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Tania Amir

Tania Amir is a Bangladeshi barrister and rights activist.[1]

Early life

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Amir was born on 27 September 1964.[2] Her father is Barrister M Amir-ul Islam.[3][4] She studied at the Holy Cross Girls School, United Nations International School, St Francis Xavier's Green Herald International School, and Scholastica.[2] She graduated from the University of Buckingham in 1990 with a law degree and was called to the bar at Gray's Inn.[2]

Career

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Amir joined the Bangladesh High Court in 1991, and the Bangladesh Supreme Court in 1993 as a lawyer.[2] She founded and is the head of chambers of Amir & Amir Law Associates.[2]

Amir received the Begum Rokeya Shining Personality Award in 2005.[5] She was the chairman of the Private Rural Initiative Program' (PRIP) Trust.[6] She hosted TV show Tarokader Adda.[7]

Amir filed a petition against President Iajuddin Ahmed becoming head of the caretaker government and the Bangladesh Election Commission declaring an election date in November 2006.[8] She got into a heated argument with Attorney General AJ Mohammad Ali at the courtroom.[8] Lawyers aligned with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party made offensive comments about her that The Daily Star saw unfit to print.[8] Moudud Ahmed criticized her while Barrister Rokanuddin Mahmud defended her.[8] She was accused of vandalizing the court along with 12 other lawyers including Amir Ul Islam, Enayetur Rahim, Kamal Hossain, and Rokanuddin Mahmud.[9] She received bail in January 2007.[9] The Bangladesh High Court quashed the case in 2010.[10]

In 2008, Amir represented Kazi Salahuddin in a hearing at the Bangladesh Football Federation.[11] Ahkame Sariah Hefazat Committee, affiliated with Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, made derogatory remarks Amir over her comments on Baitul Mukarram National Mosque.[12] In 2009, she was given the Gandhi Peace Award.[13]

In 2013, Amir represented Bangladesh Tariqat Federation in a petition to remove the registration of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami party for their constitution being contrary to the constitution of Bangladesh.[14][15] The High Court declared the registration of the party illegal.[16][17]

Amir represented Imran H Sarker in 2018.[18]

Amir and her father, Barrister M Amir-ul Islam, collected Awami League nomination papers for Kushtia-3 and Kushtia- 4 in November 2023.[19]

References

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  1. ^ "LifeStyle:Barrister Tania Amir, Practices law at the Supreme Court". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Amir & Amir Law Associates". www.aalabd.com. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  3. ^ "Profile - Tania Amir". Tritiyo Matra. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
  4. ^ Barrister M Amirul Islam at "Keertymaner Galpokatha" programme on BTV, Bangladesh Television, 11 February 2015, retrieved 2017-10-19
  5. ^ "48 get Begum Rokeya Shining Award-2005". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  6. ^ "Akbar questions most NGOs' transparency". The Daily Star. 2007-11-07. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  7. ^ "ATN Bangla turns 10". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  8. ^ a b c d "Writ Petitions on CA, EC". The Daily Star. 28 November 2006. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  9. ^ a b "Vandalism at SC". The Daily Star. 11 January 2007. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  10. ^ "All proceedings against 12 lawyers quashed". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  11. ^ "Salahuddin cleared". The Daily Star. 2008-04-24. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  12. ^ "Nizami claims anti-liberation war forces issue settled". The Daily Star. 2008-08-14. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  13. ^ "22 get Gandhi Peace Award". The Daily Star. 2009-02-02. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  14. ^ "Judgment on Jamaat today". The Daily Star. 2013-08-01. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  15. ^ Sarkar, Ashutosh (2013-03-06). "HC set to hear 4-yr-old plea". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  16. ^ "EC's act of registering Jamaat illegal". The Daily Star. 2013-04-19. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  17. ^ "Jamaat Men in Race: HC questions EC decision". The Daily Star. 2018-12-28. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  18. ^ "HC clears way for Imran H Sarker to go abroad". The Daily Star. 2018-07-23. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
  19. ^ "Barrister Amir, former IGP Shahidul collect AL's nomination form". Prothom Alo. 2023-11-21. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
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