Mahmudul Hoque | |
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Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh | |
Assumed office 26 September 1984 | |
Personal details | |
Born | December 13, 1958 |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Alma mater | University of Chittagong |
Profession | Judge |
Mahmudul Hoque is a Justice of the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court. [1] [2]
Hoque was born on 13 December 1958. [3] He has a bachelor's of law and masters of art from the University of Chittagong. [3]
Hoque became a lawyer in the District Courts on 26 September 1984 and in the High Court Division on 8 January 1987. [3]
On 14 June 2012, Hoque was appointed an additional judge of the High Court Division. [3] In September, Hoque and Justice MR Hasan dismissed a corruption case against Obaidul Karim, chairman of Orion Group, in which he was accused of brbing former prime minister Khaleda Zia to receive the contract for the Gulistan-Jatrabari flyover. [4]
In March 2013, Hoque and Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik refused the bail application of the chairman of Hall-Mark Group in 11 corruption cases. [5] The Court also ordered the arrest of officials of Hall-Mark Group and Sonali Bank involved in the scam. [6] Hoque and Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik ordered police to detain Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami activists who forcefully converted Awami League activists after accusing them of being "Jewish" for supporting the Awami League. [7] [8] The Awami League activists were abducted by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami activists in Dinajpur District and forcefully made to pledge loyalty to Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami through a conversion to Islam in a mosque. [8] Hoque and Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik ordered the government to protect religious minorities from targeted attacks by activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. [9] The court also ordered the arrest of those involved in the attack on Hindu homes and temples in Banshkhali Upazila. [10]
Hoque was made a permanent judge of the High Court Division in June 2014 by President Abdul Hamid along with four other judges. [11] [12] The government choose not to make Justice ABM Altaf Hossain, who became a judge at the same time, permanent. [13]
In March 2016, Hoque and Justice Md Ruhul Quddus rejected four petitions against the corruption case against the vice-chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Tarique Rahman, clearing the way for the case to proceed. [14] Tarique Rahman was accused of taking a bribe relating to the 2006 death of Humayun Kabir Sabbir, director of the Bashundhara Group, to protect the accused. [14]
In April 2017, Hoque and Justice Farah Mahbub rejected a petition to halt the Cadet Pollen murder case from the five accused. [15]
Mahmudul Hoque | |
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Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh | |
Assumed office 26 September 1984 | |
Personal details | |
Born | December 13, 1958 |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Alma mater | University of Chittagong |
Profession | Judge |
Mahmudul Hoque is a Justice of the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court. [1] [2]
Hoque was born on 13 December 1958. [3] He has a bachelor's of law and masters of art from the University of Chittagong. [3]
Hoque became a lawyer in the District Courts on 26 September 1984 and in the High Court Division on 8 January 1987. [3]
On 14 June 2012, Hoque was appointed an additional judge of the High Court Division. [3] In September, Hoque and Justice MR Hasan dismissed a corruption case against Obaidul Karim, chairman of Orion Group, in which he was accused of brbing former prime minister Khaleda Zia to receive the contract for the Gulistan-Jatrabari flyover. [4]
In March 2013, Hoque and Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik refused the bail application of the chairman of Hall-Mark Group in 11 corruption cases. [5] The Court also ordered the arrest of officials of Hall-Mark Group and Sonali Bank involved in the scam. [6] Hoque and Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik ordered police to detain Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami activists who forcefully converted Awami League activists after accusing them of being "Jewish" for supporting the Awami League. [7] [8] The Awami League activists were abducted by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami activists in Dinajpur District and forcefully made to pledge loyalty to Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami through a conversion to Islam in a mosque. [8] Hoque and Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik ordered the government to protect religious minorities from targeted attacks by activists of Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. [9] The court also ordered the arrest of those involved in the attack on Hindu homes and temples in Banshkhali Upazila. [10]
Hoque was made a permanent judge of the High Court Division in June 2014 by President Abdul Hamid along with four other judges. [11] [12] The government choose not to make Justice ABM Altaf Hossain, who became a judge at the same time, permanent. [13]
In March 2016, Hoque and Justice Md Ruhul Quddus rejected four petitions against the corruption case against the vice-chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, Tarique Rahman, clearing the way for the case to proceed. [14] Tarique Rahman was accused of taking a bribe relating to the 2006 death of Humayun Kabir Sabbir, director of the Bashundhara Group, to protect the accused. [14]
In April 2017, Hoque and Justice Farah Mahbub rejected a petition to halt the Cadet Pollen murder case from the five accused. [15]