Deleted:Habibur Rahman Khan
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| Habibur Rahman Khan | |
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| Born | }}}}}}}} 5,
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| Died | 20 October 2015 (aged 85) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Profession | Judge |
Habibur Rahman Khan (5 January 1930 – 20 October 2015) was a judge of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court and the only chairman of the Truth and Accountability Commission.[1]
Contents
Early life
Khan was born on 5 January 1930 in Manikganj District, East Bengal, British India.[2]
Career
Khan led a judicial commission in 1998 that looked at the Shamim Reza Rubel murder in police custody.[3]
Khan was chairman of Bangladesh Press Council in 2006[4] and founder of Manikganj Zilla Samity.[2] He was a former President of Dhaka Bar Association.[2]
In August 2007, clashes broke out between students of the University of Dhaka and Bangladesh Army soldiers stationed on campus and car of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence was burned.[5][6] In the following days protests spread to different districts in which one person was killed and 300 were injured.[5] Khan led a one man commission formed by the government to investigate the incident.[5][7] His investigation found no fault with the actions of the university teachers.[8] Bangladesh Police had detained Dr. Sadrul Amin, President of Dhaka University Teachers' Association and General Secretary of Dhaka University Teachers' Association M. Anwar Hossain.[9] The police also detained Professor Harun-or-Rashid and Professor Dr. Neem Chandra Bhowmik of the University of Dhaka along with 15 students.[6] His final report recommended that the government create a code of conduct for University of Dhaka students, teachers, and staff.[10]
On 30 July 2008, Khan was made the first chairman of the Truth and Accountability Commission.[11] The commission formed by the Fakhruddin Ahmed led Caretaker Government to investigate corruption.[12] The Commission would be declared illegal by the High Court Division.[13][14]
In 2010, Khan was made the leader of a single man commission to investigate government land which have been illegally occupied.[15] He reported the task to be impossible due to the size of the task and the lack of manpower.[15]
Death
Khan died on 20 October 2015 in United Hospital Limited, Dhaka, Bangladesh.[2]
References
- ↑ "The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 308". http://archive.thedailystar.net/2005/04/08/d50408011716.htm.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Justice Habibur Rahman Khan passes away". https://www.observerbd.com/2015/10/21/116617.php.
- ↑ "Bangladesh top court bars arrest without warrant" (in ar). 2016-05-25. https://www.gulf-times.com/story/494741/Bangladesh-top-court-bars-arrest-without-warrant.
- ↑ "The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 854". http://archive.thedailystar.net/2006/10/19/d61019060270.htm.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Bangladesh lifts curfew after peace restored" (in en). Reuters. 2007-08-28. https://www.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-29180720070828.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Correspondent, Court (2007-12-13). "DU teachers' ordeal drags on as charges framed again" (in en). https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-15255.
- ↑ "Probe body finds no instigative elements in day 1 incidents" (in en). 2007-09-02. https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-2300.
- ↑ Report, Star (2007-09-03). "DU teachers were sincere in resolving crisis" (in en). https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-2467.
- ↑ "Dhaka University Teachers' Association (Duta) President Sadrul Amin, left, and General Secretary Anwar Hossain, right, were produced before the judicial probe commission of Justice Habibur Rahman Khan". http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/print_news.php?nid=6186.
- ↑ Liton, Shakhawat (2008-04-02). "Judicial probe body wants code of conduct for DU teachers, students" (in en). https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-30373.
- ↑ "Justice Habibur Rahman Khan to be Truth Commission chief". https://bdnews24.com/politics/2008/07/30/justice-habibur-rahman-khan-to-be-truth-commission-chief.
- ↑ Staff Correspondent (2008-07-31). "Truth Commission gets chief, members" (in en). https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-48283.
- ↑ "Tac set free for a month by SC" (in en). 2008-11-17. https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-63711.
- ↑ Staff Correspondent (2009-04-02). "PM discloses list of 456 people seeking Tac clemency" (in en). https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-82377.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 BanglaNews24.com (2010-08-20). "Impossible to run Commission alone: Justice Habibur" (in bn). https://www.banglanews24.com/english/national/news/bd/4012.details.
