Shahnaz Huda

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Shahnaz Huda is a law professor at the University of Dhaka. [1] [2] [3] She is the former chairman of the Department of Law of the University of Dhaka. [4] She is a member of the Police Reform Commission of the Muhmmad Yunus led interim government of Bangladesh. [5]

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Early life and education

Huda graduated from Viqarunnisa Noon School and College in 1978 and Holy Cross College, Dhaka in 1980. [5] She finished her bachelors and masters in law at the University of Dhaka in 1984 and 1985 respectively. [5] She earned her PhD in 1996 at the University of East London. [6] Her thesis was “Born to be Wed: Bangladeshi Women and the Formation of the Muslim Marriage Contract”. [5] She completed her post-doctoral research at the School of Oriental and African Studies of the University of London. [6]

Career

Huda joined the law faculty of the University of Dhaka in 1989. [6]

In 2011, Huda published Combating Gender Injustice: Hindu Law in Bangladesh, a textbook for law schools in Bangladesh. [6] She is the Director of the Centre for Advanced Legal Studies (CALS). [7] She recommend banning Fatwa. [8] In 2012, she signed a statement calling the government of Bangladesh to leave Grameen Bank alone. [9] She signed a statement critical of a High Court Division order that called for sedition charges against Asif Nazrul over comments he made on a television channel where he warned another 1/11 situation might happen due to the political crisis in the country. [10]

According to Huda in 2015, Bangladeshi law does not allow Muslims to adopt children only Hindu males are allowed to adopt. [11] She presided over a symposium organized by the Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs on "Revisiting Divorce and other Related Issues" in 2016. [12] She signed a statement calling for withdrawal of cases against Mahfuz Anam, editor of The Daily Star. [13]

In 2019, Huda condemned the Murder of Abrar Fahad as an attack on free speech. [14] In 2021, she signed a statement calling for the release of Rozina Islam. [15] She is an executive member of Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik. [16] She called on the government to allow former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia to travel abroad for medical treatment. [17] In 2022, she called on the government to renew registration of Odhikar. [18] In January and February 2024, she protested attempts to harass Muhmmad Yunus by the government of Bangladesh. [19] [20] After the fall of the Sheikh Hasina led Awami League government, she was appointed member of the Police Reform Commission. [21]

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  1. ↑ "Dr. Shahnaz Huda Dhaka University Profile". www.du.ac.bd. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  2. ↑ "Protecting Hindu women's right to inherit property". The Daily Star. 2020-09-23. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  3. ↑ Huda, Shahnaz (2024-05-26). "Respect for the law is on a steady decline". Prothomalo. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  4. ↑ "A SHAMEFUL TRADITION". The Daily Star. 2015-03-06. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Who's on the Police Admin Reform Commission?". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Positive discrimination can ensure gender balance". The Daily Star. 2019-03-12. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  7. ↑ "CALS, Faculty of Law, University of Dhaka, organises seminar on Artificial Intelligence". The Daily Star. 2024-03-07. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  8. ↑ "Ban fatwa, make it punishable offence". The Daily Star. 2011-02-14. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  9. ↑ "Leave Grameen Bank as it is". The Daily Star. 2012-08-09. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  10. ↑ "Concern over HC rule on Asif Nazrul". The Daily Star. 2012-03-19. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  11. ↑ "They need love, care". The Daily Star. 2015-10-10. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  12. ↑ "BILIA symposium on divorce and family law issues". The Daily Star. 2016-12-03. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  13. ↑ "35 dignitaries seek withdrawal of cases against Star editor". The Daily Star. 2016-02-18. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  14. ↑ "'Abrar killing a cruel attack on freedom of speech'". The Daily Star. 2019-10-13. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  15. ↑ "83 eminent citizens demand Rozina's release". The Daily Star. 2021-05-22. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  16. ↑ "Restore order, probe all the killings". The Daily Star. 2024-08-12. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  17. ↑ "Allow Khaleda to take treatment abroad: 23 eminent citizens urge govt". The Daily Star. 2021-12-01. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
  18. ↑ "Renew Odhikar's registration". The Daily Star. 2022-06-13. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
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  22. ↑ Pereira, Faustina; Huda, Shahnaz; Hossain, Sara, eds. (2019). Revisiting personal laws in Bangladesh: proposals for reform. Studies in international minority and group rights. Leiden ; Boston: Brill Nijhoff. ISBN   978-90-04-35734-1.
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