Md. Zakir Hossain (judge)

Md. Zakir Hossain is a justice of the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court. He is the former register general of the Bangladesh Supreme Court.^[1]

Md. Zakir Hossain
Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh
Personal details
Born	(1963-01-01) January 1, 1963 (age 62)
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Alma mater	University of Dhaka
Profession	Judge

Early life

Hossain was born on 1 January 1963.^[2] He did his bachelor of laws, master of laws, and Ph.D. from the University of Dhaka.^[2] He has another master of laws from the International Maritime Law Institute.^[2]

Career

Hossain became an advocate of the Dhaka District Court on 26 October 1987.^[2]

Hossain was appointed the acting register of the Bangladesh Supreme Court on 17 October 2017.^[3]

In March 2018, following the recommendation of Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain, Hossain was made the register general of Bangladesh Supreme Court by the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs.^[3]

In April 2019, Hossain issued a circular which stated that the statements of rape victims can only be taken by female magistrates.^[4] On 21 October 2019, Hossain was appointed an additional judge of the High Court Division.^[2]

In September 2021, Hossain and Justice Abu Taher Md Saifur Rahman criticized the government for its failure to regulate the e-commerce market in Bangladesh and not taking steps to prevent fraud.^[5]

In July 2022, Hossain and Justice Khizir Ahmed Choudhury order the secretary of the Ministry of Social Welfare to provide five hundred thousand BDT to a child born in a road accident which left both parents dead and establish a committee to look after the treatment of the newborn.^[6] In October 2022, Hossain and Justice Md Salim ordered law enforcement agencies to not harass a "rebel" fraction of the Bangladesh Chhatra League at Eden Mohila College.^[7]

Bibliography

• Law of Writs: Constitutional Remedies (2012)^[8]