Md Akhtaruzzaman | |
|---|---|
মো. আখতারুজ্জমান | |
| Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh | |
| Assumed office 21 October 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1966 |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Education | Ph.D. in law from the University of Dhaka |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka, University of Rajshahi |
| Profession | Judge |
Md Akhtaruzzaman is a justice on the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court. [1] He was the trial judge in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case against former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia. [2]
Akhtaruzzaman was born on 1 January 1966. [3] He completed his bachelor's degree in law from the University of Rajshahi. He did is masters in law and philosophy from the University of Dhaka. [3] He Ph.D. in law from the University of Dhaka. [3]
Akhtaruzzaman started his legal practice at the District Courts on 27 May 1991. [3]
On 1 April 1993, Akhtaruzzaman joined the judicial branch of the Bangladesh Civil Service and was appointed an Assistant Judge. [3]
Akhtaruzzaman was promoted to District and Sessions Judge on 14 June 2015. [3] He was the judge of the Special Judge's Court-5 in Dhaka. [4]
On 30 October 2018, Akhtaruzzaman sentenced former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia to seven years imprisonment in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case. [5] [6]
On 21 October 2019, Akhtaruzzaman was appointed an additional judge of the High Court Division. [3] [7]
Akhtaruzzaman was made a permanent judge of the High Court Division on 19 October 2021. [8]
On 14 July 2022, Akhtaruzzaman granted bail to a former official of the ministry of land sentenced to five years imprisonment in a corruption case after he filed an appeal against the corruption. [9] The Appellate Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court criticized the verdict saying bail should not be given considering only the age of the convict. [9] Akhtaruzzaman and Justice Zafar Ahmed of the High Court Division cancelled an order of the University of Dhaka demoting faculty member Samia Rahman for plagiarism on 4 August 2022. [10] On 18 October, Akhtaruzzaman and Justice Zafar Ahmed ordered the government of Bangladesh to explain why its reconstitution of the board of trustees of Manarat International University should not be declared illegal. [11] Akhtaruzzaman and Justice Zafar Ahmed declared illegal the decision of Jahangirnagar University to suspend two students for assaulting another student in November. [12]
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