Habibur Rahman Khan
Habibur Rahman Khan was a judge of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court and the only chairman of the Truth and Accountability Commission. Early life Khan was born on 5 January 1930 in Manikganj District, East Bengal, British India. Career Khan led a judicial commission in 1998 that looked at the Shamim Reza Rubel murder in police custody. Khan was chairman of Bangladesh Press Council in 2006 and founder of Manikganj Zilla Samity. He was a former President of Dhaka Bar Association. In August 2007, clashes broke out between students of the University of Dhaka and Bangladesh Army soldiers stationed on campus and car of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence was burned. In the following days protests spread to different districts in which one person was killed and 300 were injured. Khan led a one man commission formed by the government to investigate the incident. His investigation found no fault with the actions of the university teachers. Bangladesh Police had ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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High Court Division
The High Court Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh ( bn, হাইকোর্ট ডিভিশন) popularly known as the 'High Court' is one of the two divisions of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, the other division being the Appellate Division. It consists of the Chief Justice of Bangladesh and the Judges of the High Court Division. The High Court Division exercises both original jurisdiction and appellate jurisdiction in civil and criminal matters. The prime jurisdiction of it is the Writ Jurisdiction, pursuant to which it is empowered under article 102 of the Constitution of Bangladesh to issue writ of certiorari, mandamus, quo warranto, prohibition and habeas corpus. History Dhaka High Court (1947 - 1955) The High Court of judicature for East Bengal commonly known as the Dhaka High Court was established in 1947 under Pakistan (Provisional Constitutional) Order 1947 as a separate High Court with all Appellate, Civil and Original jurisdictions. East Pakistan High Co ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Neem Chandra Bhowmik
Neem Chandra Bhowmik is a professor in the Department of Applied Physics at the University of Dhaka and a leader of the Hindu minority community in Bangladesh. He is the former Ambassador of Bangladesh to Nepal with a controversial term. He is the president of Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council. Career In 2007, while Bhowmik was the Chairperson of the Department of Applied Physics at Dhaka University, he was arrested during student protests under the military-backed caretaker government. In March 2008, the court declared him innocent. On 22 July 2009, the Bangladesh pointed Bhowmik Ambassador of Bangladesh to Nepal. In July 2010, Bhowmik was awarded the Mother Teresa Gold Medal. In July 2011, Nepal requested the withdrawal of Bhowmik from his post in Nepal. A Bangladeshi Foreign Ministry report accused Bhowmik of professional misconduct, violating diplomatic norms, and involvement in Nepalese politics. He was also accused of accepting kickbacks from Nepali studen ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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People From Manikganj District
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Supreme Court Of Bangladesh Justices
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Living People
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Caretaker Government Of Bangladesh
The Caretaker Government of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশের তত্ত্বাবধায়ক সরকার) was a form of government in which Bangladesh used to be ruled by a selected government for an interim period during the transition from one elected government to another, after the completion of tenure of the former, during the period between 1996 and 2008. The outgoing elected government used to hand over its power to the nonelected nonpartisan caretaker government (CTG). Top members of the caretaker government did not represent any political party; nor were they allowed to contest the elections. The main objective of the caretaker government was to create a level playing field environment in which an election could be held in a free and fair manner without any political influence by the outgoing government. It was not empowered to take any policy decisions unless it was necessary. The head of the caretaker government was called the Chief Advise ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fakhruddin Ahmed
Fakhruddin Ahmed (born 1 May 1940) is a Bangladeshi economist, civil servant, and a former governor of the Bangladesh Bank, the country's central bank. On 12 January 2007, he was appointed Chief Adviser of Bangladesh, Chief Adviser (Head of the Government) of the non-party interim Caretaker government, during the 2006–2008 Bangladeshi political crisis. He continued in that post for nearly two years, a longer than usual time, but new elections were held on 29 December 2008, and the Awami League assumed power based on its majority. Early life and career Ahmed was born on 1 May 1940 in Munshiganj District, Munshiganj to Mohiuddin Ahmed. He studied economics at Dhaka University, where he obtained his BA (Hons) and MA in 1960 and 1961, respectively, standing first in his class both times. He earned a master's degree in development economics from Williams College and a Ph.D. in economics from Princeton University in 1975. His doctoral dissertation was titled "Migration and empl ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Harun-or-Rashid
Harun-or-Rashid is a Bangladeshi academic. He is a former vice-chancellor of Bangladesh National University. Education Born in Barishal District, Rashid obtained bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Dhaka. He earned his Ph.D. degree from the University of London in 1983. He was engaged in post-doctoral research at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies in University of London during 1992–93 under Commonwealth Academic Staff Fellowship. Career In 1979, Rashid started his career as a lecturer in political science, University of Chittagong. He became an assistant professor in 1984. He returned to the University of Dhaka as assistant professor in 1985. He went on to become associate professor and professor of political science in 1990 and 1995 respectively. At the University of Dhaka, Rashid served as the pro-vice-chancellor during 2009–2012 and the provost of A.F. Rahman Hall during 1997–2001. Rashid joined the Bangladesh National University as the vice-ch ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bangladesh Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of Bangladesh ( bn, বাংলাদেশ সুপ্রীম কোর্ট) is the highest court of law in Bangladesh. It is composed of the High Court Division and the Appellate Division, and was created by Part VI Chapter I (article 94) of the Constitution of Bangladesh adopted in 1972. This is also the office of the Chief Justice, Appellate Division Justices, and High Court Division Justices of Bangladesh. As of December 2022, there are 9 Justices in Appellate Division and 92 Justices (81 are permanent and 11 are additional) in High Court Division.List of Judges in Supreme Court of Bangladesh SupremeCourt.gov.bd Structure The Supreme Court of Bangladesh is divided into two parts: the Appellate Division and the High Court Division. The High ...[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Dhaka University Teachers' Association
Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city in the world with a population of 8.9 million residents as of 2011, and a population of over 21.7 million residents in the Greater Dhaka Area. According to a Demographia survey, Dhaka has the most densely populated built-up urban area in the world, and is popularly described as such in the news media. Dhaka is one of the major cities of South Asia and a major global Muslim-majority city. Dhaka ranks 39th in the world and 3rd in South Asia in terms of urban GDP. As part of the Bengal delta, the city is bounded by the Buriganga River, Turag River, Dhaleshwari River and Shitalakshya River. The area of Dhaka has been inhabited since the first millennium. An early modern city developed from the 17th century as a provincial capital and ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |