Sheikh Md. Zakir Hossain

The Honourable Justice Sheikh Md. Zakir Hossain
শেখ মোঃ জাকির হোসেন
Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 April 2010
Personal details
Born	(1962-03-02) 2 March 1962 (age 62)
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Parent(s)	Late Kanchan Sheikh(father) Most. Noorjahan Begum (mother)
Profession	Judge

Sheikh Md. Zakir Hossain (born 2 March 1962) is a Bangladeshi justice of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. He is famous for delivering all his verdicts in the Bengali language.[1][2] He was appointed in 2010.[3]

Early life

Hossain was born on 2 March 1962.[4] He is a law graduate from the University of Dhaka.[4]

Career

Hossain was enrolled as an advocate of the District Court on 5 October 1988 and the High Court Division of the Supreme Court on 17 July 1993.[4]

Hossain was appointed as an additional judge of the High Court Division on 18 April 2010.[4] Hossain and Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik issued a Sua sponte order in August 2010 that declared no one could be forced to wear the veil following a news report that said Rani Bhabani Mahila College would not allow female students without the veil to attend.[5] Hossain and Justice M Enayetur Rahim on 23 August 2010 issued an arrest warrant against the deputy commissioner of Moulvibazar District, Mostafizur Rahman, for failing to appear before the court.[6] Hossain and Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik made the Deputy Commissioner of Kushtia District stand in the dock for hours on 29 September 2010 as punishment for contempt of court.[7] Hossain and Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik in November asked the government to explain the measures taken to tackle the increase in price of soybean oil.[8]

On 3 February 2011, Hossain and Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik asked the government to explain its failure to prevent fatwa after a 14 year old rape victim was whipped to death following a fatwa being issued against her.[9] Hossain and Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik on 22 March 2011 called the execution of colonel Abu Taher murder.[10] Hossain and Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik in November 2011 ordered the demolition of the BGMEA Bhaban.[11]

On 16 January 2012, Hossain and Justice M Enayetur Rahim granted bail to former prime minister Khaleda Zia on corruption charges related to the Barapukuria coal mine case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission.[12] Hossain was made a permanent judge of the High Court Division on 15 April 2012.[4]

On 29 April 2013, Hossain expressed embarrassment and inability to hear petitions by Mirza Fakrul Islam Alamgir, secretary general of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, challenging the various vandalism cases filed against him.[13] He was the junior justice in a bench with Justice Quamrul Islam Siddiqui.[13]

On 8 August 2019, Hossain and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman denied bail to Aysha Siddika Minni who had been accused of being involved in the murder of her husband, Rifat Sharif.[14]

In June 2021, Hossain and Justice Khizir Hayat asked the Bangladesh Police to not just rely on a birth certificate when determining the age of an individual.[15]

References

1. ৮৪ বিচারপতির মধ্যে ব্যতিক্রম মাত্র দু'জন. Samakal (in Bengali). Retrieved 10 February 2021.
2. ৮ হাজার রায় লিখেছেন বাংলায়. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 10 February 2021.
3. "Annual Report 2014" (PDF). Supreme Court of Bangladesh. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
4. "Home : Supreme Court of Bangladesh". Supreme Court of Bangladesh. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
5. "Veil can't be forced: HC". The Daily Star. 23 August 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
6. "Warrant issued to arrest DC of Moulvibazar". The Daily Star. 23 August 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
7. "Kushtia DC exempted from contempt charge". The Daily Star. 30 September 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
8. "Govt asked to explain". The Daily Star. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
9. "Govt asked to explain failure to stop fatwa". The Daily Star. 3 February 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
10. "Taher execution an outright murder: HC". The Daily Star. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
11. "Demolish BGMEA building in 90 days: HC". The Daily Star. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
12. "Khaleda gets bail". The Daily Star. 16 January 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
13. "HC judge feels embarrassed to hear Fakhrul's bail petitions". The Daily Star. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
14. "Rifat murder: HC denies bail to Minni". jagonews24.com. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
15. "HC asks police not to depend solely on birth certificate to determine age". New Age. Retrieved 13 February 2022.