Suchakradandi village,Patiya,Chittagong District,Bengal Province,British India
Mohammad Fazlul Karim (30 September 1943 –16 November 2024) was a Bangladeshi jurist who served as the 18th Chief Justice of Bangladesh. [1]
Karim was born in Chittagong,East Bengal,British India on 30 September 1943. [2] [3] Karim graduated from the University of Dhaka with a law degree. [3]
From 1965 to 1992,Karim was a lawyer of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. [3]
On 15 June 2001,Karim was made a Judge on the Appellate Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court. [3]
Karim was the Chief Justice from 8 February 2010 to 30 September 2010 as the 18th chief justice of Bangladesh. [3] His predecessors M. M. Ruhul Amin and Md. Tafazzul Islam became Chief Justices superseding him. [4] In April 2010,he refused to administer the oath of office to two nominees,Md. Khasruzzaman and Md. Ruhul Quddus,to the High Court Division. [5] Khasruzzaman was accused of vandalizing the courts during protest and Quddus was accused of murder. [5] [6] Karim sentenced Editor of Amar Desh,Mahmudur Rahman and its reporter,Oliullah Noman,to six months and one month imprisonment respectively on contempt of court charges. [6]
Karim died on 16 November 2024,at the age of 81. [7]
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