Kazi Zinat Hoque
Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh
Personal details
NationalityBangladeshi
ProfessionJudge

Kazi Zinat Hoque is a Judge on the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.[1]

Early life

Hoque was born to Justice Kazi Ebadul Haque and Dr. Sharifa Khatun on 14 October 1974.[2] Hoque completed her bachelor's degree and Masters in law from the University of Dhaka. She completed her post graduate studies from London South Bank University.[2]

Career

Hoque started working as an advocate on the District Court on 6 August 1997.[2]

On 18 June 2000, Hoque became an advocate in the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court.[2]

Hoque started her legal practice in the Appellate Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court on 20 December 2015.[2]

On 21 October 2019, Hoque was appointed a temporary Judge in the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.[2]

On 10 January 2021, Hoque and Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury issued an order upheld the law that bans women from becoming Muslim marriage registrars.[3]

Hoque became a permanent Judge of the High Court Division on 19 October 2021.[4] She was a member of a committee formed by the Supreme Court to investigate sexual harassments in November 2021.[5]

References

  1. ↑ BanglaNews24.com (2021-10-19). "Nine HC judges take oath". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-12-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Home : Supreme Court of Bangladesh". www.supremecourt.gov.bd. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  3. ↑ Report, Star Online (2021-01-10). "Women cannot become Muslim marriage registrars: HC". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  4. ↑ "Nine new High Court judges take oath". Dhaka Tribune. 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  5. ↑ "Chapter 2. Various Forms of Sexual Harassment", Unwelcome and Unlawful, Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, pp. 19–34, 2019-12-31, doi:10.7591/9781501732454-003, ISBN 9781501732454, S2CID 242945626, retrieved 2021-12-21
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