Siddiqur Rahman Miah
Siddiqur Rahman Miah | |
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| Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh | |
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| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Profession | Judge |
Siddiqur Rahman Miah is a retired justice of the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court and former president of Dhaka Stock Exchange.[1] He is the chairman of the AB Bank's Shariah Supervisory Committee.[2] He is a director of Dhaka Stock Exchange.[3]
Career
[edit]In May 2003, Miah and Justice Abdur Rashid asked the government to explain why it should not declare illegal the appointing ministers and members of parliament in charge of districts of Bangladesh.[4]
Miah and Justice Farah Mahbub rejected the bail petition of Bangladesh Jamaat-e Islami Rajshahi unit chief Ameer Ataur Rahman in a case filed over the murder of a student of the University of Rajshahi.[5]
In March 2011, Miah and Justice Md Ataur Rahman Khan quashed a corruption case against Nazmul Huda, Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician, and his wife Sigma Huda.[6] In November, Miah and Justice AKM Shahidul Huq granted bail to Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milan.[7]
Miah and Justice A. K. M. Shahidul Huq were one of many High Court Division judges who refused to hear the bail petition of Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians on 3 May 2012.[8]
In February 2014, Miah was elected chairman of Dhaka Stock Exchange.[9] He replaced Ahasanul Islam Titu as chairman of Dhaka Stock Exchange.[10] Miah served as the chairman till 13 February 2017 and was replaced by Professor Abul Hashem.[10]
In 2018, Miah was a director of the Dhaka Stock Exchange.[11] In February 2019, Miah was given the task to investigate losses of Shwapno, a subsidiary of ACI Limited which is listed on the Dhaka Stock Exchange following a complaint by an investor.[12][13]
Miah was appointed chairman of AB Bank Shariah Supervisory Committee in January 2021.[14] He is a member of the Central Shariah Board for Islamic Banks of Bangladesh.[15] He is the chairman of Saarc Human Rights Foundation.[16] He is an associate professor of Fareast International University.[17] He spoke out against the formation of a neutral caretaker government before the 2024 general election in Bangladesh.[18]
References
[edit]- ^ "FutureLaw Interview: An evening with Justice Siddiqur Rahman Miah - FutureLaw". 2016-09-23. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ "Justice Siddiqur Rahman elected AB Bank Chairman". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ "DSE pays homage to Bangabandhu". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ "Law and Our Rights". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ "Rajshahi Jamaat chief's bail prayer rejected". The Daily Star. 2010-03-23. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ "Law and Our Rights". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ "Milan gets bail". The Daily Star. 2011-11-22. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ "HC judge feels 'embarrassed'". The Daily Star. 2012-05-03. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ "Justice Siddiqur Rahman Miah made DSE chairman". Risingbd.com. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ a b "Past Chairmen/ Presidents of DSE | Dhaka Stock Exchange". dsebd.org. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ "DSE to get a face-lift". The Daily Star. 2018-09-05. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ "DSE probes Shawpno's continuous huge losses". New Age. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ "ACI subsidiary's 'loss': DSE probe report likely next week". Bangla Tribune. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ "Justice Siddiqur Rahman Mia elected as the Chairman of AB Bank Shariah Supervisory Committee". The Business Standard. 2021-01-05. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ "CSBIB". www.csbib.org. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ "BNP has a lot to learn from PM's generosity: Hasan | News Flash". BSS. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ "LAW | FIU". www.fiu.edu.bd. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ "'No more experiments with Bangladesh elections'". Dhaka Tribune. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.