The Honourable
S.M. Mozibur Rahman
এস এম মুজিবুর রহমান
Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh
Assumed office
12 February 2015
Personal details
Born (1955-07-12) 12 July 1955
NationalityBangladeshi
ProfessionJudge

S.M. Mozibur Rahman (born 12 June 1955) is a Bangladeshi justice of the High Court Division. He was appointed in 2015.[1][2]

Early life

Rahman was born on 12 July 1966.[3] He completed a bachelors of arts and another bachelors of law.[3]

Career

Rahman joined as a district Munsif on 22 February 1984.[3]

On 9 May 2007, Rahman was promoted to District Judge.[3]

On 12 February 2015, Rahman was made an additional judge of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.[3]

In January 2017, Rahman and Justice Zinat Ara granted anticipatory bail to Afsan Chowdhury, professor of BRAC University, in case filed Masud Uddin Chowdhury.[4] over a Facebook post.[5] Rahman became a permanent judge of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court on 8 February 2017.[6]

In November 2018, Rahman and Justice A. K. M. Asaduzzaman granted bail to former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in an arson case filed in Comilla in January 2015.[7]

Rahman and Justice A. K. M. Asaduzzaman granted bail to the editor of Amar Desh online, Mahmudur Rahman, in a case over making derogatory remarks about Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[8]

Rahman and Justice A. K. M. Asaduzzaman granted bail to former Awami League member of parliament Amanur Rahman Khan Rana on 14 March 2019 in the 2013 Faruk Ahmed murder case.[9]

On 8 March 2020, Rahman and Justice A. K. M. Asaduzzaman cancelled the bail to G.K. Shamim, a well known contractor.[10]

In November 2021, Rahman was removed from a bench overseeing corruption cases by the chief justice after getting into an argument with fellow Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder.[11] He was replaced by Justice A. K. M. Zahirul Huq.[11]

In January 2022, Rahman and Justice Md. Habibul Gani refused to grant bail to sister of journalist Kanak Sarwar in a Digital Security Act case.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Supreme Court of Bangladesh. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  2. ↑ BanglaNews24.com (12 February 2017). "8 HC judges take oath". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 10 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Home : Supreme Court of Bangladesh". www.supremecourt.gov.bd. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  4. ↑ Staff Correspondent (13 June 2017). "Afsan Chy gets anticipatory bail in case filed under section 57". The Daily Star. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Afsan Chy gets anticipatory bail in case filed under section 57". The Daily Star. 13 June 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  6. ↑ jagonews24.com. "President appoints 8 High Court judges". jagonews24.com. Retrieved 10 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ↑ "SC upholds HC bail for Khaleda Zia in Cumilla arson case". The Financial Express. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  8. ↑ Staff Correspondent (30 July 2018). "Mahmudur Rahman gets anticipatory bail". The Daily Star. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  9. ↑ Staff Correspondent. "Ex-MP Amanur gets bail in Faruk murder case". Prothomalo. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  10. ↑ "High Court cancels GK Shamim's bail". Risingbd. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  11. 1 2 "Squabbling of two judges prompts CJ to reshuffle HC bench". New Age. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  12. ↑ Report, Star Digital (25 January 2022). "DSA, drug cases: HC refuses bail to journo Kanak Sarwar's sister". The Daily Star. Retrieved 10 February 2022.


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