Md. Zakir Hossain (judge)

Hossain was born on 1 January 1963.[2] He did his bachelor of law, master of law, and Ph.D. from the University of Dhaka.[2] He has another master of law from the International Maritime Law Institute.[2]

Hossain became an advocate of the Dhaka District Court on 26 October 1987.[2]

Hossain was appointed the acting register of the Bangladesh Supreme Court on 17 October 2017.[3]

In March 2018, following the recommendation of Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain, Hossain was made the register general of Bangladesh Supreme Court by the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs.[3]

In April 2019, Hossain issued a circular which stated that the statements of rape victims can only be taken by female magistrates.[4] On 21 October 2019, Hossain was appointed an additional judge of the High Court Division.[2]

In September 2021, Hossain and Justice Abu Taher Md Saifur Rahman criticized the government for its failure to regulate the e-commerce market in Bangladesh and not taking steps to prevent fraud.[5]

In July 2022, Hossain and Justice Khizir Ahmed Choudhury order the secretary of the Ministry of Social Welfare to provide five hundred thousand BDT to a child born in a road accident which left both parents dead and establish a committee to look after the treatment of the newborn.[6] In October 2022, Hossain and Justice Md Salim ordered law enforcement agencies to not harass a "rebel" fraction of the Bangladesh Chhatra League at Eden Mohila College.[7]

• Law of Writs: Constitutional Remedies (2012)[8]