Mizanur Rahman Bhuiyan

Mizanur Rahman Bhuiyan
Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh
Personal details
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Profession	Judge

Mizanur Rahman Bhuiyan (died January 2020) was a justice on the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.[1]

Career

In November 2012, Bhuiyan acquitted former minister A. K. M. Mosharraf Hossain and his wife, Zeenat Mosharraf, in a corruption case from on 1 January 1991 filed by the Bureau of Anti Corruption over his chairmanship of the Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation.[2]

Bhuiyan distributed copies of the Daily Inqilab which described bloger Ahmed Rajib Haidar, murdered by Islamists on 15 February, as a murtad among judges of the High Court Division on 17 February.[3][4] He actions were criticised in parliament by legislators who called on the minister of law, justice and parliamentary affairs to initiate an investigation.[5] President of Bangladesh Zillur Rahman ordered an investigation of improper conduct by a Supreme Judicial Council against Bhuiyan.[3][6] Attorney General of Bangladesh Mahbubey Alam, Supreme Court Bar Association, and Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee called for his removal.[7][8] Lawyers aligned with the opposition Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and Bangladesh Nationalist Party opposed the investigation.[9] In August 2013, Bhuiyan was cleared by the Supreme Judicial Council headed by Chief Justice Md Muzammel Hossain.[3] The two other members of the Supreme Judicial Council were justices Md. Abdul Wahhab Miah and Surendra Kumar Sinha.[3]

In September 2015, Bhuiyan acquitted Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician Nazmul Huda in an extortion case filed in 2007.[10]

Personal life

Bhuiyan was married to Hasna Morshed.[11]

Death

Bhuiyan died in January 2020.[12]

References

1. "HC verdict on public holiday!". The Daily Star. 21 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
2. "Mosharraf acquitted of graft charges". The Daily Star. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
3. Sarkar, Ashutosh (5 August 2013). "Justice Mizanur cleared". The Daily Star. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
4. "First secularist murder verdict". Dhaka Tribune. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
5. "Justice faces JS music". The Daily Star. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
6. "Justice Mizanur replies to judicial council". The Daily Star. 16 March 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
7. "Justice Mizanur's removal sought". The Daily Star. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
8. "Remove controversial HC judge: SCBA". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
9. "Pro-BNP, Jamaat lawyers oppose president's move". The Daily Star. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
10. "HC acquits Nazmul Huda". The Independent. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
11. "Government Order" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
12. "Over 100 Bangladesh SC lawyers die in 2020". New Age. Retrieved 9 May 2023.