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Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury

Bangladeshi judge From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury
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Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury (born 18 May 1961) is a Justice of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh.[1][2]

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Early life

Justice Chowdhury was born on 18 May 1961.[3] His father was Justice A. F. M. Abdur Rahman Chowdhury.[3] He completed his Bachelor's and Master's in law from the University of Dhaka.[3]

Career

Chowdhury started working as a lawyer on 3 March 1985.[3] He was elevated to a lawyer of the High Court Division on 17 May 1987.[3]

On 27 August 2003, Chowdhury was appointed an additional judge of the High Court Division by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party government.[3][4] His appointment to the High Court Division became permanent on 27 August 2005.[3]

On 28 July 2008, Chowdhury and 18 other judges opposed a High Court Division verdict that called for judges whose appointment was not confirmed by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party to be confirmed.[4]

On 7 January 2010, Chowdhury and Sashanka Shekhar Sarkar issued an order stating it was illegal for the government to make a civil servant an officer on special duty for more than 150 days.[5]

On 10 January 2021, Chowdhury and Kazi Zinat Hoque issued an order which stated that women cannot become marriage registrars.[6]

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