Khandaker Diliruzzaman is a justice of the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court.
Khandaker Diliruzzaman | |
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| Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 23, 1973 |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Profession | Judge |
Early life
editDiliruzzaman was born on 23 March 1973.[1] He has a bachelor's and master's in law from the University of Rajshahi.[1]
Career
editDiliruzzaman became an advocate of the District Courts on 12 December 1999.[1] He became a lawyer of the High Court Division on 9 February 2001.[1]
Diliruzzaman was appointed an additional judge of the High Court Division on 31 March 2018.[1] On 4 September, Diliruzzaman and Justice Md Ruhul Quddus deferred the bail hearing of photographer Shahidul Alam in a case filed under the Information and Communication Technology Act, 2006.[2] Both the judges later expressed "embarrassment" at hearing the case and sent it to the chief justice to forward the case to another bench.[3] This surprised the lawyers of Shahidul Alam, Shahdeen Malik and Sara Hossain, since the proceeding had started.[3]
In October 2019, Diliruzzaman and Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury asked the government not to harass Nobel Prize winner Muhammad Yunus.[4]
On 30 May 2020, Diliruzzaman was made a permanent judge of the High Court Division by President Mohammad Abdul Hamid.[5]
On 29 April 2021, Justice Mamnoon Rahman and Justice Khandaker Diliruzzaman refused to hear an anticipatory bail petition of Sayem Sobhan Anvir, managing director of Bashundhara Group.[6] In August, Justice Mamnoon Rahman and Diliruzzaman issued a sua sponte contempt ruling against SM Tanvir Arafat, superintendent of Kushtia District police, for misbehaving with a judicial magistrate during election duty.[7][8] On 14 December 2021, Justice Mamnoon Rahman and Diliruzzaman removed copyright protection for images of the Bangladesh Liberation War and President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[9] Justice Mamnoon Rahman and Diliruzzaman issued an order asking Zahangir Alam, mayor of Gazipur, why contempt of court proceedings should not begin against him for not obeying a 2018 court order that asked him not to disturb the property of the petitioner, Ashraf Uddin Ahmed.[10] Justice Mamnoon Rahman and Diliruzzaman issued an order asking Rangpur Metropolitan Police to explain the custodial death of man in November 2021.[11]
Justice Mamnoon Rahman and Diliruzzaman issued a ruling on 7 February 2022 that stayed a lower court verdict cancelling the candidacy of Zayed Khan in the election for the Bangladesh Film Artistes' Association.[12] In November 2022, Diliruzzaman and Justice Bhishmadev Chakrabortty upheld the death penalty of three in the "sensational" Himadri Majumder Himu murder case from 2012.[13]
In July 2024, Diliruzzaman was appointed to a commission of inquiry into the deaths of protesters participating in the 2024 Bangladesh quota reform movement.[14]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Home : Supreme Court of Bangladesh". www.supremecourt.gov.bd. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
- ^ "HC defers Shahidul Alam's bail hearing". The Daily Star. 2018-09-04. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
- ^ a b "Shahidul's Bail Hearing: HC bench feels 'embarrassed'". The Daily Star. 2018-09-05. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
- ^ "HC asks govt not to harass Prof Yunus". The Daily Star. 2019-10-29. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
- ^ "18 HC judges sworn in". The Daily Star. 2020-05-30. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
- ^ "Death of College Girl: Bashundhara MD fails to secure anticipatory bail". The Daily Star. 2021-04-29. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
- ^ "Misconduct with magistrate: High Court warns former Kushtia SP". The Daily Star. 2021-08-25. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
- ^ "Misbehaviour with Magistrate: Kushtia SP tarnished image of judiciary". The Daily Star. 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
- ^ "Individuals can't own historical images, photos of Bangabandhu, Liberation War: HC". The Daily Star. 2021-12-14. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
- ^ "Gazipur Mayor Zahangir Alam faces contempt of court". The Daily Star. 2021-11-24. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
- ^ "'Custodial death' in Rangpur: HC seeks police probe report". The Daily Star. 2021-11-03. Retrieved 2022-07-28.
- ^ "HC stays decision of cancelling Zayed's candidature". Risingbd. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
- ^ "HC upholds death of 3 in Himu murder case | News". BSS. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
- ^ "Inquiry commission can probe all deaths that took place till July 21: law minister". The Daily Star. 30 July 2024.