Md. Ashraful Kamal | |
|---|---|
| Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Profession | Judge |
Md. Ashraful Kamal is a Justice of the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court. [1] [2]
Kamal was born on 3 November 1964. [3] He did his bachelor's degree in law and masters in commerce from the University of Dhaka. [3]
Kamal started his legal practice on 30 April 1994. [3] He became a lawyer of the High Court Division on 26 September 1996. [3]
Kamal became a lawyer of the Bangladesh Supreme Court on 24 August 2010. [3] He was appointed an additional judge of the High Court Division on 12 December. [3]
On 10 December 2012, Kamal was made a permanent Judge of the High Court Division. [3]
Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury and Kamal scrapped a provision of the Anti Corruption Commission act which curtailed the independence of the commissioners in 2015. [4] He and Justice Chowdhury issued a split verdict challenging the parliamentary membership of Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya who had been convicted in a corruption case. [5] Chowdhury asked Maya for an explanation while Kamal rejected the petition. [5]
In March 2016, Kamal, Justice Naima Haider, and Justice Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque rejected a petition that challenged the making of Islam the state religion of Bangladesh in 1988. [6]
Kamal and Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury ordered the government of Bangladesh to collect taxes from Google. [7] In October 2018, Kamal gave a split verdict with Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury on a petition challenging the "fictitious" case filed by the Government of Bangladesh against politicians of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party. [8] Chowdhury sought an explanation from the government why it should not be declared illegal while Kamal said the cases could not be called fictitious and should be properly investigated. [8]
In February 2019, Kamal and Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury issued a 17-point verdict on protecting rivers of Bangladesh such as preventing those involved in illegal occupation of river bank from receiving loans or standing for elections. [9] Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury and Kamal in a verdict recognized Turag river as a living entity and ordered the eviction of encroachers. [10] [11] The verdict scrapped a lease by A. K. Azad of Ha-Meem Group on the banks of the river by Gazipur administration. [10] Kamal and Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury asked the government to take action to prevent unnecessary C-sections in June 2019. [12]
In June 2023, Kamal upheld the five-year jail sentence of Md Bazlur Rashid, Deputy Inspector General of Prison, 31.4 million BDT corruption case. [13]
In July 2024, Justice Kamal delivered a verdict in a smuggling case and recommended the following to the National Parliament: Declaration of BGB property: The area up to 10 miles inside Bangladesh from the border should be declared as the property of the BGB.
Compensation: Private property owners affected by this declaration should be compensated by assessing the loss and allocating government property of equal value in their name.
Maintaining visibility: The land up to 8km from the borderline should be kept completely empty and flat, ensuring that every inch of this land is clearly visible from a distance of 8km. This woulld be 22% of the country's land area.
BGB activity zone: The area between 8-10 km from the border should be reserved for all activities of BGB, including training. [14]
- ^ "Cover unveiled of book 'The Story of Advancing Mediation Movement in Bangladesh'". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ^ "High time to bring corrupt officials, judges to people's court: HC". The Business Standard. 2021-02-07. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Home : Supreme Court of Bangladesh". www.supremecourt.gov.bd. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ^ Report, Star Online (2015-11-19). "HC scraps a provision of ACC law". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
- ^ a b Report, Star Online (2015-08-17). "Split order on Maya's legitimacy as MP". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
- ^ "Writ challenging Islam as state religion rejected". The Daily Star. 2016-03-28. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ^ "High Court orders government to collect revenue from Google, Facebook, YouTube". daily sun. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ^ a b "HC gives split order on legality of recent 'fictitious' cases". HC gives split order on legality of recent ‘fictitious’ cases | theindependentbd.com. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
- ^ "River grabbing: Full text of HC verdict with 17 directives released". The Daily Star. 2019-07-01. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ^ a b "Land Grabbers Can't Contest Election, Seek Loans, Bangladesh Court Rules". The Wire. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
- ^ "Text of HC verdict declaring Turag 'juristic person' released". bangladeshpost.net. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
- ^ "Formulate policy to tackle unnecessary C-sections: HC". Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-11-05.
