Shahidul Alam Jhinuk

Shahidul Alam Jhinuk is a retired judge and Commissioner of the Information Commission. He is the former Inspector General of Registration of Bangladesh.^[1] He is the former registrar of International Crimes Tribunal.^[2]

Career

Jhinuk joined the judicial branch of the Bangladesh Civil Service through the 10th Bangladesh Civil Service exam in 1991.^[3][4]

Jhinuk was the senior assistant judge in Comilla District, Dhaka District, and Feni District.^[3]

In 2003, Jhinuk was promoted to joint district judge.^[3] In 2007, he was promoted to additional district and sessions judge.^[3]

Jhinuk was the deputy secretary of the Law and Justice Division. In 2015, he was promoted to District Judge.^[3] He was appointed the registrar of International Crimes Tribunal in June 2015 replacing Mustafizur Rahman.^[5] He was serving as the Dhaka Special Court-3 Judge.^[5] He signed the death warrant for Mir Quasem Ali.^[6] He signed the death warrant for Motiur Rahman Nizami and Salauddin Quader Chowdhury.^[7][8]

Jhinuk was appointed District Judge of Sunamganj District in July 2017.^[9] Md Selim Miah replaced him as the registrar of International Crimes Tribunal.^[9]

In October 2018, Jhinuk, Manikganj District and Sessions Judge, sentenced four to death and one to life imprisonment for the murder of a Khan Bahadur Awlad Hossain College student after he was kidnapped for ransom.^[10]

In January 2020, Jhinuk was appointed the Inspector General of Registration in charge of the Directorate of Registration.^[3] In July 2020, the Directorate of Registration under him collected 6.9 billion BDT.^[11]

In August 2023, Jhinuk was appointed Commissioner of the Information Commission along with Masuda Bhatti under Chief Information Commissioner Dr. Abdul Malek.^[12][4] He visited the shrine of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Tungipara after his appointment.^[13]

References

1. "Proper service if sub-registrars work with benevolent mindset: Anisul Huq". The Daily Star. 2020-02-06. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
2. "ICT receives Sayedee appeal's full verdict". The Daily Star. 2016-01-03. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
3. "Shahidul Alam Jhinuk new IGR". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
4. "Masuda Bhatti, Shahidul Alam Jhinuk new info commissioners | Daily Sun |". daily sun. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
5. "Shahidul Alam made International Crimes Tribunal registrar". The Daily Star. 2015-06-15. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
6. "Death warrant issued for Mir Quasem". The Daily Star. 2016-06-07. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
7. "Death warrant for Nizami". The Daily Star. 2016-03-16. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
8. "It's now prison authorities' call". The Daily Star. 2015-11-20. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
9. "Int'l Crimes Tribunal gets new Registrar". The New Nation. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
10. "4 to die for killing college student". The Daily Star. 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
11. "Sub-registry offices collect Tk690cr revenue in July". The Business Standard. 2020-08-18. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
12. "Masuda Bhatti, Shahidul Alam Jhinuk appointed as new information commissioners". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
13. "Information commissioner visits Tungipara". New Age. Retrieved 2023-09-06.