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FRM Nazmul Ahasan (15 February 1955 – 4 February 2022) was a Bangladeshi lawyer and Judge of the Appellate Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.


Early life

Nazmul Ahasan was born on 15 February 1955, in
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. After finishing his masters, he completed his law degree.


Career

On 18 March 1986, Nazmul Ahasan started working as a lawyer in the District Courts. Nazmul Ahasan became a lawyer in the High Court Division on 22 January 1994 and on 13 December 2009 the Appellate Division. He was a member of the Central Committee of
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. On 18 April 2010, Nazmul Ahasan was appointed an additional judge in the High Court Division and became a full judge on 15 April 2012. On 29 August 2019, Nazmul Ahasan and Justice K. M. Kamrul Kader issued a ruling that mandated portraits of
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be placed in all courtrooms of Bangladesh. Nazmul Ahasan and Justice K. M. Kamrul Kader issued a ruling on 15 February 2020 that asked the government to make 7 March the "historic national day" commemorating the historic
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Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Nazmul Ahasan and Justice K. M. Kamrul Kader issued a ruling on 10 March 2020 that declared the national slogan of Bangladesh to be
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. On 8 December 2020, Nazmul Ahasan and Justice Shahed Nuruddin issued an order asking the government to provide protection to monuments of President
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (17 March 1920 – 15 August 1975), also known by the honorific Bangabandhu, was a Bangladeshi politician, revolutionary, statesman and activist who was the founding president of Bangladesh. As the leader of Bangl ...
. Nazmul Ahasan was made a Judge of the Appellate Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court on 9 January 2022. He was one month away from retirement on 15 February 2022 when he was promoted.


Death

Nazmul Ahasan died from complications of
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at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital on 4 February 2022, at the age of 66. Bangladesh Supreme Court suspended all activities of the court on 6 February 2022, in remembrance of Nazmul Ahasan.


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