Mirza Hussain Haider

Mirza Hussain Haider (Bengali: মির্জা হুসেন হায়দার) is a former Justice of the Appellate Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court.[1]

Mirza Hussain Haider
Supreme Court of Bangladesh
Personal details
Born1 March 1954
Bakshiganj, Jamalpur District
NationalityBangladeshi
Occupationjudge, lawyer

Early life

Haider was born on 1 March 1954 in Bakshiganj, Jamalpur District, East Bengal, Pakistan.[2][3] He completed his bachelor's degree and masters in law from the University of Dhaka.[2]

Career

Haider started working as a lawyer in the district court in 1979.[2]

In 1981, Haider became a lawyer in the High Court Division.[2]

Haider worked as a lawyer in the Appellate Division in 1999.[2]

On 3 July 2001, Haider was appointed an additional Judge on the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.[4] His appointment was confirmed three years later in 2003 as a permanent judge of the division.[4]

Haider and Justice Borhan Uddin issued an order for Abul Hasnat Abdullah, former Chief Whip, to surrender before the court in a tax evasion case in 2009.[5]

On 22 March 2012, Haider and Justice Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar ordered the government to block anti-Islam content on Facebook.[6]

In 2016, Haider was the second most senior judge in the High Court Division.[7] Haider was promoted to the Appellate Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court on 8 February 2016.[4]

In August 2019, Haider's residence in Bakshiganj was attacked and damaged by local Awami League politician.[3]

Haider retired in February 2021.[4] During his farewell speech he questioned the neutrality and independence of the judiciary in Bangladesh.[8][9]

References
  1. Staff Correspondent. "3 new judges at SC Appellate Division". Prothomalo. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  2. "Judiciary constitutionally independent, but we know reality: Justice Mirza Hussain Haider". The Business Standard. 2021-02-28. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  3. "SC judge's village home vandalised, local AL leader held | Daily Sun |". daily sun. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  4. "Justice questions judiciary's independence in farewell speech". New Age. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  5. "HC asks Hasnat to surrender before trial court". The Daily Star. 2009-06-02. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  6. "Law and Our Rights". www.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  7. Staff Correspondent; bdnews24.com. "Chief Justice swears in three judges to the Appellate Division". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  8. Staff Correspondent (2021-03-01). "'We all know how independent the judiciary really is'". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
  9. "Outgoing Supreme Court judge says all know how much judiciary is independent". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2021-12-22.
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