Sheikh Md. Zakir Hossain

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The Honourable Justice
Sheikh Md. Zakir Hossain
শেখ মোঃ জাকির হোসেন
Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh
Incumbent
Assumed office
18 April 2010
Personal details
Born (1962-03-02) 2 March 1962 (age 62)
NationalityBangladeshi
Parent(s)Late Kanchan Sheikh(father)
Most. Noorjahan Begum (mother)
ProfessionJudge

Sheikh Md. Zakir Hossain (born 2 March 1962) is a Bangladeshi justice of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. He is famous for delivering all his verdicts in the Bengali language. [1] [2] He was appointed in 2010. [3]

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Early life

Hossain was born on 2 March 1962. [4] He is a law graduate from the University of Dhaka. [4]

Career

Hossain was enrolled as an advocate of the District Court on 5 October 1988 and the High Court Division of the Supreme Court on 17 July 1993. [4]

Hossain was appointed as an additional judge of the High Court Division on 18 April 2010. [4] Hossain and Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik issued a Sua sponte order in August 2010 that declared no one could be forced to wear the veil following a news report that said Rani Bhabani Mahila College would not allow female students without the veil to attend. [5] Hossain and Justice M Enayetur Rahim on 23 August 2010 issued an arrest warrant against the deputy commissioner of Moulvibazar District, Mostafizur Rahman, for failing to appear before the court. [6] Hossain and Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik made the Deputy Commissioner of Kushtia District stand in the dock for hours on 29 September 2010 as punishment for contempt of court. [7] Hossain and Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik in November asked the government to explain the measures taken to tackle the increase in price of soybean oil. [8]

On 3 February 2011, Hossain and Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik asked the government to explain its failure to prevent fatwa after a 14 year old rape victim was whipped to death following a fatwa being issued against her. [9] Hossain and Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik on 22 March 2011 called the execution of colonel Abu Taher murder. [10] Hossain and Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik in November 2011 ordered the demolition of the BGMEA Bhaban. [11]

On 16 January 2012, Hossain and Justice M Enayetur Rahim granted bail to former prime minister Khaleda Zia on corruption charges related to the Barapukuria coal mine case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission. [12] Hossain was made a permanent judge of the High Court Division on 15 April 2012. [4]

On 29 April 2013, Hossain expressed embarrassment and inability to hear petitions by Mirza Fakrul Islam Alamgir, secretary general of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, challenging the various vandalism cases filed against him. [13] He was the junior justice in a bench with Justice Quamrul Islam Siddiqui. [13]

On 8 August 2019, Hossain and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman denied bail to Aysha Siddika Minni who had been accused of being involved in the murder of her husband, Rifat Sharif. [14]

In June 2021, Hossain and Justice Khizir Hayat asked the Bangladesh Police to not just rely on a birth certificate when determining the age of an individual. [15]

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References

  1. ↑ ৮৪ বিচারপতির মধ্যে ব্যতিক্রম মাত্র দু'জন. Samakal (in Bengali). Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  2. ↑ ৮ হাজার রায় লিখেছেন বাংলায়. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Annual Report 2014" (PDF). Supreme Court of Bangladesh. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Home : Supreme Court of Bangladesh". Supreme Court of Bangladesh. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Veil can't be forced: HC". The Daily Star. 23 August 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "Warrant issued to arrest DC of Moulvibazar". The Daily Star. 23 August 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  7. ↑ "Kushtia DC exempted from contempt charge". The Daily Star. 30 September 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "Govt asked to explain". The Daily Star. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  9. ↑ "Govt asked to explain failure to stop fatwa". The Daily Star. 3 February 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  10. ↑ "Taher execution an outright murder: HC". The Daily Star. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  11. ↑ "Demolish BGMEA building in 90 days: HC". The Daily Star. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  12. ↑ "Khaleda gets bail". The Daily Star. 16 January 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  13. 1 2 "HC judge feels embarrassed to hear Fakhrul's bail petitions". The Daily Star. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  14. ↑ "Rifat murder: HC denies bail to Minni". jagonews24.com. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  15. ↑ "HC asks police not to depend solely on birth certificate to determine age". New Age. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
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