Shamim Hasnain
Shamim Hasnain | |
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| Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh | |
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| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Profession | Judge |
Shamim Hasnain is a retired justice of the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court.[1]
Career
[edit]In September 2003, Hasnain and Justice M. A. Matin rejected a contempt of court suit filed by Magistrate Khandker Fatema Begum against United News of Bangladesh, Bhorer Kagoj, and The Daily Star.[2] The news organizations had reported that the magistrate saluted Mirza Abbas, minister for housing and public works, when he entered her court room as an accused in a defamation case.[2]
Hasnain and Justice Mir Hasmat Ali declared the Voluntary Disclosure of Information Ordinance-2008 which created the Truth and Accountability Commission illegal in November 2008.[3] The Truth and Accountability Commission was established on 30 July 2008 by the Fakhruddin Ahmed led caretaker government to increase the speed of corruption cases.[4][5][6] The caretaker government had arrested numerous politicians including former prime ministers Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia on corruption charges.[7] The commission was made up of a former judge of Bangladesh Supreme Court Justice Habibur Rahman Khan, retired comptroller and auditor general of Bangladesh Asif Ali, and a retired major general, Manzur Rashid Chowdhury, from the Bangladesh Army.[7][8] Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina disclosed the names of 456 people who had confessed to the commission in April 2009.[9]
In January 2009, Hasnain and Justice Mir Hasmat Ali declared illegal rules of the University of Dhaka that prevented madrassah students for admission to seven departments of the university.[10][11]
Hasnain and Justice MR Hasan granted bail to Bangladesh Jamaat-e Islami leaders in a case filed over assaulting police officers during a clash between the party and police in April 2011.[12]
Hasnain was a defense witness for Salauddin Quader Chowdhury appeal against his conviction for war crimes during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 2017.[13] His mother, Zinnat Ara Begum, had written a statement in favor of Chowdhury at his initial trial.[14]
Hasnain retired in April 2017.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ "Hearing on petition to vacate HC order today". The Daily Star. 2008-10-21. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
- ^ a b "Contempt plea rejected". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
- ^ "Truth Commission not legal". The Daily Star. 2008-11-14. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
- ^ "Bangladesh: Truth and Accountability Commission Declared Illegal". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
- ^ "The Truth Commission". The Daily Star. 2008-04-04. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
- ^ Faisal, Farhad (2008-03-28). "Truth commission". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
- ^ a b Ali, AMM Shawkat. "Truth Commission". Banglapedia. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
- ^ "Truth Commission gets chief, members". The Daily Star. 2008-07-31. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
- ^ "PM discloses list of 456 people seeking Tac clemency". The Daily Star. 2009-04-02. Retrieved 2022-10-04.
- ^ "Law and Our Rights". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
- ^ "Admission rules of 7 DU depts illegal". The Daily Star. 2009-01-21. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
- ^ "Jamaat leaders granted bail". The Daily Star. 2011-04-08. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
- ^ "SQ Chy petitions for Pak witnesses". The Daily Star. 2015-10-20. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
- ^ Sarkar, Ashutosh (2013-10-28). "SQ Chowdhury likely to file appeal with SC today". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
- ^ Sarkar, Ashutosh (2017-06-11). "Deaths, retirement make it worse". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-10-14.