Kazi Zinat Hoque

Kazi Zinat Hoque is a Judge on the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.[1]

Kazi Zinat Hoque
Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh
Personal details
NationalityBangladeshi
ProfessionJudge

Early life

Hoque was born to Justice Kazi Ebadul Haque and Dr. Sharifa Khatun on 14 October 1974.[2] Hoque completed her bachelor's degree and Masters in law from the University of Dhaka. She completed her post graduate studies from London South Bank University.[2]

Career

Hoque started working as an advocate on the District Court on 6 August 1997.[2]

On 18 June 2000, Hoque became an advocate in the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court.[2]

Hoque started her legal practice in the Appellate Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court on 20 December 2015.[2]

On 21 October 2019, Hoque was appointed a temporary Judge in the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.[2]

On 10 January 2021, Hoque and Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury issued an order upheld the law that bans women from becoming Muslim marriage registrars.[3]

Hoque became a permanent Judge of the High Court Division on 19 October 2021.[4] She was a member of a committee formed by the Supreme Court to investigate sexual harassments in November 2021.[5]

References
  1. BanglaNews24.com (2021-10-19). "Nine HC judges take oath". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  2. "Home : Supreme Court of Bangladesh". www.supremecourt.gov.bd. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  3. Report, Star Online (2021-01-10). "Women cannot become Muslim marriage registrars: HC". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  4. "Nine new High Court judges take oath". Dhaka Tribune. 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  5. "Chapter 2. Various Forms of Sexual Harassment", Unwelcome and Unlawful, Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, pp. 19–34, 2019-12-31, doi:10.7591/9781501732454-003, ISBN 9781501732454, S2CID 242945626, retrieved 2021-12-21
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