Md. Nazrul Islam Talukder

Md. Nazrul Islam Talukder is a judge of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court. He is a member of Bangladesh Judicial Service Commission.^[1]

Md. Nazrul Islam Talukder
Personal details
Born	1 December 1964
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Occupation	Judge, lawyer

Early life

Talukder was born on 1 December 1964.^[2] He has a bachelors and masters in law.^[2]

Career

Talukder became a lawyer of the District Courts on 16 October 1991.^[2]

On 21 August 1993, Talukder became a lawyer of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.^[2]

Talukder became a lawyer on the Appellate Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court on 12 May 2008.^[2]

On 4 November 2010, Talukder was appointed an additional judge of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.^[2]

On 15 October 2012, Talukder was confirmed as a permanent judge of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.^[2]

In November 2017, Talukder, Justice Md Shawkat Hossain, and Justice Md Abu Zafor Siddique gave the verdict in the Bangladesh Rifles mutiny case.^[3] In the verdict he was critical of Operation Dal-Bhat and asked the government not to repeat such actions that might have a negative effect on moral and professionalism of the soldiers.^[4]

Talukder was appointed to the Bangladesh Judicial Service Commission on 4 October 2020.^[5] On 5 October 2020, Talukder and Justice Ahmed Sohel granted anticipatory bail to A. K. M. A. Awal Saydur Rahman, former Awami League member of parliament for Pirojpur-1, and his wife on corruption charges.^[6]

Talukder and Justice Mohi Uddin Shamim issued a ruling asking the government to explain it's failure to detain associates of PK Halder.^[7] On 7 November 2021, Talukder and Justice S. M. Mozibur Rahman gave a split verdict on the bail petition of retired Lieutenant Colonel Didarul Alam, director of Destiny Group, on money laundering charges.^[8]

On 18 November 2021, Talukder left a virtual hearing following an argument with the junior judge on the bench, Justice S. M. Mozibur Rahman.^[9] They were hearing a corruption charge filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission against the wife of Zainul Abedin Farroque, former parliamentary whip of Bangladesh Nationalist Party, but during the hearing no lawyer stood for the Anti-Corruption Commission.^[9] Talukder suggested attaching an Anti-Corruption Commission officer to the court which was opposed by S. M. Mozibur Rahman leading to a spat and both judges exiting the hearing.^[9]

On 23 November 2021, Talukder and Justice AKM Zahirul Huq ordered Agrani Bank Limited official, Manik Kumar Pramanik, to surrender to the court on charges of leaking question papers.^[10]

References

1. "Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder new BJSC member | Daily Sun |". daily sun. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
2. "Home : Supreme Court of Bangladesh". www.supremecourt.gov.bd. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
3. "BDR Mutiny: HC resumes reading out verdict on appeals". সমকাল. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
4. "Operation Dal-Bhat in spotlight". The Daily Star. 2017-11-28. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
5. "Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder appointed BJSC member". The Daily Star. 2020-10-04. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
6. বাংলাদেশ, Daily Bangladesh :: ডেইলি. "HC grants anticipatory bail to Awal couple". Daily Bangladesh. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
7. "High Court: Why have PK Halder's associates not been arrested yet?". Dhaka Tribune. 2021-03-15. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
8. "HC passes split order on granting bail to Destiny director". New Age. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
9. "HC judge leaves courtroom following argument with junior colleague". The Business Standard. 2021-11-18. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
10. "HC orders suspended Agrani Bank official to surrender | News". BSS. Retrieved 2022-02-16.