Md. Nazrul Islam Talukder is a judge of the
High Court Division
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 Bangladesh Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Appellate Division. ...
of
Bangladesh Supreme Court
Supreme Court of Bangladesh () is the highest court of law in the country. It is composed of the High Court Division and the Appellate Division, and was established by Part VI, Chapter I (Article 94) of the Constitution of Bangladesh, adopte ...
. He is a member of
Bangladesh Judicial Service Commission
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.
Early life
Talukder was born on 1 December 1964.
He has a bachelors and masters in law.
Career
Talukder became a lawyer of the District Courts on 16 October 1991.
On 21 August 1993, Talukder became a lawyer of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.
Talukder became a lawyer on the Appellate Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court on 12 May 2008.
On 4 November 2010, Talukder was appointed an additional judge of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.
On 15 October 2012, Talukder was confirmed as a permanent judge of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.
In November 2017, Talukder, Justice Md Shawkat Hossain, and Justice Md Abu Zafor Siddique gave the verdict in the
Bangladesh Rifles mutiny case. In the verdict he was critical of
Operation Dal-Bhat and asked the government not to repeat such actions that might have a negative effect on moral and professionalism of the soldiers.
Talukder was appointed to the Bangladesh Judicial Service Commission on 4 October 2020. On 5 October 2020, Talukder and Justice Ahmed Sohel granted anticipatory bail to
A. K. M. A. Awal Saydur Rahman, former
Awami League
The Awami League, officially known as Bangladesh Awami League, is a major List of political parties in Bangladesh, political party in Bangladesh. The oldest existing political party in the country, the party played the leading role in achievin ...
member of parliament for
Pirojpur-1, and his wife on corruption charges.
Talukder and Justice
Mohi Uddin Shamim issued a ruling asking the government to explain its failure to detain associates of
PK Halder. On 7 November 2021, Talukder and Justice S. M. Mozibur Rahman gave a split verdict on the bail petition of retired Lieutenant Colonel Didarul Alam, director of Destiny Group, on money laundering charges.
On 18 November 2021, Talukder left a virtual hearing following an argument with the junior judge on the bench, Justice
S. M. Mozibur Rahman.
They were hearing a corruption charge filed by the
Anti-Corruption Commission against the wife of
Zainul Abedin Farroque, former parliamentary whip of
Bangladesh Nationalist Party
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (), popularly abbreviated as BNP (), is a major List of political parties in Bangladesh, political party in Bangladesh. It was founded on 1 September 1978 by President of Bangladesh, President Ziaur Rahman, wit ...
, but during the hearing no lawyer stood for the Anti-Corruption Commission.
Talukder suggested attaching an Anti-Corruption Commission officer to the court which was opposed by S. M. Mozibur Rahman leading to a spat and both judges exiting the hearing.
On 23 November 2021, Talukder and Justice AKM Zahirul Huq ordered
Agrani Bank Limited official, Manik Kumar Pramanik, to surrender to the court on charges of leaking question papers.
References
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Living people
1964 births
20th-century Bangladeshi lawyers
Supreme Court of Bangladesh justices
21st-century Bangladeshi judges