Md. Bashir Ullah

Md. Bashir Ullah is a Justice of the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court. He is a former Deputy Attorney General of Bangladesh.[1] He represented the government of Bangladesh against former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.[2]

Md. Bashir Ullah
Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh
Assumed office
31 August 1996
Personal details
Born (1967-12-31) December 31, 1967
NationalityBangladeshi
Alma materJahangirnagar University
Dhaka International University
ProfessionJudge

Early life

Ullah was born on 31 December 1967.[3] He has a Bachelor of Law, a Master of Social Science, and a Master of Philosophy.[3] He completed his PhD at Jahangirnagar University.[3] He has a diploma from Dhaka International University.[3]

Career

Ullah started his legal practice on 31 August 1996. He became a lawyer in the High Court Division on 12 December 2001.[3]

From 5 April 2008 to 29 April 2017, Ullah served as a faculty of Jahangirnagar University and Demra Law College.[3] Ullah became an Assistant Attorney General of Bangladesh on 20 April 2009.[3] He was promoted to Deputy Attorney General on 22 May 2013.[3]

In 2015, Ullah represented the state in the sedition case against Abdus Salam, chairman of ETV, for broadcasting a speech by Tarique Rahman live.[4]

Ullah became a lawyer of the High Court Division on 29 March 2018.[3] He represented the government against Shahidul Alam.[5] He represented the state in the Comilla arson case against former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.[6][7]

Ullah served as the Deputy Attorney General till 30 July 2022 and was appointed an additional judge of the High Court Division on 31 July.[3][8] He and the ten other newly appointed judges went to the mausoleum of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to pay their respects after their appointment.[9] In October 2022, Ullah and Justice Jahangir Hossain confirmed the death penalty of five in the Aftab Ahmed murder case.[10]

In January, Ullah and Justice Zafar Ahmed asked the government to explain why retired government officials cannot contest elections within three years of their retirement following a petition filed by retired Brigadier General Md Shamim Kamal.[11] In June 2023, Ullah and Justice Zafar Ahmed scrapped a petition filed by Mohammad Zahangir Alam challenging his suspension from the post mayor of Gazipur.[12]

Bibliography
  • Bichitra Doritri[3]

References
  1. "Human trafficking to Libya: HC grants bail to accused Parvez Hasan". The Daily Star. 2020-12-03. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  2. "Petition on No-Confidence in HC Bench: Khaleda's lawyers seek one more day". The Daily Star. 2018-12-18. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  3. "Home : Supreme Court of Bangladesh". www.supremecourt.gov.bd. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  4. "ETV boss denied HC bail in sedition case". The Daily Star. 2015-03-01. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  5. "Shahidul's bail hearing begins". The Daily Star. 2018-10-04. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  6. "SC upholds Khaleda's bail in Cumilla arson case". The Daily Star. 2018-12-17. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  7. "Why Khaleda shouldn't get bail in Cumilla arson case: HC to govt". The Daily Star. 2018-10-24. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  8. Sarkar, Ashutosh (2022-08-01). "HC gets 11 new judges". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  9. "New HC judges to pay homage to Bangabandhu at Tungipara tomorrow". BSS. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  10. "High Court upholds death penalty for 5 over photojournalist Aftab murder". Dhaka Tribune. 12 Oct 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  11. "Why can't govt officials contest JS polls within 3yrs of retirement, asks HC". The Daily Star. 2023-01-19. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  12. "GCC mayor's suspension: HC scraps Zahangir's writ petition". The Daily Star. 2023-06-18. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
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