Bhishmadev Chakrabortty (born 2 July 1967) is a Bangladeshi justice of the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court. He was appointed in 2015.[1]
Bhishmadev Chakrabortty | |
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ভীষ্মদেব চক্রবর্তী | |
| Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh | |
| Assumed office 12 February 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 July 1967 |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Parent(s) | Keshab Chakrabortty (father) Suniti Chakrabortty (mother) |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
| Profession | Judge |
Early life edit
Chakrabortty completed his bachelors and masters in law from the University of Dhaka.[2] He enrolled a lawyer of the district court on 11 October 1993.[2]
Career edit
Chakrabortty became a lawyer of the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court on 28 January 1995.[2]
On 24 August 2010, Chakrabortty became a lawyer of the Appellate Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court.[2]
Chakrabortty on 12 February 2015 was appointed a judge on the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court.[2]
Chakrabortty and Justice Md Ruhul Quddus on 15 December 2015, conformed the 15 year sentence handed down to Osman Gani, former chief conservator of forest, on corruption charges.[3]
In October 2016, Chakrabortty and Justice Md Ruhul Quddus issued a verdict that said a rape accused cannot be found only on the basis of lack of medical evidence.[4]
On 9 May 2017, Chakrabortty and Justice Md Ruhul Quddus acquitted former President Hussain Mohammad Ershad in a 25 year old corruption case relating to his presidency.[5][6]
Chakrabortty and Justice Md Ruhul Quddus gave the verdict on the Murder of Biswajit Das, on 6 August 2017. They upheld the verdict of the lower court which had sentenced 8 accused to death.[7][8][9]
References edit
- ^ "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). Supreme Court of Bangladesh. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-03-20. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
- ^ a b c d e "Home : Supreme Court of Bangladesh". www.supremecourt.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 2022-07-15. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Report, Star Online (2015-12-15). "HC upholds forest gobbler Gani's jail term". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ Report, Star Digital (2021-11-13). "'Judge Kamrunnahar lost her ability to remain in the post'". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
- ^ "Ershad acquitted of 25-yr-old graft case". The Daily Star. 2017-05-09. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
- ^ "High Court fixes May 9 to decide on 1991 graft case against HM Ershad". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
- ^ "High Court upholds death for 2 of Biswajit's killers". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
- ^ "'Student politics being stigmatised for few'". The Daily Star. 2017-11-01. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
- ^ "Full text of Biswajit murder trial verdict released". Dhaka Tribune. November 2017. Retrieved 2018-03-28.