Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury | |
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জুবায়ের রহমান চৌধুরী | |
Justice of the Appellate Division, Supreme Court | |
Assumed office 13 August 2024 | |
Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh | |
Assumed office August 2003 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 18 May 1961 |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Parent(s) | Late Justice A.F.M. Abdur Rahman Chowdhury (father) Begum Sitara Chowdhury (mother) |
Profession | Judge |
Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury (born 18 May 1961) is a justice on the Appellate Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court. [1] [2]
Chowdhury was born on 18 May 1961. [3] Hs father was Justice A. F. M. Abdur Rahman Chowdhury. [3] He completed his bachelors and masters in law from the University of Dhaka. [3]
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 Justice 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 illegal. [5]
On 10 January 2021,Chowdhury and Justice Kazi Zinat Hoque issued a order which stated that women cannot become marriage registrars. [6]
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