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Soumendra Sarker | |
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Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh | |
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Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Profession | Judge |
Soumendra Sarker is a judge of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court. [1]
Sarker was born on 31 October 1953. [2]
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]