Farid Ahmed (judge)
{{Short description|Bangladeshi judge}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix =
| name = Farid Ahmed
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = bn
| office = Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh
| term_start = 17 October 1985
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|1|01}}
| nationality = Bangladeshi
| profession = Judge
| alma_mater = University of Dhaka
}}
Farid Ahmed is a judge of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.{{Cite news |date=2015-02-25 |title=HC seeks info on medicine price |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/city/hc-seeks-info-medicine-price-3885 |access-date=2022-02-12 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}{{Cite news |date=2008-08-26 |title=HC issues rule on govt |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-51950 |access-date=2022-02-12 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}{{Cite news |title=Ministry to request CJ for action against judge |url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/154539/ministry-to-request-cj-for-action-against-judge |access-date=2022-02-12 |work=New Age |language=en}}
Early life
Ahmed was born on 1 January 1960.{{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=2022-02-12 |website=www.supremecourt.gov.bd}} He completed a Bachelor of Arts and a law degree from the University of Dhaka.
Career
Ahmed joined the district court as a lawyer on 17 October 1985.
On 6 October 1988, Ahmed became a lawyer of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.
On 8 November 2006, Ahmed was made a lawyer of the Appellate Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.
Ahmed was appointed an additional judge of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court 4 November 2010.
Ahmed and Justice M Shawkat Hossain stopping the proceedings of corruption cases, filed during the 2006-2008 caretaker government term, against Nurul Islam Babul, chairperson of Jamuna Group, and his wife Salma Islam.{{Cite news |date=2011-05-20 |title=Case against Babul, wife quashed |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-186470 |access-date=2022-02-12 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}
On 14 February 2012, Ahmed and Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif issued a verdict in favor of Grameenphone against fees claimed by Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.{{Cite news |date=2012-02-14 |title=HC rejects telecoms regulator's claim |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-222367 |access-date=2022-02-12 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}} Ahmed was appointed a permanent judge of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court 15 October 2012.{{Cite news |date=2012-10-15 |title=4 HC judges to be sworn in today |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-253888 |access-date=2022-02-12 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}
Ahmed and Justice Mohammad Ullah on 23 July 2015 issued a verdict denying bail to British-Bangladesh ISIS member who fought for the terrorist group in Syria and returned to Bangladesh to recruit.{{Cite news |date=2015-07-23 |title=Syria-linked jihadist denied bail |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/country/syria-linked-jihadist-denied-bail-115576 |access-date=2022-02-12 |work=The Daily Star |language=en}}
Ahmed and Justice Mohi Uddin Shamim in October 2021 denied bail to Mohammad Shahed, chairman of Regent Hospital, on fraud charges.{{Cite news |title=Shahed fails to secure bail from High Court |url=https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/national/shahed-fails-to-secure-bail-from-high-court-1635267889 |access-date=2022-02-12 |work=The Financial Express |language=en}} In September, he was part of the Bangladesh Supreme Court delegation to the Bangabhaban which went to submit the Annual Report-2020 of Supreme Court to President Abdul Hamid.{{Cite news |title=CJ submits SC's annual report to President {{!}} News |url=https://www.bssnews.net/news/20231 |access-date=2022-02-12 |work=BSS}}