Profession Jurist Succeeded by F.K.M. Munim Name Badrul Chowdhury | Nationality Bangladeshi Died 1998 Occupation Law | |
Alma mater Calcutta University and University of Dhaka | ||
Bangladesh Open University
Badrul Haider Chowdhury (Bengali: বদরুল হায়দার চৌধুরী; 1 January 1925 – 14 February 1998) was the Chief Justice of Bangladesh from 1 December 1989 to 31 December 1989.
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Early life
He was born in Noakhali District of East Bengal, in present-day Bangladesh in 1925. His father name was Khan Bahadur Mohammed Gazi Chowdhury.
Education
In 1948 he finished graduate studies in the University of Kolkata and completed his law degree in 1951. In 1955, he was awarded bar-at-law degree from Lincoln's Inn of United Kingdom.
Career
From 1965 to 1971 Badrul Haider Chowdhury practiced at the Dhaka High court. In 1pril 1971 he was made of Judge of Dhaka High Court.
After the independence of Bangladesh he was made a judge of Bangladesh High court on January 1972. He was made a judge in the Appellate Division in 1978. His verdict on the 8th Amendment case was a landmark moment of Bangladesh's legal history.1 from December 1989 to 31 December 1989 he was the chief justice of Bangladesh.
Personal life
Chowdhury married Anwara Begum. His daughter Naima Haider followed him to law and became to justice of Dhaka High Court.
Death
On 14 February 1998 he died in Dhaka, Bangladesh.