Soumendra Sarker
Soumendra Sarker is a judge of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.[1]
Early life[edit]
Sarker was born on 31 October 1953.[2]
Career[edit]
Sarker joined the judicial branch of the Bangladesh Civil Service as a Munsef on 6 November 1978.[2] On 20 November 1995, he was promoted to District and Sessions Judge.[2]
On 30 June 2010, Sarker was appointed as an additional judge of the High Court Division.[2]
In June 2010, Sarker and Justice Tariq ul Hakim ordered the government to not torture Mahmudur Rahman, editor of Amar Desh, in custody.[3] In June 2011, Sarker was made a permanent judge of the High Court Division along with eight other judges.[4] The eight judges were Abu Bakar Siddiquee, M Enayetur Rahim, Md. Moinul Islam Chowdhury, M. Moazzam Husain, Md. Nuruzzaman, Md. Rezaul Hasan, Naima Haider, and Obaidul Hassan.[4]
Sarker is the President of the managing committee of the Ramakrishna Mission Dhaka.[5]
On 30 October 2020, Sarker retired from the High Court Division.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Nusrat murder case: Chief Justice assigns HC bench for hearing on death reference". The Daily Star. 2020-03-02. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- ^ a b c d e Hoque, Kamarul. "High Court Justice Soumendra Sarkar retires | Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS)". Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- ^ "Amar Desh shutdown order stayed". The Daily Star. 2010-06-11. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
- ^ a b "9 regularised as HC judges". The Daily Star. 2011-06-03. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
- ^ "Ramakrishna Mission: Savita Bhaban inaugurated". The Daily Star. 2023-01-19. Retrieved 2024-06-07.