Md Abu Tariq

Md Abu Tariq is a retired justice of the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court.^[1][2]

Md Abu Tariq
মো. আবু তারিক
Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh
Personal details
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Profession	Judge

Career

Abu Tariq served in the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971.^[1]

In June 2008, Justice ABM Khairul Haque and Abu Tariq held hearings on suo moto contempt rule against Ekramul Huq and other journalists after a magazine published a report on a High Court judge whitening black money.^[3] Khairul Haque and Abu Tariq declared Contempt of Court Ordinance, 2008 illegal due to provision allowing "constructive criticism" of judgement.^[4]

In July 2008, Abu Tariq was one of 19 judges who filed an appeal against a High Court verdict reinstating 10 judges of the High Court Division whose appointment was not confirmed by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.^[5] The ten judges were appointed by an Awami League government while 18 out of the 19 judges were appointed by a Bangladesh Nationalist Party government.^[5]

In March 2010, Abu Tariq and Justice Muhammad Imman Ali declared it illegal to try people under a repealed law following a convict who had been sentenced to death under Women and Child Repression Act, 1995 which was replaced by the Women and Child Abuse Suppression Act, 2000.^[6]

Abu Tariq was a trustee board member of The University of Comilla (UNIC).^[7]