Shahidul Karim

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Shahidul Karim
Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh
Assumed office
20 April 1983
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Born (1958-03-11) 11 March 1958 (age 65)
NationalityBangladesh
Alma mater University of Dhaka
Profession Judge

Shahidul Karim is a Justice of the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court. [1] [2]

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Early life

Karim was born on 11 March 1958. [3] He did his bachelor's and master's in law from the University of Dhaka. [3]

Career

Karim joined the judicial branch of the Bangladesh Civil Service on 20 April 1983 as a Munsif. [3]

Karim was promoted to District and Sessions Judge on 24 February 2000. [3]

On 20 October 2011, Karim was made an Additional Judge of the High Court Division. [3] His appointment was made permanent on 7 October 2013. [3] [4]

In November 2017, Karim and Justice M Enayetur Rahim said no one was above prosecution in a hearing on a letter the administrative branch of the Bangladesh Supreme Court to the Anti Corruption Commission which suggested that the commission did not have the authority to investigate retired Supreme Court judge Md Joynul Abedin. [5] [6]

In March 2018, Karim and Justice M Enayetur Rahim asked the government to explain why the jail sentence of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case should not be enhanced. [7] The Bench also granted bail to Khaleda Zia for four months. [8]

In January 2023, Karim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman commuted the death sentence of Abdul Jalil to life sentence in the case over the murder of his wife in 2003 in Barguna District. [9]

Karim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman are hearing the July 2016 Dhaka attack case. [10] They are also holding the 2004 arms and ammunition haul in Chittagong case. [11] In June 2023, Karim, Justices Naima Haider, and S M Kuddus Zaman in a verdict on the Vested Property Return Act, 2001 upheld the authority of District Commissioners to control vested properties. [12] [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "10-truck arms haul case: Hearing on death reference deferred till Jan 3". The Daily Star. 2022-10-18. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  2. ↑ Report, Star Digital (2023-01-12). "CJ assigns HC bench for disposing of Holey Artisan attack case". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Home : Supreme Court of Bangladesh". www.supremecourt.gov.bd. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  4. ↑ "News in Brief". The Daily Star. 2013-10-08. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  5. ↑ "No one is immune from prosecution for crimes". The Daily Star. 2017-11-15. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  6. ↑ Staff Correspondent. "High Court to deliver verdict on ex-judge Joynul Abedin Tuesday". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  7. ↑ "Why should Khaleda's jail sentence not be enhanced: HC". The Daily Star. 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  8. ↑ "Zia Orphanage Trust Graft Case: Khaleda gets 4 months' bail". The Daily Star. 2018-03-13. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  9. ↑ "HC commutes Man's death penalty to life term | News". BSS. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  10. ↑ Sarkar, Ashutosh (2023-07-01). "Victims' families still wait for justice". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  11. ↑ "Hearing on 10-truck arms haul case Jan 3". New Age. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  12. ↑ "High Court upholds power of DCs". New Age | The Most Popular Outspoken English Daily in Bangladesh. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  13. ↑ "Power to maintain and lease vested properties remains with DCs". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
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