Md. Abu Ahmed Jamadar is a Justice of the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court.^[1] He is a judge of the International Crimes Tribunal.^[2]

Early life

Jamadar was born on 16 June 1957.^[3] He fought in the Bangladesh Liberation War.^[3] He has an LLB and MSc from the University of Rajshahi.^[3]

Career

Jamadar joined the judicial branch of the Bangladesh Civil Service on 22 February 1984 as a Munsif.^[3] In October 2008, he was promoted to District and Sessions Judge.^[3] From 2009 to 2014, he served as the Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs.^[3]

In June 2015, Jamadar as the judge of the Special Judge Court-3 set the date for the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case and Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case against former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.^[4] In December 2016, Khaleda Zia pleaded not guilty in the Special Judge Court-3.^[5] Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Shahidul Karim of the Bangladesh High Court transferred the cases from Jamadar's Court to the Special Judge Court-5 headed by Md Akhtaruzzaman following a petition by Khaleda Zia.^[6]

In August 2015, Jamadar sentenced Mahmudur Rahman, editor of Amar Desh, to three years imprisonment for failure to submit his wealth statement to the Anti-Corruption Commission.^[7]

Jamadar was appointed a judge to the International Crimes Tribunal-1 on 11 October 2017 after retiring as a district judge.^[3][8] In November 2017, Jamadar and Justice Amir Hossain, in an International Crimes Tribunal-1 bench headed by Justice Md Shahinur Islam, sentenced five to death including a former member of parliament and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami politician Abu Saleh Md Abdul Aziz Mia.^[9]

In January 2018, Jamadar and Justice Amir Hossain, in an International Crimes Tribunal-1 bench headed by Justice Md Shahinur Islam, sentenced three people from Moulvibazar District to death.^[10] to In March 2018, Jamadar and Justice Amir Hossain, in an International Crimes Tribunal-1 bench headed by Justice Md Shahinur Islam, sentenced three people from Noakhali District who had served in the Razakar to death war crimes during Bangladesh Liberation War.^[11] On 31 May 2018, Jamadar was appointed an additional judge of the High Court Division.^[3][12] He along with 17 other newly appointed judges paid tribute to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at his shrine in Tungipara after their appointment.^[13]

Jamadar was reappointed to the International Crimes Tribunal-1 on 5 July 2018.^[3][8] In July, Jamadar and Justice Amir Hossain, in an International Crimes Tribunal-1 bench headed by Justice Md Shahinur Islam, sentenced four people from Moulvibazar DIstrict to death all who served in the Razakar.^[14] In August 2018, Jamadar and Justice Amir Hossain, in an International Crimes Tribunal-1 bench headed by Justice Md Shahinur Islam, sentenced five people from Patuakhali District who had served the Razakar Bahini and were members of the Convention Muslim League.^[15] In November, Jamadar and Justice Amir Hossain, in an International Crimes Tribunal-1 bench headed by Justice Md Shahinur Islam, sentenced two people from Habiganj District to death, including one former politician of the Awami League.^[16]

In March 2019, Jamadar and Justice Amir Hossain, in an International Crimes Tribunal-1 bench headed by Justice Md Shahinur Islam, sentenced five Netrokona District men to death, including an Awami League politician.^[17] In August 2019, Jamadar and Justice Amir Hossain, in an International Crimes Tribunal-1 bench headed by Justice Md Shahinur Islam, sentenced a Rajshahi man to death for killing 15 people while serving in the Razakar during the Bangladesh Liberation War.^[18] In October, Jamadar and Justice Amir Hossain, in an International Crimes Tribunal-1 bench headed by Justice Md Shahinur Islam, sentenced five people from Gaibandha District to death for war cimes during Bangladesh Liberation War.^[19] In December 2019, Jamadar and Justice Amir Hossain, in an International Crimes Tribunal-1 bench headed by Justice Md Shahinur Islam, sentenced Abdus Sattar, a member of Islami Chhatra Sangha and Razakar, to death for war crimes, related to the killing of Babar Mandal and attack on Talaimari village.^[20]

On 30 May 2020, Jamadar was made a permanent judge of the High Court Division by President Md Abdul Hamid.^[3] He was the director of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit sponsored Justice Reform and Corruption Prevention Project.^[3]

In June 2023, Jamadar and Justice K. M. Hafizul Alam, in an International Crimes Tribunal-1 bench headed by Justice Md Shahinur Islam, sentenced four people from Jessore District to death for war crimes, torture and execution of three civilians, during Bangladesh Liberation War.^[21]

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