K. M. Zahid Sarwar is a justice of the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court.[1] He is the former deputy attorney general of Bangladesh.[2]
K. M. Zahid Sarwar | |
|---|---|
| Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh | |
| Assumed office 12 October 1995 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1971 |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Alma mater | University of Rajshahi |
| Profession | Judge |
Early life
editSarwar was born on 1 January 1971.[3] He has a bachelor's and master's in law from the University of Rajshahi.[3]
Career
editSarwar became a lawyer of the district courts and High Court Division on 12 October 1995 and 30 October 1997, respectively.[3]
Sarwar was elected assistant secretary of the Supreme Court Bar Association in 2008.[4]
From 9 February 2009 to 2019, Sarwar served as the deputy attorney general of Bangladesh.[3] He represented the state in the BDR mutiny trial.[5]
Sarwar became a lawyer of the Appellate Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court on 29 March 2018.[3]
Sarwar was appointed an additional judge of the High Court Division on 21 October 2019.[3][6]
In September 2021, Sarwar and Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam denied bail for the managing director of Bashundhara Group, Sayem Sobhan Anvir, in a rape and murder case.[7] Sarwar and Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam granted bail to Jhumon Das who had been detained under a Digital Security Act for making a Facebook post on Mamunul Haque, leader of Hefajat-e-Islam, after he had spent more than six months in pretrial detention.[8] On 19 October 2021, Sarwar was appointed a permanent judge of the High Court Division by President Mohammad Abdul Hamid.[9] In September, Sarwar and Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam in a verdict declared that the lower courts violated the rules by placing Pori Moni in police custody multiple times for questioning.[10][11] They criticized the conduct of the lower court judges in the case.[12] The magistrates of the lower courts apologized to the High Court bench for their actions.[13]
On 21 April 2022, Sarwar and Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif disposed 1501 cases in one day of hearings.[14]
In January 2023, Sarwar and Justice SM Emdadul Haque denied bail to a man accused in the Kalabagan O-level student rape and murder case.[15][16]
References
edit- ^ "Chief justice forms 9 more HC benches for virtually disposing of 'very urgent cases'". The Daily Star. 2021-05-22. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
- ^ "HC order not to torture Aman during interrogation". The Daily Star. 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
- ^ a b c d e f "Home : Supreme Court of Bangladesh". www.supremecourt.gov.bd. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
- ^ "Court asks Sujan not to function as SCBA secy until May 25". The Daily Star. 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
- ^ "9 Years of BDR Carnage: Still waiting for justice". The Daily Star. 2018-02-25. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
- ^ "High Court gets nine new judges". The Business Standard. 2019-10-20. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
- ^ "HC rejects Bashundhara Group MD's anticipatory bail plea". The Daily Star. 2021-09-29. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
- ^ "Jhumon Das granted bail". The Daily Star. 2021-09-23. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
- ^ "Nine new High Court judges take oath". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2021-10-19. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
- ^ "Lower courts abused their authority: HC". The Daily Star. 2021-09-02. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
- ^ "Pori Moni Remand: HC expresses discontent at explanation of 2 judges". The Daily Star. 2021-09-16. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
- ^ "Pori on Remand: 'They have undermined this court'". The Daily Star. 2021-09-30. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
- ^ "Magistrates apologise for Pori Moni remand decisions". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
- ^ "HC bench clears 1501 cases in a single day". The Financial Express. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
- ^ "Rape, murder of O-level student: HC denies bail to Fardin". The Daily Star. 2023-01-11. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
- ^ "O-level student dead after rape in Dhaka's Kalabagan, family claims". The Daily Star. 2021-01-07. Retrieved 2023-08-09.