Borhanuddin | |
Native Name Lang: | bn |
Office: | Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh |
Term Start: | 3 March 1985 |
Birth Date: | 28 February 1957 |
Nationality: | Bangladeshi |
Profession: | Judge |
Alma Mater: | University of Chittagong |
Borhanuddin is a judge on the Appellate Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court.[1]
Borhanuddin was born on 28 February 1957.[2] He completed his law degree from the University of Chittagong.
Borhanuddin started working as a lawyer of the district courts on 3 March 1985.
On 16 June 1988, Borhanuddin became a lawyer in the High Court Division.
On 27 November 2002, Borhanuddin became a lawyer in the Supreme Court of Bangladesh.
Borhanuddin was made an additional judge of the High Court Division on 16 November 2008 and became a permanent judge on 11 November 2010.
On 18 July 2012, Borhanuddin and Justice Mahmudul Hoque dismissed corruption charges against ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury, former Awami League Mayor of Chittagong.[3]
Borhanuddin and Justice K. M. Kamrul Kader granted bail to Abul Asad, editor of The Daily Sangram, on 17 April 2013 on charges of illegally printing Amar Desh.[4] In November 2013, Borhanuddin and Justice KM Kamrul Kader, placed five senior leaders of Bangladesh Nationalist Party in police custody.[5] On 23 April 2014, Borhanuddin and Justice K. M. Kamrul Kader rejected a petition filed by former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia challenging her appeal against her indictment in the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case.[6]
Borhanuddin and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman refused to hear a petition filed by Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician, challenging summons issued by the Anti-Corruption Commission.[7]
On 9 January 2022, Borhanuddin was promoted to the Appellate Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court.[8]