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Bangladeshi Judge From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Md. Abu Ahmed Jamadar is a justice of the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court.[1] He is serving as chairman judge of the International Crimes Tribunal since February 2024[2]
Md. Abu Ahmed Jamadar | |
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Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh | |
Assumed office 22 February 1984 | |
Personal details | |
Born | June 16, 1957 |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Alma mater | University of Rajshahi |
Profession | Judge |
Jamadar was born on 16 June 1957.[3] He fought in the Bangladesh Liberation War.[3] He has an LLB and MSc from the University of Rajshahi.[3]
Jamadar joined the judicial branch of the Bangladesh Civil Service on 22 February 1984 as a munsif.[3] In October 2008, he was promoted to district and sessions judge.[3] From 2009 to 2014, he served as the joint secretary at the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs.[3]
In June 2015, Jamadar as the judge of the Special Judge Court-3 set the date for the Zia Charitable Trust corruption case and Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case against former prime minister Khaleda Zia.[4] In December 2016, Khaleda Zia pleaded not guilty in the Special Judge Court-3.[5] Justice M Enayetur Rahim and Justice Shahidul Karim of the Bangladesh High Court transferred the cases from Jamadar's Court to the Special Judge Court-5 headed by Md Akhtaruzzaman following a petition by Khaleda Zia.[6]
In August 2015, Jamadar sentenced Mahmudur Rahman, editor of Amar Desh, to three years imprisonment for failure to submit his wealth statement to the Anti-Corruption Commission.[7]
Jamadar was appointed a judge to the International Crimes Tribunal-1 on 11 October 2017 after retiring as a district judge.[3][8] In November 2017, Jamadar and Justice Amir Hossain, in an International Crimes Tribunal-1 bench headed by Justice Md Shahinur Islam, sentenced five to death including a former member of parliament and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami politician Abu Saleh Md Abdul Aziz Mia.[9]
In January 2018, Jamadar and Justice Amir Hossain, in an International Crimes Tribunal-1 bench headed by Justice Md Shahinur Islam, sentenced three people from Moulvibazar District to death.[10] to In March 2018, Jamadar and Justice Amir Hossain, in an International Crimes Tribunal-1 bench headed by Justice Md Shahinur Islam, sentenced three people from Noakhali District who had served in the Razakar to death war crimes during Bangladesh Liberation War.[11] On 31 May 2018, Jamadar was appointed an additional judge of the High Court Division.[3][12] He along with 17 other newly appointed judges paid tribute to Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at his shrine in Tungipara after their appointment.[13]
Jamadar was reappointed to the International Crimes Tribunal-1 on 5 July 2018.[3][8] In July, Jamadar and Justice Amir Hossain, in an International Crimes Tribunal-1 bench headed by Justice Md Shahinur Islam, sentenced four people from Moulvibazar DIstrict to death all who served in the Razakar.[14] In August 2018, Jamadar and Justice Amir Hossain, in an International Crimes Tribunal-1 bench headed by Justice Md Shahinur Islam, sentenced five people from Patuakhali District who had served the Razakar Bahini and were members of the Convention Muslim League.[15] In November, Jamadar and Justice Amir Hossain, in an International Crimes Tribunal-1 bench headed by Justice Md Shahinur Islam, sentenced two people from Habiganj District to death, including one former politician of the Awami League.[16]
In March 2019, Jamadar and Justice Amir Hossain, in an International Crimes Tribunal-1 bench headed by Justice Md Shahinur Islam, sentenced five Netrokona District men to death, including an Awami League politician.[17] In August 2019, Jamadar and Justice Amir Hossain, in an International Crimes Tribunal-1 bench headed by Justice Md Shahinur Islam, sentenced a Rajshahi man to death for killing 15 people while serving in the Razakar during the Bangladesh Liberation War.[18] In October, Jamadar and Justice Amir Hossain, in an International Crimes Tribunal-1 bench headed by Justice Md Shahinur Islam, sentenced five people from Gaibandha District to death for war cimes during Bangladesh Liberation War.[19] In December 2019, Jamadar and Justice Amir Hossain, in an International Crimes Tribunal-1 bench headed by Justice Md Shahinur Islam, sentenced Abdus Sattar, a member of Islami Chhatra Sangha and Razakar, to death for war crimes, related to the killing of Babar Mandal and attack on Talaimari village.[20]
On 30 May 2020, Jamadar was made a permanent judge of the High Court Division by President Md Abdul Hamid.[3] He was the director of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit sponsored Justice Reform and Corruption Prevention Project.[3]
In June 2023, Jamadar and Justice K. M. Hafizul Alam, in an International Crimes Tribunal-1 bench headed by Justice Md Shahinur Islam, sentenced four people from Jessore District to death for war crimes, torture and execution of three civilians, during Bangladesh Liberation War.[21] On 26 February 2024 he appointed as the chairman of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT).[22]
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