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Badrul Haider Chowdhury (1 January 1925 – 14 February 1998) was the
Chief Justice of Bangladesh The chief justice of Bangladesh ( – ) is the highest-ranking judge of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh and the head of the country's judiciary, overseeing both the Supreme Court and all subordinate courts. The chief justice is appointed by the ...
from 1 December 1989 to 31 December 1989.


Early life and education

Chowdhury was born in
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of
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, in present-day Bangladesh in 1925 to Khan Bahadur Mohammed Gazi Chowdhury. In 1948, Chowdhury finished his graduate studies in the
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and completed his law degree in 1951. In 1955, he was awarded bar-at-law degree from
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of
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.


Career

From 1965 to 1971, Chowdhury practiced at the Dhaka High court. In 1 April 1971 he was made of Judge of
Dhaka High Court The High Court Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh (), popularly known as 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 Bangla ...
. After the independence of Bangladesh, Chowdhury was made a judge of
Bangladesh High court The High Court Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh (), popularly known as 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 Bangla ...
in January 1972. He was made a judge in the Appellate Division in 1978. His verdict on the 8th Amendment case was a landmark moment of Bangladesh's legal history. From 1 December 1989 to 1 January 1990, he was the chief justice of Bangladesh.


Personal life

Chowdhury married Anwara Begum. His daughter Naima Haider became justice of
Dhaka High Court The High Court Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh (), popularly known as 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 Bangla ...
. On 14 February 1998, Chowdhury died in Dhaka, Bangladesh.


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of Chief Justices of Bangladesh. 1925 births 1998 deaths Supreme Court of Bangladesh justices Chief justices of Bangladesh Rajshahi College alumni {{Bangladesh-bio-stub