhan to death for taking part in war crimes during Bangladesh Liberation war. [5] In July 2017, he was sent back from the International Crimes Tribunal to the High Court Division as per his wish. [6]

In November 2018, Shohrowardi and Justice Tariq ul Hakim, issued an order asking the Bangladesh Election Commission to register Trinamool BNP formed by Nazmul Huda. [7] In December 2018, Shohrowardi and Justice Tariq ul Hakim, issued an order asking the Bangladesh Election Commission to accept the candidacy of Afzal H Khan for Mymensingh-1 in the 11th parliamentary elections scheduled to be held on 31 December 2018. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "High Court to resume regular benches from Wednesday". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Home : Supreme Court of Bangladesh". www.supremecourt.gov.bd. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  3. ↑ "One war tribunal reshuffled, other made dormant". The Daily Star. 2015-09-15. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  4. ↑ jagonews24.com. "President appoints 8 High Court judges". jagonews24.com. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  5. ↑ Adhikary, Tuhin Shubhra (2017-04-20). "2 Kishoreganj men sentenced to death". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  6. ↑ Staff Correspondent (2017-10-12). "War crimes court reconstituted". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  7. ↑ "High Court orders EC to register Nazmul Huda's Trinamool BNP". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  8. ↑ "Khaleda's Polls Bid: CJ assigns another HC bench to hear her petitions". The Daily Star. 2018-12-13. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
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