A. T. M. Afzal Explained

ATM Afzal
Native Name:	এ. টি. এম. আফজাল
Native Name Lang:	bn
Office:	8th Chief Justice of Bangladesh
Term Start:	1 May 1995
Term End:	31 May 1999
Appointer:	Abdur Rahman Biswas
Predecessor:	Habibur Rahman
Successor:	Mustafa Kamal
Nationality:	Bangladeshi
President:	Abdur Rahman Biswas Shahabuddin Ahmed
Primeminister:	Khaleda Zia Habibur Rahman (acting) Sheikh Hasina

Abu Taher Mohammad Afzal (known as ATM Afzal) is a Bangladeshi jurist who served as the 8th Chief Justice of Bangladesh.^{[1] [2]}

Career

In 1976, Afzal was the public prosecutor at the trial of Colonel Abu Taher.^{[3] [4]}

Afzal gave a dissenting verdict in the 8th Amendment case, also known as Anwar Hossain Chowdhury vs Bangladesh case, of 1989.^{[5] [6]}

In 2004, Afzal was the chairman of the Law Commission.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Resolve problems thru' discussion in & outside JS . The Daily Star . 12 January 1998 . 1 September 2016.
2. Web site: Bss . Dhaka . 2008-11-10 . Nation eagerly waiting for elected govt . 2023-09-23 . The Daily Star . en.
3. Web site: Trial of Col Taher's 'killers' demanded . The Daily Star . 21 July 1997 . 1 September 2016.
4. Web site: Lifschultz . Lawrence . The trial of Colonel Abu Taher . 2023-09-23 . The Daily Star.
5. Web site: Masum . Dr Billah . 2017-11-21 . OUR JUDICIAL STYLE . 2023-09-23 . The Daily Star . en.
6. Web site: Manik . Julfikar Ali . Sarkar . Ashutosh . 2012-12-21 . SC lambasts judges in past cases . 2023-09-23 . The Daily Star . en.
7. Web site: Law & Our Rights . 2023-09-23 . www.thedailystar.net.