A. T. M. Fazle Kabir is a Justice of the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court. He is a former judge of the International Crimes Tribunal.[1][2] He is a former member of the law commission of Bangladesh.[3]
A. T. M. Fazle Kabir | |
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| Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh | |
| Assumed office 25 March 2011 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1947 |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Profession | Judge |
Early life edit
Kabir was born on 1 January 1947 in Chamagram, Chapai Nawabganj District, East Bengal, British India.[4]
Career edit
In March 2010, Kabir and Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain ordered the government to protect Madhupur National Park in Tangail District.[5]
Kabir was appointed the International Crimes Tribunal judge on 25 March 2011.[4]
On 22 March 2013, Kabir was appointed the chairman of the International Crimes Tribunal-2.[4] He replaced Justice Md Nizamul Huq.[6] In December 2013, a petrol bomb was thrown at his home in Chapai Nawabganj District.[7] He had sentenced Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury and Delwar Hossain Sayeedi to death and Ghulam Azam to life imprisonment.[1][8][9] He issued a contempt of court rule against Human Rights Watch for criticizing the verdict against Ghulam Azam.[10]
Kabir retired on 1 January 2014.[4] On 23 January, he was appointed member of the Bangladesh Law Commission.[6]
In May 2016, Bangladesh Law Commission issued a recommendation signed by its commissioners ABM Khairul Haque, M Shah Alam and ATM Fazle Kabir that the Bangladesh Press Council be given the authority to suspend the publication of a newspaper for 30 days.[11] The Press Council responded that it did not want such authority.[11]
References edit
- ^ a b "ICT judge Fazle Kabir retires". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
- ^ Manik, Julfikar Ali; Yardley, Jim (2013-03-01). "Death Toll From Bangladesh Unrest Reaches 44". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
- ^ "CJ's brother made law commission member". New Age. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
- ^ a b c d Khan, Mahbubur Rahman (2014-01-01). "Justice Kabir retires as tribunal-1 chief". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
- ^ "Save Modhupur sal forest". The Daily Star. 2010-03-17. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
- ^ a b "Fazle Kabir made Law Commission member". Dhaka Tribune. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "War tribunal judge's home attacked". The Daily Star. 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
- ^ Baul, Tureen Afroz and Tapas K. (2015-11-18). "Bangladesh's Chowdhury was prosecuted fairly". The Hill. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
- ^ "Bangladesh MP Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury to hang for war crimes". BBC News. 2013-10-01. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
- ^ "Bangladesh: contempt notice against HRW". The Hindu. 2013-09-02. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
- ^ a b "30-day closure of newspaper advised". Prothomalo. 2016-05-01. Retrieved 2023-08-30.