Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury

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Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury
জুবায়ের রহমান চৌধুরী
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Chowdhury in 2024
Personal details
Born (1961-05-18) 18 May 1961 (age 64)
NationalityBangladeshi
Parents
ProfessionJudge

Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury (born 18 May 1961) is a Justice of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. [1] [2]

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Early life

Justice Chowdhury was born on 18 May 1961. [3] His father was Justice A. F. M. Abdur Rahman Chowdhury. [3] He completed his Bachelor's and Master's in law from the University of Dhaka. [3]

Career

Chowdhury started working as a lawyer on 3 March 1985. [3] He was elevated to a lawyer of the High Court Division on 17 May 1987. [3]

On 27 August 2003, Chowdhury was appointed an additional judge of the High Court Division by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party government. [3] [4] His appointment to the High Court Division became permanent on 27 August 2005. [3]

On 28 July 2008, Chowdhury and 18 other judges opposed a High Court Division verdict that called for judges whose appointment was not confirmed by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party to be confirmed. [4]

On 7 January 2010, Chowdhury and Sashanka Shekhar Sarkar issued an order stating it was illegal for the government to make a civil servant an officer on special duty for more than 150 days. [5]

On 10 January 2021, Chowdhury and Kazi Zinat Hoque issued an order which stated that women cannot become marriage registrars. [6]

References

  1. "4 new justices appointed to Supreme Court's Appellate Division". The Business Standard . 12 August 2024.
  2. "Annual Report 2014" (PDF). Supreme Court of Bangladesh. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Home : Supreme Court of Bangladesh". www.supremecourt.gov.bd. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  4. 1 2 "19 sitting judges oppose HC rule". The Daily Star. 28 July 2008. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  5. "OSD status harms civil servants, none can malign citizens: HC". New Age. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  6. "Women cannot solemnise marriage: HC". New Age. Retrieved 9 February 2022.