Nurun Naher Osmani

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Nurun Naher Osmani
NationalityBangladeshi
EducationLLB, LLM
Alma mater University of Dhaka
OccupationJudge
Known forSenior District and Sessions Judge, Member of Labor Appellate Tribunal

Nurun Naher Osmani is a retired Bangladeshi judge and former Senior District and Sessions Judge. She served as a Member of the Labour Appellate Tribunal and the National Human Rights Commission of Bangladesh. [1] [2]

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Education and early career

Osmani earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in law at the University of Dhaka. [3]

Career

Osmani joined the Judicial branch of the Bangladesh Civil Service in 1983 as an Assistant Judge. [3] She held positions including Senior Assistant Judge, Sub Judge (now known as Joint District and Sessions Judge), and Additional District and Sessions Judge. [3]

In 2001, Osmani was promoted to the position of District and Sessions Judge. [3] She served from 2001 to 2002 in Dhaka as a Member of the Court of Settlement. She served as a District and Sessions Judge from 2002 to 2004 in Tangail District, from 2004 to 2008 in Bagerhat District, and from 2008 to 2012 in Pabna District. [3] From 2012 to 2015, she served as a Member of the Labour Appellate Tribunal. [3]

Osmani served three consecutive terms from 2013 to 2015 as the President of the Bangladesh Women Judges’ Association. [3] After her retirement, she served as a resource person on labor law at the Judicial Administration Training Institute. [3] On 2 August 2016, she was appointed a commissioner of the National Human Rights Commission. [4] In 2017, she investigated the rape of two university students at a hotel in Banani. [5] She served as a commissioner till August 2019. [4]

Osmani serves as the Vice-President of the Brahmanbaria District Association and the Organizing Secretary of the Retired Judges’ Welfare Association. [3] She is a member of the Bangladesh Law Association. [6]

References

  1. "Bangladesh University stages seminar on 'Child Marriage in Bangladesh: Recent Developments' | Gallery Category | BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY" . Retrieved 2025-07-13.
  2. "Work together to protect children". The Daily Star. 2018-07-13. Retrieved 2025-07-13.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "বেগম নূরুন নাহার ওসমানী". National Human Rights Commission of Bangladesh . 18 December 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  4. 1 2 "Former Chairman and Members". National Human Rights Commission Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 4 June 2024. Retrieved 9 December 2024.
  5. "NHRC forms panel to probe rape of 2 univ girls". Prothomalo. 2017-05-09. Retrieved 2025-07-13.
  6. "Law Association gets new body -". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 2025-07-13.