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Md Shamsul Huda
Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh
Personal details
NationalityBangladeshi
ProfessionJudge

Md Shamsul Huda is a retired Justice of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court.[1] He formerly served in the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court.[2][3]

Career

In a verdict by the Bangladesh High Court, which was upheld by Bangladesh Supreme Court, the government of Bangladesh was asked to reappointed 10 judges to the High Court Division whose appointed was not confirmed by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party despite the recommendation of the chief justice as they were appointed to the court by the last Awami League government.[4] The ten judges included Huda.[4] The verdict was opposed by 19 judges of the High Court Division.[5]

In December 2009, Huda and Justice Nazmun Ara Sultana ordered the government to include 159 family planning officers in the cadre service with appropriate seniority.[6]

Huda and Justice Abu Bakar Siddiquee scrapped a three-year prison term for AKM Shamim Osman, former Awami League member of parliament, in a corruption case.[7] In May, Huda and Justice Abu Bakar Siddiquee asked Mockbul Hossain, former Awami League member of parliament, to surrender to the trial court related to a corruption case.[8] Huda and Justice Abu Bakar Siddiquee squashed the frigate purchase corruption case against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina filed in 2003 by the Bureau of Anti Corruption.[9] Huda and Justice Abu Bakar Siddiquee squashed the Niko corruption case against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina filed in 2007 by the Anti-corruption Commission.[10] Huda and Justice Abu Bakar Siddiquee squashed the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority corruption case against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina filed in 2001 by the Bureau of Anti-Corruption related to the appointment of lobbyist in Washington D.C. for the authority.[11] Huda and Justice Abu Bakar Siddiquee squashed a case against Sheikh Selim, former Awami League member of parliament and cousin of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, for attacking a motorcade of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in 2001 in Keraniganj.[12] Huda and Justice Abu Bakar Siddiquee granted bail to Sheikh Helal, former Awami League member of parliament and cousin of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and his wife in two cases related to corruption and extortion.[13] In June 2010, Huda and Justice Abu Bakar Siddiquee granted anticipatory bail to Ahmed Akbar Sobhan, chairman of Bashundhara Group, in seven criminal cases.[14][15]

In February 2011, seven judges of the Bangladesh High Court threatened to go to strike or resign if Huda, and Justice Md Momtazuddin Ahmed were not appointed to the Appellate Division.[16] The seven judges were Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik, Justice Faruque Ahmed, Justice Md Nizamul Huq, Justice Md Abdul Hye, Justice Md Shamsul Huda, Md Momtazuddin Ahmed, and Justice Marzi-ul Huq.[16] They had argued that the two judges were harmed by not having their appointment confirmed by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party government.[16]

In August 2012, Huda upheld a High Court order that halted the Hallmark Group's plan to build an industrial park in Savar following a petition by Paribesh Bachao Andolan.[17]

Personal life

In January 2021, Huda filed a general diary with Shahbagh police station against his daughter Tuhin Sultana Topu after she appeared on a Facebook page called Mojar TV and claimed to be destitute.[18]

References

  1. ^ "SC upholds bail for Harun". The Daily Star. 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  2. ^ "Qamrul for rehearing of appeal". The Daily Star. 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  3. ^ "CJ, minister differ on use of ADR". The Daily Star. 2011-12-26. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  4. ^ a b "Govt asked to restore 10 HC judges". The Daily Star. 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  5. ^ "19 sitting judges oppose HC rule". The Daily Star. 2008-07-28. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  6. ^ "HC asks govt to include 159 FP officers in cadre service". The Daily Star. 2009-12-08. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  7. ^ "HC scraps Shamim's jail sentence". archive.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  8. ^ "HC asks Mockbul to surrender in tribunal". The Daily Star. 2010-05-07. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  9. ^ "Frigate case against Hasina quashed". The Daily Star. 2010-05-19. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  10. ^ "Niko graft case against Hasina quashed". The Daily Star. 2010-03-12. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  11. ^ "Bepza case against Hasina quashed". The Daily Star. 2010-05-31. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  12. ^ Staff Correspondent (2010-06-04). "Case against Sheikh Selim quashed". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-08-16. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  13. ^ Staff Correspondent (2010-05-14). "Sheikh Helal, wife granted HC bail". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-08-16. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  14. ^ "Law and Our Rights". www.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  15. ^ "Shah Alam appeals against conviction". www.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  16. ^ a b c "SC gets 1st woman judge". The Daily Star. 2011-02-23. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  17. ^ "SC's no to Hallmark industrial park". The Daily Star. 2012-08-30. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  18. ^ "Retired SC judge files GD against daughter". New Age. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
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