Kazi Md. Ejarul Haque Akondo
Kazi Md. Ejarul Haque Akondo | |
|---|---|
কাজী ইজারুল হক আকন্দো | |
| Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh | |
| Assumed office 14 June 2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 May 1971 |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Parent(s) | Late Md. Ismail Hossain Akondo (father) Most. Hasina Begum (mother) |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
| Profession | Judge |
Kazi Md. Ejarul Haque Akondo (born 24 May 1971) is a Bangladeshi justice of the High Court Division. He was appointed in 2012.[1]
Early life[edit]
Akondo was born on 24 May 1971.[2] He completed his bachelor's and master's from the University of Dhaka.[2]
Career[edit]
Akondo started working as a district court lawyer on 1 April 1995.[2]
On 30 October 1997, Akondo became a lawyer of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.[2]
Akondo was appointed a judge of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court on 14 June 2012.[2] In June 2014, he was made a permanent judge of the High Court Division.[3]
In May 2014, Akondo and Justice Farah Mahbub issued a split verdict on 25 May 2014 on a petition filed by former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.[4] The petition called the appointment of Special Judge Basudeb Roy to the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case was illegal.[4] Akondo ordered for the petition to be scrapped while Mahbub ordered a freezing of the trust corruption trial.[4] The chief justice appointed Justice Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque to solve the issue.[4]
On 14 December 2015, Akondo and Justice Farah Mahbub asked the government to explain the legal basis behind the construction of a market near Balda Garden in Wari, Old Dhaka.[5] The order was issued after The Daily Star reported a road beside the garden was leased by Dhaka South City Corporation to Awami League members to build the market.[5]\
In February 2021, Akondo and Justice AKM Asaduzzaman granted bail to a journalist in a case filed under the Digital Security Act by Deputy Commissioner of Kishoreganj District Md Sarwar Murshed Chowdhury.[6] Akondo and Justice Muhammad Abdul Hafiz extended the bail of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia by one year on 28 September 2021.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Supreme Court of Bangladesh. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "Home : Supreme Court of Bangladesh". www.supremecourt.gov.bd. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ Sarkar, Ashutosh (1 June 2014). "Govt to confirm jobs of 6 additional judges". The Daily Star. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ a b c d Correspondent, Court; bdnews24.com. "Witness deposition in Khaleda cases on Oct 26". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Report, Star Online (14 December 2015). "Market's legality near Baldha Garden questioned". The Daily Star. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ Report, Star Digital (8 February 2021). "Digital Security Act: HC grants bail to journalist arrested for 'threatening Kishoreganj DC on Facebook'". The Daily Star. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "BNP chief Khaleda Zia's bail extended by one year in five cases". New Age. Retrieved 10 February 2022.