Abdur Rob is a justice of the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court.[1][2]
Abdur Rob | |
|---|---|
| Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh | |
| Assumed office 2002 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 September 1958 |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
| Profession | Judge |
Early life
editRob was born on 10 September 1958.[3] He did his bachelor's degree and master's in political science from the University of Dhaka.[3] He also finished his law degree at the University of Dhaka.[3]
Career
editRob became a lawyer of the District Courts in 1987.[3]
In 1990, Rob moved up to become a lawyer in the High Court Division and the Supreme Court in 2002.[3]
Rob was appointed an additional judge of the High Court Division on 18 April 2010.[3] He was made a permanent judge of the High Court Division on 15 April 2012.[3]
In July 2012, Rob and Justice Farah Mahbub ordered Bangladesh Biman to reinstate employees fired under the Voluntary Retirement Scheme in 2007.[4] Rob and Justice Farah Mahbub ordered Rapid Action Battalion in August to investigate the Aminbazar killing of seven students.[5] Rob and Justice Farah Mahbub declared an amendment to the constitution of Bangladesh Cricket Board by the National Sports Council illegal.[6] Their order was stayed by Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain of the Appellate Division.[6] Rob and Justice Farah Mahbub summoned AM Md Sayeed, Kishoreganj District and sessions judge for failure to reinstate process servers fired in 2007 and who had secured a High Court verdict in their favor.[7]
In January 2014, Rob and Justice Shahidul Islam gave a split verdict in the 2007 Narsingdi murder case in which seven were sentenced to death.[8] Rob upheld the death sentences while Islam had turned it down.[8] Justice Bhabani Prasad Singha then heard the case and upheld the death sentences.[8]
In August 2015, Rob and Justice Md Nuruzzaman rejected a petition by former prime minister Khaleda Zia seeking files on the Barapukuria coal mine corruption case.[9] They lifted the freeze on the coal mine case and ordered proceedings to begin.[10] Rob and Justice Md Nuruzzaman denied bail to the mayor of Habiganj, Golam Kibria Gaus, in the Shah A M S Kibria murder case.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Court rules Khaleda Zia to face corruption trial". Arab News. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Bangladesh HC clears way for coalmine graft case against Khaleda". Hindustan Times. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Home : Supreme Court of Bangladesh". www.supremecourt.gov.bd. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Reappoint terminated Biman staff". The Daily Star. 23 July 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Law and Our Rights". The Daily Star. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ a b "SC stays HC order". The Daily Star. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "HC summons Kishoreganj judge". The Daily Star. 26 July 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ a b c "HC upholds death sentence on seven". The Daily Star. 19 June 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Khaleda's request for case files rejected". The Daily Star. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Bangladesh HC orders trial against Khaleda Zia in coal mine graft case". The Economic Times. 17 September 2015. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Kibria murder: No bail for Gaus". The Daily Star. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2023.