Imam Hossain Choudhury Explained
| Imam Hossain Choudhury |
| Native Name: | ইমাম হোসেন চৌধুরী |
| Order: | Chief Justice |
| Office: | Dacca High Court |
| Nationality: | Bangladeshi |
| Profession: | Judge |
Imam Hossain Choudhury was the chief justice of Dhaka High Court of East Pakistan.[1] [2]
Early life
Choudhury was born in 1905 in Bhatiary, Chittagong District, East Bengal, British India.[3] He graduated from Chittagong Government College.
Career
Choudhury was an additional judge of the High Court in 1951.[4]
In 1960, Justice Imam Hossain Choudhury succeeded Justice Mirza Ali Ispahani as the chief justice of East Pakistan.[5] He praised Rabindranath Tagore at a time when his works were under attack in East Pakistan.[6]
Notes and References
- Book: Pakistan Law Reports: Dacca series . 1961 . Government of East Bengal . en.
- Book: Masud, Chowdhury A. T. M. . Reminiscence of Few Decades and Problems of Democracy in Bangladesh . 2005 . Academic Press and Publishers Library . 978-984-08-0198-5 . 102 . en.
- Book: Biographical Encyclopedia of Pakistan . 1960 . Biographical Research Institute, Pakistan. . 108 . en.
- Book: Judicature, East Pakistan (Pakistan) High Court of . Report on the Administration of Civil Justice . 1951 . en.
- Book: Pakistan Affairs . 1960 . Information Division, Embassy of Pakistan. . en.
- Book: Rahamāna, Phajalura . Culture Conflicts in East Pakistan, 1947-1971: A Study in the Attitude of Bengali Muslim Intelligentsia Towards Bengali Literature and Islam . 1990 . Sejuty Prokashani . 145 . en.
