Anwarul Haque (c. 1956 – 13 July 2017) was a Bangladesh Supreme Court justice who served as the Chairman of International Crimes Tribunal-1.[1]

Anwarul Haque
Bornc. 1956
Dhaka, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Died (aged 61)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka

Education

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Haque completed Secondary School Certificate (SSC) from Dhaka Government Muslim High School and Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) from Notre Dame College, Dhaka. He completed his bachelor's in law from the University of Dhaka.[1]

Career

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Haque started practicing law in 1980. On 1 December 1981, he joined the judicial service as an Assistant Judge and later became a District and Sessions Judge in 1997.[2][1] He was elevated as Additional Judge of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court on 12 December 2010, and was appointed Judge of the same Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh on 10 December 2012.[3]

On 15 September 2015, Haque was appointed as the chairman of International Crimes Tribunal-1. Prior to his appointment as the chairman, he worked as a member of the same tribunal since 25 March 2012.[2]

Haque was the head of the Governing Board of the SAARC Arbitration Council and was a member of the Commonwealth Association of Legislative Counsel since 1988.[1]

Personal life and health

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Haque was married to Alatunnesa.[3] He was diagnosed with lung cancer in January 2017 and took treatment in Bangladesh and Singapore. He was admitted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University on 5 July and died on 13 July.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "War crimes tribunal's chairman Justice Anwarul Haque passes away". bdnews24.com. July 13, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "ICT-1 Chairman Justice Anwarul Haque dies". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. July 13, 2017. Archived from the original on July 13, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "ICT-1 Chairman Justice Anwarul Haque passes away". The Daily Star. July 13, 2017. Retrieved July 13, 2017.