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Chief Justice of Bangladesh
The Honourable Chief JusticeBadrul Haider Chowdhury
বদরুল হায়দার চৌধুরী
5th Chief Justice of Bangladesh
In office
1 December 1989 – 1 January 1990
Appointed byHussain Muhammad Ershad
PresidentHussain Muhammad Ershad
Prime MinisterKazi Zafar Ahmed
Preceded byFazle Kaderi Mohammad Abdul Munim
Succeeded byShahabuddin Ahmed
Personal details
Born(1925-01-01)1 January 1925
Noakhali District, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died14 February 1998(1998-02-14) (aged 73)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
ChildrenNaima Haider
Alma materCalcutta 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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. প্রখ্যাত ব্যক্তিত্ব [Famous people] (in Bengali). Government of Bangladesh. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  3. 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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