Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar
Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh
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NationalityBangladeshi
ProfessionJudge

Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar is a Judge on the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.[1]

Early life

Sarkar was born on 1 March 1972.[2] He completed his bachelor's degree and masters in law from the University of Dhaka.[2] He also completed a second law degree from the United Kingdom.[2]

Career

Sarkar became a lawyer of the district courts on 1 April 1995.[2]

On 7 March 1996, Sarkar became a lawyer of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.[2]

On 24 August 2010, Sarkar became a lawyer of the Appellate Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.[2]

Sarkar was appointed an Additional Judge of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court on 20 October 2011.[2]

In November 2012, Sarkar and Justice Naima Haider issued a stay order on the University of Dhaka policy that prevented madrassah students from being admitted into eight departments of the university for three months.[3]

In August 2013, Sarkar temporarily halted the development of Purbachal New Town Project by Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha until it received the clearance from the Department of Environment.[4] Sarkar was made a permanent judge of the High Court Division on 7 October 2013.[2][5]

Sarker and Justice Mohammad Emdadul Haque rejected a petition that challenged Islam being the state religion of Bangladesh despite a 2011 amendment that restored secularism to the constitution on 7 September 2015.[6][7]

In March 2020, Sarkar recommended a retired judge be made the head of International Leasing and Financial Services Limited, which had money embezzled by Prashanta Kumar Halder.[8] He also issued an arrest warrant against Halder.[9] In July 2021, he appointed a board of directors and chairperson for the company.[10]

In October 2021, Sarkar appointed a four-member team to manage Evaly, an e-commerce site which was going through financial crises, led by retired judge AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik.[11][12]

Justice Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar appointed retired justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik on 3 February 2022 liquidator of Jubilee Bank.[13]

References

  1. ↑ sun, daily. "Chief Justice forms 3 HC benches to dispose of urgent cases virtually | Daily Sun |". daily sun. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Home : Supreme Court of Bangladesh". www.supremecourt.gov.bd. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  3. ↑ Staff Correspondent (2012-11-15). "HC stays bar on madrasa students for 3 months". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  4. ↑ Staff Correspondent (2013-08-02). "HC stops project". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  5. ↑ Staff Correspondent (2013-10-07). "10 additional HC judges regularised". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  6. ↑ "Bangladesh HC rejects plea against Islam as state religion". The Hindu. PTI. 2016-03-28. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2022-02-23.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  7. ↑ Staff Correspondent (2015-09-08). "HC rejects petition on state religion". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  8. ↑ "High Court for appointing retired justice as International Leasing's chairman". The Business Standard. 2020-03-03. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  9. ↑ "Arrest PK Haldar immediately after he returns: HC". RTV Online. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  10. ↑ Sarkar, Ashutosh (2021-07-06). "HC appoints 5 independent directors at Int'l Leasing". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  11. ↑ বাংলাদেশ, Daily Bangladesh :: ডেইলি. "HC forms a 4-member body to operate Evaly". Daily Bangladesh. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  12. ↑ "HC issues new directions regarding share of Evaly". Risingbd. Retrieved 2022-02-23.
  13. ↑ "HC orders liquidation of Jubilee Bank within 9 months". The Business Standard. 2022-02-03. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
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