Borhanuddin (judge)

Borhanuddin is a judge on the Appellate Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court.[1]

Borhanuddin
Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh
Assumed office
3 March 1985
Personal details
Born (1957-02-28) February 28, 1957
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materUniversity of Chittagong
ProfessionJudge

Early life

Borhanuddin was born on 28 February 1957.[2] He completed his law degree from the University of Chittagong.[2]

Career

Borhanuddin started working as a lawyer of the district courts on 3 March 1985.[2]

On 16 June 1988, Borhanuddin became a lawyer in the High Court Division.[2]

On 27 November 2002, Borhanuddin became a lawyer in the Supreme Court of Bangladesh.[2]

Borhanuddin was made an additional judge of the High Court Division on 16 November 2008 and became a permanent judge on 11 November 2010.[2]

On 18 July 2012, Borhanuddin and Justice Mahmudul Hoque dismissed corruption charges against ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury, former Awami League Mayor of Chittagong.[3]

Borhanuddin and Justice K. M. Kamrul Kader granted bail to Abul Asad, editor of The Daily Sangram, on 17 April 2013 on charges of illegally printing Amar Desh.[4] In November 2013, Borhanuddin and Justice KM Kamrul Kader, placed five senior leaders of Bangladesh Nationalist Party in police custody.[5] On 23 April 2014, Borhanuddin and Justice K. M. Kamrul Kader rejected a petition filed by former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia challenging her appeal against her indictment in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case.[6]

Borhanuddin and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman refused to hear a petition filed by Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician, challenging summons issued by the Anti-Corruption Commission.[7]

On 9 January 2022, Borhanuddin was promoted to the Appellate Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court.[8]

References

  1. "Appellate Division gets four more judges". Appellate Division gets four more judges | theindependentbd.com. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  2. "Home : Supreme Court of Bangladesh". www.supremecourt.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 2021-12-28. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  3. Staff Correspondent (2012-07-18). "HC throws away charges against former CCC mayor". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  4. Report, Star Online (2013-04-17). "Sangram editor gets HC bail". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  5. "HC stays 5 BNP leaders' remand". The Daily Star. 2013-11-17. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  6. Report, Star Online (2014-04-23). "Khaleda plea challenging indictments rejected". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  7. Staff Correspondent (2018-09-06). "HC refuses to hear Amir Khasru's petition". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  8. "Four judges promoted to Supreme Court's Appellate Division". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
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