- ^ "HC upholds jail sentence of ex-DIG prisons". New Age. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ^ "HC proposes border zone as BGB territory, calls for clear, flat land up to 8km". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
Md. Ashraful Kamal | |
|---|---|
| Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Profession | Judge |
Md. Ashraful Kamal is a Justice of the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court. [1] [2]
Kamal was born on 3 November 1964. [3] He did his bachelor's degree in law and masters in commerce from the University of Dhaka. [3]
Kamal started his legal practice on 30 April 1994. [3] He became a lawyer of the High Court Division on 26 September 1996. [3]
Kamal became a lawyer of the Bangladesh Supreme Court on 24 August 2010. [3] He was appointed an additional judge of the High Court Division on 12 December. [3]
On 10 December 2012, Kamal was made a permanent Judge of the High Court Division. [3]
Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury and Kamal scrapped a provision of the Anti Corruption Commission act which curtailed the independence of the commissioners in 2015. [4] He and Justice Chowdhury issued a split verdict challenging the parliamentary membership of Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya who had been convicted in a corruption case. [5] Chowdhury asked Maya for an explanation while Kamal rejected the petition. [5]
In March 2016, Kamal, Justice Naima Haider, and Justice Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque rejected a petition that challenged the making of Islam the state religion of Bangladesh in 1988. [6]
Kamal and Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury ordered the government of Bangladesh to collect taxes from Google. [7] In October 2018, Kamal gave a split verdict with Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury on a petition challenging the "fictitious" case filed by the Government of Bangladesh against politicians of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party. [8] Chowdhury sought an explanation from the government why it should not be declared illegal while Kamal said the cases could not be called fictitious and should be properly investigated. [8]
In February 2019, Kamal and Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury issued a 17-point verdict on protecting rivers of Bangladesh such as preventing those involved in illegal occupation of river bank from receiving loans or standing for elections. [9] Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury and Kamal in a verdict recognized Turag river as a living entity and ordered the eviction of encroachers. [10] [11] The verdict scrapped a lease by A. K. Azad of Ha-Meem Group on the banks of the river by Gazipur administration. [10] Kamal and Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury asked the government to take action to prevent unnecessary C-sections in June 2019. [12]
In June 2023, Kamal upheld the five-year jail sentence of Md Bazlur Rashid, Deputy Inspector General of Prison, 31.4 million BDT corruption case. [13]
In July 2024, Justice Kamal delivered a verdict in a smuggling case and recommended the following to the National Parliament: Declaration of BGB property: The area up to 10 miles inside Bangladesh from the border should be declared as the property of the BGB.
Compensation: Private property owners affected by this declaration should be compensated by assessing the loss and allocating government property of equal value in their name.
Maintaining visibility: The land up to 8km from the borderline should be kept completely empty and flat, ensuring that every inch of this land is clearly visible from a distance of 8km. This woulld be 22% of the country's land area.
BGB activity zone: The area between 8-10 km from the border should be reserved for all activities of BGB, including training. [14]
- ^ "Cover unveiled of book 'The Story of Advancing Mediation Movement in Bangladesh'". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ^ "High time to bring corrupt officials, judges to people's court: HC". The Business Standard. 2021-02-07. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Home : Supreme Court of Bangladesh". www.supremecourt.gov.bd. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ^ Report, Star Online (2015-11-19). "HC scraps a provision of ACC law". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
- ^ a b Report, Star Online (2015-08-17). "Split order on Maya's legitimacy as MP". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
- ^ "Writ challenging Islam as state religion rejected". The Daily Star. 2016-03-28. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ^ "High Court orders government to collect revenue from Google, Facebook, YouTube". daily sun. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ^ a b "HC gives split order on legality of recent 'fictitious' cases". HC gives split order on legality of recent ‘fictitious’ cases | theindependentbd.com. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
- ^ "River grabbing: Full text of HC verdict with 17 directives released". The Daily Star. 2019-07-01. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ^ a b "Land Grabbers Can't Contest Election, Seek Loans, Bangladesh Court Rules". The Wire. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
- ^ "Text of HC verdict declaring Turag 'juristic person' released". bangladeshpost.net. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
- ^ "Formulate policy to tackle unnecessary C-sections: HC". Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). Retrieved 2022-11-05.
- ^ "HC upholds jail sentence of ex-DIG prisons". New Age. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
- ^ "HC proposes border zone as BGB territory, calls for clear, flat land up to 8km". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2024-07-17.