Kazi Md. Ejarul Haque Akondo

Kazi Md. Ejarul Haque Akondo (born 24 May 1971) is a Bangladeshi justice of the High Court Division. He was appointed in 2012.[1]

Kazi Md. Ejarul Haque Akondo
কাজী ইজারুল হক আকন্দো
Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh
Assumed office
14 June 2012
Personal details
Born (1971-05-24) 24 May 1971 (age 53)
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materUniversity of Dhaka
ProfessionJudge

Early life

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Akondo was born on 24 May 1971.[2] He completed his bachelor's and master's from the University of Dhaka.[2]

Career

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Akondo started working as a district court lawyer on 1 April 1995.[2]

On 30 October 1997, Akondo became a lawyer of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.[2]

Akondo was appointed a judge of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court on 14 June 2012.[2] In June 2014, he was made a permanent judge of the High Court Division.[3]

In May 2014, Akondo and Justice Farah Mahbub issued a split verdict on 25 May 2014 on a petition filed by former prime minister Khaleda Zia.[4] The petition called the appointment of Special Judge Basudeb Roy to the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case illegal.[4] Akondo ordered for the petition to be scrapped while Mahbub ordered a freezing of the trust corruption trial.[4] The chief justice appointed Justice Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque to solve the issue.[4]

On 14 December 2015, Akondo and Justice Farah Mahbub asked the government to explain the legal basis behind the construction of a market near Balda Garden in Wari, Old Dhaka.[5] The order was issued after The Daily Star reported a road beside the garden was leased by Dhaka South City Corporation to Awami League members to build the market.[5]\

In February 2021, Akondo and Justice AKM Asaduzzaman granted bail to a journalist in a case filed under the Digital Security Act by Deputy Commissioner of Kishoreganj District Md Sarwar Murshed Chowdhury.[6] Akondo and Justice Muhammad Abdul Hafiz extended the bail of former prime minister Khaleda Zia by one year on 28 September 2021.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Supreme Court of Bangladesh. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Home : Supreme Court of Bangladesh". www.supremecourt.gov.bd. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  3. ^ Sarkar, Ashutosh (1 June 2014). "Govt to confirm jobs of 6 additional judges". The Daily Star. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d "Witness deposition in Khaleda cases on Oct 26". bdnews24.com. 13 October 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Market's legality near Baldha Garden questioned". The Daily Star. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Digital Security Act: HC grants bail to journalist arrested for 'threatening Kishoreganj DC on Facebook'". The Daily Star. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  7. ^ "BNP chief Khaleda Zia's bail extended by one year in five cases". New Age. Retrieved 10 February 2022.