Zinat Ara
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The Honourable Justice Zinat Ara | |
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জিনাত আরা | |
Supreme Court Division of Bangladesh | |
Assumed office 27 April 2003 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 15 March 1953 |
Nationality | Bangladeshi |
Parent(s) | H.M.R. Siddiqui (father) Begum Ayesha Siddiqui (mother) |
Alma mater | University of Dhaka |
Profession | Judge |
Zinat Ara (born 15 March 1953) is a Bangladeshi justice of the Appellate Division.[1][2]
Early life and education
Ara was born on 15 March 1953. Her father's name is H.M.R. Siddiqui and mother's name is Begum Ayesha Siddiqui. She passed her LLB and LLM from University of Dhaka.[3]
Career
Ara was elevated as additional judge of the High Court Division on 27 April 2003 and appointed judge on 27 April 2005.[4] In 2007, 1st time in the history of the country's judiciary, Justice Zinat Ara and Justice Farah Mahbub the 2 female judges had conducted a division bench of the High Court in order to deliver justice to the people.[5]
References
- ^ "Govt asked not to release due funds of Chevron Bangladesh employers". The Daily Star. Dhaka. 2017-04-10. Archived from the original on 2017-06-20. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
- ^ Abu Tyeb, Md. (2016-04-16). স্বাবলম্বী না হলে নারীর প্রতি সহিংসতা কমবে না-বিচারপতি জিনাত আরা [Without economic solvency violence against women would not be decreased: Justice Zinat Ara]. ntv online (in Bengali). khulna: ntv online. Archived from the original on 2018-09-09. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
- ^ বিচার বিভাগে নারীর অবদান [Women contribution in Judiciary service] (in Bengali). China Radio International. 2016-05-01. Archived from the original on 2017-07-23. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
- ^ Islam, Fakrul (2017-04-14). নারীরা এগিয়ে আসছেন বিচার বিভাগেও [Women advancement in Judiciary service]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Dhaka. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
- ^ Sarkar, Ashutosh (2022-04-06). "A new dimension in the judiciary". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2022-09-28.
External links
- Judges' List: High Court Division Name and Short Biography