A. K. Badrul Haque
Bangladeshi judge
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A. K. Badrul Haque (26 September 1941 - 22 December 2013) was a justice of the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court.[1]
A. K. Badrul Haque | |
|---|---|
| Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh | |
| In office 1996–2008 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 September 1941 |
| Died | 22 December 2013 (aged 72) |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
| Profession | Judge |
Early life
Badrul Haque was born on 26 September 1941 in Patuakhali District, East Bengal, British Raj.[2] He completed his bachelor's and master's degrees in history, and a law degree from the University of Dhaka.[2]
Career
Badrul Haque was elevated to the High Court Division as an additional judge on 1 June 1996. He was made a judge of the division on 31 May 1998.[3]
Badrul Haque and Justice Fazlur Rahman criticized Judge Ali Noor, Chittagong Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, for sending a six-month-old to jail with her mother, Minati Nath, in a robbery case.[4]
Badrul Haque was superseded multiple times by junior justices' promotion to the Appellate Division.[5] In August 2006, Justice Md. Joynul Abedin was promoted, superseding him, Justice Syed Amirul Islam, and Justice Md. Hasan Amin, which was protested by lawyers.[6]
Badrul Haque resigned from the High Court Division on 3 March 2008.[5] He had been set to retire on 26 September 2008.[5]
He participated in a mock trial of the war criminals of the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971 organized by the Department of Law of the University of Dhaka in April 2010.[7]
Death
Badrul Haque died on 22 December 2013 at Apollo Hospitals, Dhaka.[7][8]