The Honourable Chief JusticeBadrul Haider Chowdhury | |
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বদরুল হায়দার চৌধুরী | |
5th Chief Justice of Bangladesh | |
In office 1 December 1989 – 1 January 1990 | |
Appointed by | Hussain Muhammad Ershad |
President | Hussain Muhammad Ershad |
Prime Minister | Kazi Zafar Ahmed |
Preceded by | Fazle Kaderi Mohammad Abdul Munim |
Succeeded by | Shahabuddin Ahmed |
Personal details | |
Born | (1925-01-01)1 January 1925 Noakhali District, Bengal Presidency, British India |
Died | 14 February 1998(1998-02-14) (aged 73) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Children | Naima Haider |
Alma mater | Calcutta University University of Dhaka |
Badrul Haider Chowdhury (1 January 1925 – 14 February 1998) was the Chief Justice of Bangladesh from 1 December 1989 to 31 December 1989.
Early life and education
Chowdhury was born in Noakhali District of Bengal Presidency, in present-day Bangladesh in 1925 to Khan Bahadur Mohammed Gazi Chowdhury. In 1948, Chowdhury finished his graduate studies in the University of Kolkata and completed his law degree in 1951. In 1955, he was awarded bar-at-law degree from Lincoln's Inn of United Kingdom.
Career
From 1965 to 1971, Chowdhury practiced at the Dhaka High court. In 1 April 1971 he was made of Judge of Dhaka High Court.
After the independence of Bangladesh, Chowdhury was made a judge of Bangladesh High court in January 1972. He was made a judge in the Appellate Division in 1978. His verdict on the 8th Amendment case was a landmark moment of Bangladesh's legal history. From 1 December 1989 to 1 January 1990, he was the chief justice of Bangladesh.
Personal life
Chowdhury married Anwara Begum. His daughter Naima Haider became justice of Dhaka High Court.
On 14 February 1998, Chowdhury died in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
References
- ^ Hoque, Kazi Ebadul (2012). "Chowdhury, Justice Badrul Haider". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- প্রখ্যাত ব্যক্তিত্ব [Famous people] (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
- বিচার বিভাগে নারীর অবদান [Women contribution in Judiciary service] (in Bengali). China Radio International. 2016-05-01. Archived from the original on 2017-07-23. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
External links
- List of Chief Justices of Bangladesh.
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