Md. Mahmud Hassan Talukder Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Md. Mahmud Hassan Talukder
Native Name Lang:bn
Office:Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh
Term Start:10 December 1989
Birth Date:7 January 1966
Nationality:Bangladeshi
Profession:Judge
Alma Mater:University of Dhaka

Md. Mahmud Hassan Talukder is a Justice of the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court.[1]

Early life

Talukder was born on 7 January 1966.[2] He has an LLB and a Master in Art from the University of Dhaka.

Career

Talukder became a lawyer of the District Courts on 10 December 1989 and the High Court Division on 31 December 1991.

On 21 October 2019, Talukder was appointed an additional Judge of the High Court Division.[3]

In January 2020, Talukder and Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif stayed the recruitment of primary school teachers in 14 districts following a petition filed by failed candidates.[4] This was expanded to four more districts.[5] Talukder and Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif cancelled all convictions of juveniles by executive magistrates across Bangladesh.[6] The court also ordered the release of all juveniles detained on orders of executive magistrate.[7] On 8 December 2020, Talukder and Justice Md. Khasruzzaman ordered the government to block all online portals owned by Kanak Sarwar for anti-state propaganda.[8]

On 19 October 2021, Talukder was made a permanent Judge of the High Court Division by President Mohammad Abdul Hamid.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Newly appointed nine permanent judges sworn-in Daily Sun . 2023-08-09 . daily sun . en.
  2. Web site: Home : Supreme Court of Bangladesh . supremecourt.gov.bd . 9 August 2023.
  3. Web site: 2019-10-21 . Nine new HC judges appointed . 2023-08-09 . The Daily Star . en.
  4. Web site: 2020-01-20 . Primary teacher recruitment tests: results of 14 districts stayed . 2023-08-09 . The Daily Star . en.
  5. Web site: 2020-01-29 . Primary Teacher Recruitment: HC stays results in four more districts . 2023-08-09 . The Daily Star . en.
  6. Web site: 2020-03-11 . HC scraps conviction, jail sentence of children . 2023-08-09 . The Daily Star . en.
  7. Web site: 2019-10-31 . ‘Release children convicted by mobile courts and kept in correction centres’ . 2023-08-09 . The Daily Star . en.
  8. Web site: 2020-12-08 . ‘Anti-state content’: HC asks to block online portals of journalist Kanak Sarwar . 2022-02-15 . The Daily Star . en.
  9. Web site: 2021-10-19 . Nine HC judges take oath . 2023-08-09 . banglanews24.com . bn.