Md. Rezaul Haque
Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh
Personal details
Born (1960-04-24) April 24, 1960
NationalityBangladeshi
ProfessionJudge

Md. Rezaul Haque is a judge of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.[1]

Early life

Haque was born on 24 April 1960.[2] He has a bachelor's of law and a master's in art.[2]

Career

Haque joined the District Court on 8 April 1984.[2] He became a lawyer of the High Court Division on 21 June 1990.[2]

On 23 August 2004, Haque was appointed an additional judge of the High Court Division.[2] Haque was made a permanent judge on 23 August 2006.[2]

Haque and Justice Nazmun Ara Sultana issued a verdict asking the government to explain Justice Md Abdul Wahab should not be reappointed to the court on 9 March 2009.[3] Md Abdul Wahab was appointed to the court on 29 May 1984 as an additional judge but his appointment was not confirmed after two years.[3] Haque and Justice Nazmun Ara Sultana issued a stay order on a notice of the Anti-Corruption Commission sent to Hasina Ahmed, a member of parliament of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[4]

On 3 September 2014, Haque and Justice Gobinda Chandra Tagore refused to hear a petition by Tanvir Rahman, an official of Scholastica and a suspect in the Murder of Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi, due to personal conflicts.[5]

Haque and Justice Md Khosruzzaman granted bail to Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on 15 November 2015.[6]

On 25 June 2018, Haque and Justice Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar granted bail to Taimur Alam Khandaker, advisor to the chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party Khaleda Zia.[7] Haque and Justice Zafar Ahmed granted bail to Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician Mirza Abbas and his wife Afroja Abbas.[8]

Haque and Justice Md Atoar Rahman on 14 December 2020 stayed a case against Matiur Rahman, editor of Prothom Alo, over the death of a student of Dhaka Residential Model College who was accidentally electrocuted at a program of the Prothom Alo.[9] Haque and Justice Bhishmadev Chakrabortty issued an order saying a rape accused cannot be found innocent only on the basis of the absence of medical evidence.[10]

Haque and Justice Md Badiuzzaman denied the bail request of Helena Jahangir, a former Awami League politician, facing a Digital Security Act case.[11]

On 20 April 2022, Haque and Justice Mohammad Ali heard 285 cases in an attempt to reduce the backlog of cases at the court.[12]

References

  1. ↑ Staff Correspondent (2015-01-23). "CJ reconstitutes 31 HC benches". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Home : Supreme Court of Bangladesh". www.supremecourt.gov.bd. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
  3. 1 2 "HC asks govt to explain". The Daily Star. 2009-03-09. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
  4. ↑ "Operation of ACC notice against BNP lawmaker Hasina stayed". The Daily Star. 2009-03-24. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
  5. ↑ "HC bench declines to hear bail plea of detained man". The Daily Star. 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
  6. ↑ "Gayeshwar gets HC bail, free to come out of jail". The Daily Star. 2015-11-15. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
  7. ↑ "Taimur freed on HC bail". The Daily Star. 2018-01-25. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
  8. ↑ "Nayapaltan Clash: Mirza Abbas, wife secure HC bail". The Daily Star. 2018-11-19. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
  9. ↑ "HC stays trial proceedings against Matiur Rahman". The Daily Star. 2020-12-14. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
  10. ↑ Report, Star Digital (2021-11-13). "'Judge Kamrunnahar lost her ability to remain in the post'". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
  11. ↑ "DSA case: Helena Jahangir denied bail by HC". The Daily Star. 2021-10-12. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
  12. ↑ "HC bench passes order on 1501 cases in a single day". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
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