Md. Shahinur Islam (born 7 April 1958) is a retired judge of the 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 ...

and International Crimes Tribunal.

Early life

Islam was born on 7 April 1958. He completed his bachelors in law from the

University of Rajshahi The University of Rajshahi (), also known as Rajshahi University (RU), is a public research university located in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. It is the second oldest and third largest university in Bangladesh. The university's 59 departments are or ...

Career

Islam enrolled at the

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Bar in 1983 and practised criminal law in the

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as well as High Court. Islam was appointed the District Munsiff Court on 20 April 1983. On 13 January 2001, Islam was promoted to District and Sessions Judge and worked in

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and

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. He was then stationed in the Government Servant Administrative Tribunal. In April 2010, Islam was appointed to the International Crimes Tribunal as its registrar. On 22 March 2012, Islam was appointed member of the second International Crimes Tribunal. Islam was appointed Additional Judge of the High Court Division on 5 August 2013. Islam was an expert in the Law of Criminal Procedure and Appeals. He also handled quasi-civil matters under the Negotiable Instruments Act, Customs Act, Excise Act and in prosecution cases in Company Law. Elevated to the Bench in 2014. He was appointed in 2015. On 11 October 2017, Islam was appointed head judge/chairman of the International Crimes Tribunal-1. The post fell vacant after the death of the previous chairman Justice

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. On 24 November 2021, Islam sentenced Abdul Momen Talukder, former Bangladesh Nationalist Party member of parliament, to death on war crimes charges.

References

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