Md. Rezaul Haque | |
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Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh | |
Personal details | |
Born | April 24, 1960 |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Profession | Judge |
Md. Rezaul Haque is a judge of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court. [1]
Haque was born on 24 April 1960. [2] He has a bachelor's of law and a master's in art. [2]
Haque joined the District Court on 8 April 1984. [2] He became a lawyer of the High Court Division on 21 June 1990. [2]
On 23 August 2004, Haque was appointed an additional judge of the High Court Division. [2] Haque was made a permanent judge on 23 August 2006. [2]
Haque and Justice Nazmun Ara Sultana issued a verdict asking the government to explain Justice Md Abdul Wahab should not be reappointed to the court on 9 March 2009. [3] Md Abdul Wahab was appointed to the court on 29 May 1984 as an additional judge but his appointment was not confirmed after two years. [3] Haque and Justice Nazmun Ara Sultana issued a stay order on a notice of the Anti-Corruption Commission sent to Hasina Ahmed, a member of parliament of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party. [4]
On 3 September 2014, Haque and Justice Gobinda Chandra Tagore refused to hear a petition by Tanvir Rahman, an official of Scholastica and a suspect in the Murder of Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi, due to personal conflicts. [5]
Haque and Justice Md Khosruzzaman granted bail to Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on 15 November 2015. [6]
On 25 June 2018, Haque and Justice Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar granted bail to Taimur Alam Khandaker, advisor to the chairperson of Bangladesh Nationalist Party Khaleda Zia. [7] Haque and Justice Zafar Ahmed granted bail to Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician Mirza Abbas and his wife Afroja Abbas. [8]
Haque and Justice Md Atoar Rahman on 14 December 2020 stayed a case against Matiur Rahman, editor of Prothom Alo, over the death of a student of Dhaka Residential Model College who was accidentally electrocuted at a program of the Prothom Alo. [9] Haque and Justice Bhishmadev Chakrabortty issued an order saying a rape accused cannot be found innocent only on the basis of the absence of medical evidence. [10]
Haque and Justice Md Badiuzzaman denied the bail request of Helena Jahangir, a former Awami League politician, facing a Digital Security Act case. [11]
On 20 April 2022, Haque and Justice Mohammad Ali heard 285 cases in an attempt to reduce the backlog of cases at the court. [12]