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Zinat Ara (born March 15, 1953) is the third female judge in Bangladesh. She is a former justice of the Appellate Division. She was the third female judge in the High Court Division and the second female judge in the Appellate Division. In 2024, the interim government appointed her as the chairperson of the Law Commission.

Early life and education

Ara was born on 15 March 1953. Her father's name is H.M.R. Siddiqui and mother's name is Begum Ayesha Siddiqui. She passed her LLB and LLM from University of Dhaka.

Career

Ara was elevated as additional judge of the High Court Division on 27 April 2003 and appointed judge on 27 April 2005. In 2007, 1st time in the history of the country's judiciary, Justice Zinat Ara and Justice Farah Mahbub the 2 female judges had conducted a division bench of the High Court in order to deliver justice to the people. On 2 October 2024, the Yunus interim government appointed her as the chairperson of the Law Commission of Bangladesh.

References

1. "Country's second woman Justice Zinat Ara retires". Daily Sun. 2020-03-12. Retrieved 2024-10-02.
2. "Women are advancing in the judiciary too". Prothom Alo. March 14, 2017.
3. Abu Tyeb, Md. (April 16, 2016). "Violence against women won't decrease unless they become self-reliant - Justice Zinat Ara". NTV Online. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
4. "Seven female judges in the highest court". Jago News 24.
5. ^ "Former Justice Zinat Ara appointed as the Chairman of the Law Commission". RTV (in Bengali). Retrieved October 2, 2024.
6. "Govt asked not to release due funds of Chevron Bangladesh employers". The Daily Star. Dhaka. 2017-04-10. Archived from the original on 2017-06-20. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
7. Abu Tyeb, Md. (2016-04-16). স্বাবলম্বী না হলে নারীর প্রতি সহিংসতা কমবে না-বিচারপতি জিনাত আরা [Without economic solvency violence against women would not be decreased: Justice Zinat Ara]. ntv online (in Bengali). khulna: ntv online. Archived from the original on 2018-09-09. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
8. "China radio international" 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.
9. "Being a justice, I fulfilled father's dream, says Zinat Ara". Jago News 24. 12 March 2020.
10. Islam, Fakrul (2017-04-14). নারীরা এগিয়ে আসছেন বিচার বিভাগেও [Women advancement in Judiciary service]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Dhaka. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
11. Sarkar, Ashutosh (2022-04-06). "A new dimension in the judiciary". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-09-28.

External links

• Judges' List: High Court Division Name and Short Biography

• Living people
• 1953 births
• University of Dhaka alumni
• Bangladeshi women judges
• Supreme Court of Bangladesh justices