M Enayetur Rahim Explained

M Enayetur Rahim
Native Name Lang:bn
Office:Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh
Term Start:30 October 1986
Birth Date:11 August 1960
Nationality:Bangladeshi
Profession:Judge
Alma Mater:University of Dhaka

M Enayetur Rahim is a retired justice on the Appellate Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.[1] Earlier, he was justice of the High Court Division, Bangladesh Supreme Court. He also served as the chairman of the International Crimes Tribunal 1.[2] He is the president of Bangladesh Judicial Service Commission.[3]

Early life and education

Rahim was born on 11 August 1960 in the District of Dinajpur, Bangladesh. His father M. Abdur Rahim, who was a Bangladesh Awami League politician and the Member of Parliament from Dinajpur-3 and mother Mrs. Nazma Rahim.[4] Rahim completed his master's degree in mass communication and journalism and a law degrees from the University of Dhaka.

Career

Rahim became a lawyer of the District Courts on 30 October 1986.

On 2 January 1989, Rahim became a lawyer on the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.

On 15 May 2002, Rahim became a lawyer of the Appellate Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.

Rahim was elected as the Secretary of Supreme Court Bar Association in 2005.[5]

Rahim became Additional Attorney General for Bangladesh in January, 2009.[6]

Rahim was appointed an Additional Judge of the High Court Division on 30 June 2009.

Rahim was made a permanent Judge of the same Division on the 6 June 2011.

On 1 August 2013, Rahim, Justice M Moazzem Husain, and Justice Quazi Reza Ul-Hoque in a verdict declared the registration of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami as a political party cancelled.[7] [8]

On 23 February 2014, Rahim was made the chairperson (head judge) of the International Crimes Tribunal-1.[9]

On 10 December 2020, Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman granted bail to Dilip Khalko, a convicted rapist, after he married the victim, who was his cousin and 14 when she became pregnant after rape.[10]

On 26 August 2021, Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman in a verdict declared that the Anti-Corruption Commission does not have the authority to freeze suspect's assets or bank accounts without the explicit authorization of the courts.[11] The verdict was given in a petition filed by a pharmacy owner in Cox's Bazar whose accounts in Social Islami Bank Limited were frozen on the orders of Md Sharif Uddin, assistant director of the Anti-Corruption Commission in Chittagong.

On 10 September 2021, Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman criticized Special Judge Court-5 judge Md Iqbal Hossain for granting bail to Deputy Inspector General of Prison Police Partha Gopal Banik in secret after Banik was arrested with 8 million in cash.[12] Rahim and Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman rejected a petition that called for the High Court to direct the state to protect private phone conversations from being intercepted and recorded illegally on 29 September 2021.[13]

On 9 January 2022, Rahim was made a judge of the Appellate Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court.[14] On 10 August 2024, he has resigned in the face of student agitation.[15]

Personal life

Rahim's only Brother Iqbalur Rahim is a Member of Parliament from Dinajpur-3.[16]

References

  1. Web site: Staff Correspondent. bdnews24.com. Four judges promoted to Supreme Court's Appellate Division. 2022-01-12. bdnews24.com.
  2. Web site: 2014-02-23. Justice M Enayetur Rahim new ICT 1 chairman. 2022-01-12. Dhaka Tribune.
  3. Web site: 2023-10-16 . Justice M Enayetur Rahim made chairman of Bangladesh Judicial Service Commission . 2023-10-16 . The Business Standard . en.
  4. Web site: Home : Supreme Court of Bangladesh. 2022-01-12. www.supremecourt.gov.bd.
  5. Web site: Staff Correspondent. bdnews24.com. Justice Enayetur Rahim new ICT-1 Chairman. 2022-01-12. bdnews24.com.
  6. Web site: Staff Correspondent. 2009-01-30. Enayet addl attorney general. 2022-01-12. The Daily Star. en.
  7. Web site: Jamaat's registration cancellation full verdict released. 2022-02-25. Risingbd. en.
  8. Web site: Bangladesh HC cancels registration of right-wing party Jamaat-e-Islami - Times of India. 2022-02-25. The Times of India. en.
  9. Web site: Staff Correspondent. bdnews24.com. Justice Enayetur Rahim new ICT-1 Chairman. 2022-02-25. bdnews24.com.
  10. Web site: 2020-12-10. HC grants 1-year bail to rape case convict after he marries victim. 2022-02-25. The Daily Star. en.
  11. Web site: Report. Star Digital. 2021-08-26. ACC has no authority to freeze anyone's property, HC observes. 2022-02-25. The Daily Star. en.
  12. Web site: Sarkar. Ashutosh. 2021-09-10. HC criticises judge for giving cop bail secretly. 2022-02-25. The Daily Star. en.
  13. Web site: HC rejects petition seeking order on preventing eavesdropping. 2022-02-25. The Daily Star. en.
  14. Web site: Appellate Division gets 4 new judges. 2022-02-25. theindependentbd.com.
  15. Web site: 2024-08-10 . Md. Ashfaqul Islam is the acting Chief Justice . 2024-08-10 . Barta24 . en.
  16. Web site: Report. Star Online. 2019-09-13. MP Abdur Rahim remembered. 2022-01-12. The Daily Star. en.