Md. Ali Reza is a Justice of the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court.
Md. Ali Reza | |
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| Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh | |
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| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Profession | Judge |
Early life edit
Reza was born on 23 January 1964.[1] He did his Bachelor of law from the University of Rajshahi and Master of law from the University of Dhaka.[1]
Career edit
Reza started his career as a lawyer on 3 April 1989 in the Jhenaidah District Court.[1] He became a lawyer of the High Court Division on 27 May 1993.[1]
Reza became a lawyer of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh on 12 May 2011.[1]
Reza was appointed an additional Judge of the High Court Division on 31 July 2022 by President Mohammad Abdul Hamid.[2][3] He and the other ten newly appointed judges travelled to Tungipara in Gopalganj District to pay homage to the founding president of Bangladesh, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.[3]
Reza and Justice Bhishmadev Chakraborty ordered the government of Bangladesh to stop construction of the housing project for journalists in Cox's Bazar District by cutting a hill following a petition by the Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association.[4] In August 2023, Reza and Justice Bhishmadev Chakraborty ordered a stay on the suspension order of Comilla University student for writing a news article on a speech made by the vice-chancellor of Comilla University AFM Abdul Moyeen on corruption.[5] The student, a correspondent of Jaijaidin, had written an article about the speech which the university claimed was fabricated.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "Home : Supreme Court of Bangladesh". www.supremecourt.gov.bd. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ Sarkar, Ashutosh (2022-08-01). "HC gets 11 new judges". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ a b "11 new HC judges pay homage to Bangabandhu". The Daily Star. 2022-08-06. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "Housing for journos: HC stays hilly land allocation". The Daily Star. 2023-07-24. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ a b "HC stays suspension order of CoU student". The Daily Star. 2023-08-14. Retrieved 2023-08-14.