| Native Name Lang: | bn |
| Office: | Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh |
| Nationality: | Bangladeshi |
| Profession: | Judge |
Syed Shahidur Rahman was an additional judge of the High Court Division who was impeached for corruption.[1] [2]
Rahman faced allegation of misappropriation of funds while he was in the Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association.[3] In April 2003, Rahman was appointed an additional judge of the High Court Division.[4] His appointment was opposed by the bar association and senior lawyers due to the allegation of embezzlement from the association.[4]
In October 2003, Rokanuddin Mahmud, president of the bar association, accused Rahman of taking bribes for bails.[4] The allegation led to the formation of the first ever Supreme Judicial Council in Bangladesh.[4] The council, led by Chief Justice Khondokar Mahmud Hasan, investigated the allegations and submitted their report on 26 January 2004.[4] [5] [6]
On 20 April 2004, Rahman was removed from his judgeship by President Iajuddin Ahmed on the recommendation of the Supreme Judicial Council and consent of Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.[4] [7] He had received 50 thousand taka bribe from an accused. A High Court Division verdict had declared Rahman's removal illegal but that was halted by a stay order of the Appellate Division led by Chief Justice J. R. Mudassir Husain. The order was halted following an appeal by Idrisur Rahman, a lawyer of Supreme Court.[8]
Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha led panel of four judges upheld the removal of Justice Rahman on 16 September 2015.[9] [10]