Khizir Ahmed Choudhury is a judge on the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.[1][2]
Khizir Ahmed Choudhury | |
|---|---|
| Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Profession | Judge |
Early life
editChowdhury was born on 24 November 1959.[3] He completed a bachelor's of art degree and a bachelor of law degree.[3]
Career
editOn 18 March 1986, Chowdhury became an advocate of the district court.[3]
Chowdhury became a lawyer of the High Court Division on 30 April 1989 and lawyer of the Appellate Division on 13 December 2009.[3]
Chowdhury was appointed an additional judge of the High Court Division on 12 February 2015.[3] He is a member of the Supreme Court's Special Committee for Child Rights.[4]
On 4 April 2016, Chowdhury and Justice Naima Haider issued an order that heirs not nominees are to receive money from the bank account of a deceased individual.[5]
Chowdhury and Justice Naima Haider ordered the removal of the word kumari (virgin) and replaced it with unmarried on Muslim marriage registration on 25 August 2019.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ "Janaza of Mizanur Rahman held at Press Club". Risingbd. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ^ "Unmarried, not 'Kumari'". The Daily Star. 2019-08-26. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ^ a b c d e "Home : Supreme Court of Bangladesh". www.supremecourt.gov.bd. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ^ "Supreme Court judges for children's bails hearing through video conference". New Age. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ^ "Heirs to get money, not nominee: HC". The Independent. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 2020-02-14. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ^ "HC orders exclusion of 'Kumari' from Kabinnama". UNB. Retrieved 2022-02-10.
- ^ "Bangladesh top court removes 'virgin' word from Muslim marriage form". TheLeaflet. 2019-08-27. Retrieved 2022-02-10.