Shahidul Alam Jhinuk

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Shahidul Alam Jhinuk is a retired judge and Commissioner of the Information Commission. He is the former Inspector General of Registration of Bangladesh. [1] He is the former registrar of International Crimes Tribunal. [2]

Career

Jhinuk joined the judicial branch of the Bangladesh Civil Service through the 10th Bangladesh Civil Service exam in 1991. [3] [4]

Jhinuk was the senior assistant judge in Comilla District, Dhaka District, and Feni District. [3]

In 2003, Jhinuk was promoted to joint district judge. [3] In 2007, he was promoted to additional district and sessions judge. [3]

Jhinuk was the deputy secretary of the Law and Justice Division. In 2015, he was promoted to District Judge. [3] He was appointed the registrar of International Crimes Tribunal in June 2015 replacing Mustafizur Rahman. [5] He was serving as the Dhaka Special Court-3 Judge. [5] He signed the death warrant for Mir Quasem Ali. [6] He signed the death warrant for Motiur Rahman Nizami and Salauddin Quader Chowdhury. [7] [8]

Jhinuk was appointed District Judge of Sunamganj District in July 2017. [9] Md Selim Miah replaced him as the registrar of International Crimes Tribunal. [9]

In October 2018, Jhinuk, Manikganj District and Sessions Judge, sentenced four to death and one to life imprisonment for the murder of a Khan Bahadur Awlad Hossain College student after he was kidnapped for ransom. [10]

In January 2020, Jhinuk was appointed the Inspector General of Registration in charge of the Directorate of Registration. [3] In July 2020, the Directorate of Registration under him collected 6.9 billion BDT. [11]

In August 2023, Jhinuk was appointed Commissioner of the Information Commission along with Masuda Bhatti under Chief Information Commissioner Dr. Abdul Malek. [12] [4] He visited the shrine of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Tungipara after his appointment. [13]

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  2. ↑ "ICT receives Sayedee appeal's full verdict". The Daily Star. 2016-01-03. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Shahidul Alam Jhinuk new IGR". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha . Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  4. 1 2 "Masuda Bhatti, Shahidul Alam Jhinuk new info commissioners | Daily Sun |". daily sun. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  5. 1 2 "Shahidul Alam made International Crimes Tribunal registrar". The Daily Star. 2015-06-15. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  6. ↑ "Death warrant issued for Mir Quasem". The Daily Star. 2016-06-07. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  7. ↑ "Death warrant for Nizami". The Daily Star. 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  8. ↑ "It's now prison authorities' call". The Daily Star. 2015-11-20. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  9. 1 2 "Int'l Crimes Tribunal gets new Registrar". The New Nation. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  10. ↑ "4 to die for killing college student". The Daily Star. 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  11. ↑ "Sub-registry offices collect Tk690cr revenue in July". The Business Standard . 2020-08-18. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  12. ↑ "Masuda Bhatti, Shahidul Alam Jhinuk appointed as new information commissioners". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  13. ↑ "Information commissioner visits Tungipara". New Age. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
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