A. K. M. Asaduzzaman
{{Short description|Bangladeshi judge}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = The Honourable
| name = A. K. M. Asaduzzaman
| native_name = এ. কে. এম. আসাদুজ্জামান
| native_name_lang = bn
| office = Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh
| term_start = 5 September 1983
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|03|01|df=y}}
| nationality = Bangladeshi
| profession = Judge
| education = University of Rajshahi
}}
A. K. M. Asaduzzaman is a judge of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.{{Cite news |date=2018-10-04 |title=Shahidul's bail plea hearing to resume Oct 7 |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/city/photographer-shahidul-alam-bail-plea-hearing-resume-october-7-1642552 |access-date=2022-03-18 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}{{Cite news |date=2018-05-28 |title=HC order on Khaleda's bail today |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/hc-order-khaledas-bail-today-1582414 |access-date=2022-03-18 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}
Early life
Asaduzzaman was born on 1 March 1959.{{cite web |title=Home : Supreme Court of Bangladesh |url=http://www.supremecourt.gov.bd/web/?page=judges.php&menu=11&div_id=2 |access-date=18 March 2022 |website=supremecourt.gov.bd}} He completed his bachelor's and master's in law from University of Rajshahi.
Career
Asaduzzaman joined the District Courts as a lawyer on 5 September 1983.
On 5 September 1985, Asaduzzaman became a lawyer of the High Court Division.
Asaduzzaman became a lawyer of the Appellate Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court on 25 October 2001.
On 27 August 2003, Asaduzzaman was appointed an Additional Judge of the High Court Division.
Asaduzzaman was made a permanent judge of the High Court Division on 27 August 2005.
On 15 June 2012, Asaduzzaman and Justice Mahmudul Hoque were given the task to hear bail and appeals petitions in the High Court Division.{{Cite news |date=2012-06-15 |title=Justice Manik tasked with criminal cases |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-238368 |access-date=2022-03-18 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}} On 31 July, Asaduzzaman and Justice Abu Taher Md Saifur Rahman scrapped a 10 year prison sentence of Giasuddin Al Mamun on a 2008 tax evasion case.{{Cite news |date=2012-07-31 |title=HC scraps Mamun's 10-yr jail |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-244238 |access-date=2022-03-18 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}
On 7 June 2016, Asaduzzaman and Justice Ataur Rahman Khan granted bail to the editor of The Daily Star, Mahfuz Anam, in 10 cases.{{Cite news |date=2016-06-07 |title=Star editor gets HC bail in 10 cases |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/country/star-editor-gets-hc-bail-10-cases-1235767 |access-date=2022-03-18 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}} Anam had 82 cases against him including 65 defamation and 17 sedition case.
On 26 November 2017, Asaduzzaman and Justice Razik-Al-Jalil granted bail to Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician Mahatab Uddin Ahmmed Chowdhury Minar is a 2014 murder case over the death of Ekramul Haq, an Awami League politician.{{Cite news |title=BNP leader Minar Chowdhury gets bail again in murder case |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2017/10/22/bnp-leader-minar-chowdhury-gets-bail-again-in-murder-case |access-date=2022-03-18 |work=bdnews24.com}}
Asaduzzaman and Justice SM Mozibur Rahman on 23 July 2018 order Comilla special judges court to quickly dispose of the case against former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.{{Cite news |title=HC orders Cumilla court to dispose of Khaleda's bail plea by July 26 |url=https://unb.com.bd/category/Bangladesh/hc-orders-cumilla-court-to-dispose-of-khaledas-bail-plea-by-july-26/281 |access-date=2022-03-18 |work=UNB |language=en}} Asaduzzaman and Justice SM Mozibur Rahman granted bail on 30 July 2018 to Mahmudur Rahman, editor of Amar Desh, in a defamation case regarding comments he made about the family of President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.{{Cite news |date=2018-07-30 |title=Defamation Case: Mahmudur gets HC bail for 6 months |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/defamation-case-mahmudur-gets-hc-bail-6-months-1613221 |access-date=2022-03-18 |work=The Daily Star |agency=UNB |language=en}} On 6 August 2018, Asaduzzaman and Justice SM Mozibur Rahman rejected the bail petition of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia in a 2015 murder case over an arson attack on a bus in Comilla.{{Cite news |date=2018-08-06 |title=Khaleda denied bail in Comilla murder case |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/city/bnp-chairperson-khaleda-zia-denied-bail-in-comilla-murder-case-bangladesh-1616749 |access-date=2022-03-18 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}
On 20 June 2019, Asaduzzaman and Justice SM Mozibur Rahman granted bail to Amanur Rahman Khan Rana, Awami League Member of Parliament from Tangail-3, in a murder case from 2012.{{Cite news |date=2019-06-20 |title=Murder of 2 AL Men: Ex-MP Rana gets HC bail |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/news/murder-2-al-men-ex-mp-rana-gets-hc-bail-1759603 |access-date=2022-03-18 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}
On 14 October 2020, Asaduzzaman and Justice Kazi Md Ejarul Haque Akondo refused to grant bail to family members of lawyer of the Bangladesh Supreme Court Asif Imtiaz Khan Jisad who had been accused of being involved in his death.{{Cite news |date=2020-10-14 |title=Death of SC lawyer: HC refuses to grant anticipatory bail to his widow, 3 others |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/death-supreme-court-lawyer-high-court-refuses-grant-anticipatory-bail-his-widow-3-others-1977933 |access-date=2022-03-18 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}
On 28 September 2021, Asaduzzaman and Justice Kazi Md Ejarul Haque Akondo extended the bail of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.{{Cite news |title=HC extends Khaleda's bail for one year in five cases |url=https://www.daily-sun.com/post/579184/HC-extends-Khaleda%E2%80%99s-bail-for-one-year-in-five-cases |access-date=2022-03-18 |work=Daily Sun |language=en}}
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