Mohammad Gholam Rabbani

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Mohammad Gholam Rabbani
Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh
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NationalityBangladeshi
Profession Judge

Mohammad Gholam Rabbani was a judge of the Appellate Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court. [1]

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Career

Rabbani became a lawyer in 1960. [2]

Rabbani was appointed a judge of the High Court Division on 18 February 1992. [3]

On 11 January 2001, Rabbani was elevated to the Appellate Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court. [3] In the Hefzur Rahman Vs Shamsun Nahar case, he mandated that men provide for their divorced wife till they remarry. [2] [4] He and Justice Nazmun Ara Sultana said in their verdict only the court could decide on matters concerning Muslim family law. [5] The verdict led to violent protests in which seven people were killed following which the verdict was stayed by the Supreme Court. [5] [6]

He along with all the other judges of the Appellate Division refused to hear an appeal against a High Court verdict that found two accused in the Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman case innocent. [7] The appeal was filed by five convicts in the case who were not acquitted. [7]

He retired on 10 January 2002. [3] Following the 2005 Jhalakathi bombing targeting Judges, Rabbai said that the terrorist where targeting the judiciary as they could not change it graduate and would have to change it instantly. [8] He said, "It's not that the judges, who have been targeted, attempted to interpret Islamic rules; in fact, they are not empowered to do that. So it's clear that the perpetrators with fascist mentality are out to unleash a reign of terror. Their intention is to render the judicial system ineffective so that the people will seek arbitration before the persons who want to implement Shariah law instead of going to court". [8]

Rabbani called for the restoration of the 1972 constitution of Bangladesh for the trial of those accused of war crimes during the Bangladesh Liberation War at an event organized by the Forum for Secular Bangladesh in 2008. [9] He was the judge of a symbolic peoples tribunal at the Jatiya Press Club that heard charges against Asian Development Bank, International Monetary Fund, and the World Bank. [10]

Rabbani was a member of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh and the Bangla Academy. [2] He wrote the foreword of the book Deprivation of Hindu Minority in Bangladesh Living with Vested Property. [11] He called for the return of vested properties to their original owners. [12] In 2009, he was a joint convenor of the National Committee to Protect and Develop Railway and Waterways. [13] He commented that it was education that could make men "rational, courageous, benevolent and selfless" not religion at a discussion titled Education and Education Policy. [14] In 2010, he was the president of the Ekatturer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee. [15]

In 2015, leaders of the Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee, Justice Rabbani, Shahriar Kabir, and Muntasir Mamun criticised Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia for questioning the number of dead in the Bangladesh Liberation war. [16] He received criticism for endorsing anti-Islamic activities referenced in Shah Ahmad Shafi's open letter named An Open Letter from Shah Ahmad Shafi to the Government and the Public related to the Shahbag protests in 2013. [17]

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Death

Rabbani died on 14 November 2022. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Justice Gholam Rabbani passes away". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Justice Gholam Rabbani dies". Daily Sun. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Justice Gholam Rabbani no more". The Daily Star. 2022-11-15. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  4. ↑ Shahnewaj (2018-03-06). "Women's right over matrimonial property". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  5. 1 2 "Ban fatwa, make it punishable offence". The Daily Star. 2011-02-14. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  6. ↑ Sarkar, Ashutosh (2010-07-09). "Fatwa illegal". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  7. 1 2 Sarkar, Ashutosh (2009-09-19). "Too embarrassed to hear". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  8. 1 2 Manik, Julfikar Ali (15 November 2005). "Islamists see court as biggest hurdle". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  9. ↑ "'Cancel registration of Jamaat'". The Daily Star. 2008-11-13. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  10. ↑ "Donors' policies come under lens". The Daily Star. 2008-11-30. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  11. ↑ "A story of perpetual discrimination". The Daily Star. 2008-04-12. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  12. ↑ "'30 lakh acres of land vested property'". The Daily Star. 2009-11-26. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  13. ↑ "'Develop railway through proper management'". The Daily Star. 2009-04-10. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  14. ↑ "Include different mediums in mainstream education". The Daily Star. 2009-12-18. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  15. ↑ "Cancel 8th amendment". The Daily Star. 2010-08-01. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  16. ↑ "'Khaleda still loyal to Pakistani forces'". The Daily Star. 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  17. ↑ White Paper: 2000 Days of Fundamentalist and Communal Violence in Bangladesh (in Bengali). Mohakhali, Dhaka-1212: Public Commission to Investigate Fundamentalist and Communal Terrorism. 2022. p. 52.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  18. ↑ "Call to resolve problems in judicial system". The Daily Star. 2008-11-25. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
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