Soumendra Sarker

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Soumendra Sarker is a judge of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court. [1]

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Early life

Sarker was born on 31 October 1953. [2]

Career

Sarker joined the judicial branch of the Bangladesh Civil Service as a Munsef on 6 November 1978. [2] On 20 November 1995, he was promoted to District and Sessions Judge. [2]

On 30 June 2010, Sarker was appointed as an additional judge of the High Court Division. [2]

In June 2010, Sarker and Justice Tariq ul Hakim ordered the government to not torture Mahmudur Rahman, editor of Amar Desh, in custody. [3] In June 2011, Sarker was made a permanent judge of the High Court Division along with eight other judges. [4] The eight judges were Abu Bakar Siddiquee, M Enayetur Rahim, Md. Moinul Islam Chowdhury, M. Moazzam Husain, Md. Nuruzzaman, Md. Rezaul Hasan, Naima Haider, and Obaidul Hassan. [4]

Sarker is the President of the managing committee of the Ramakrishna Mission Dhaka. [5]

On 30 October 2020, Sarker retired from the High Court Division. [2]

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References

  1. "Nusrat murder case: Chief Justice assigns HC bench for hearing on death reference". The Daily Star. 2020-03-02. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Hoque, Kamarul. "High Court Justice Soumendra Sarkar retires | Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS)" . Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  3. "Amar Desh shutdown order stayed". The Daily Star. 2010-06-11. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
  4. 1 2 "9 regularised as HC judges". The Daily Star. 2011-06-03. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  5. "Ramakrishna Mission: Savita Bhaban inaugurated". The Daily Star. 2023-01-19. Retrieved 2024-06-07.