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A. K. Badrul Haque

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A. K. Badrul Haque
Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh
Personal details
NationalityBangladeshi
ProfessionJudge

A. K. Badrul Haque was a Justice of the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court.[1]

Early life

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Haque was born on 26 September 1941 in Patuakhali District, East Bengal, British Raj.[2] He completed his bachelors and masters in history, and a law degree from the University of Dhaka.[2]

Career

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Haque and Justice Fazlur Rahman criticized Judge Ali Noor, Chittagong Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, for sending a six month old to jail with her mother, Minati Nath, in a robbery case.[3]

Haque resigned as a Judge of the High Court Division on 3 March 2008.[4] He was set to retire on 26 September 2008.[4] He had been superseded multiple times by junior justices promotion to the Appellate Division.[4] In August 2006, Justice Md. Joynul Abedin was promoted superseding him, Justice Syed Amirul Islam, and Justice Md. Hasan Amin which was protested by lawyers.[5] He participated in a mock trial of the war criminals of the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971 organized by the Department of Law of the University of Dhaka in April 2010.[6]

Death

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Haque died on 22 December 2013 at Apollo Hospitals, Dhaka.[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "লাইফ সাপোর্টে আছেন বিচারপতি এ কে বদরুল হক". Prothomalo (in Bengali). 14 October 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Ex-Justice Badrul Haque passes away". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 22 December 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  3. ^ "HC criticises Chittagong CMM". Bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Justice Badrul retires early". The Daily Star. 3 March 2008. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Justice Joynul Abedin takes oath as Appellate Division judge amid lawyers' protest". Justice Joynul Abedin takes oath as Appellate Division judge amid lawyers' protest. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Law and Our Rights". www.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  7. ^ "বিচারপতি বদরুল হকের জানাজা সম্পন্ন". Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2 August 2024.