K. M. Emrul Kayesh
K. M. Emrul Kayesh | |
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| Justice of the High Court Division of Bangladesh | |
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| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
K. M. Emrul Kayesh is a justice of the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court.
Early life
[edit]Kayesh was born on 25 May 1966.[1] He has a bachelor of law and master of law from the University of Dhaka.[1]
Career
[edit]Kayesh joined the judicial branch of the Bangladesh Civil Service on 25 April 1994 as an assistant judge.[1]
On 14 June 2015, Kayesh was promoted to district and sessions judge.[1]
In 2019, Kayesh was the judge of the Anti-Corruption Commission case against former chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha.[2] In July, he sent Mizanur Rahman, former deputy inspector general, to prison after rejecting his bail application in a corruption case.[3]
Kayesh granted bail to the president of Kalabagan Krira Chakra Club over illegal gambling.[4] In August 2020, Kayesh denied bail to photojournalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol in a Digital Security Act case.[5] He denied bail to Didarul Islam Bhuiyan of Rastrachinta in another Digital Security Act case.[6] In September 2020, Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Kayesh sentenced three police officers of Pallabi Police Station to life imprisonment over the 2014 custodial death of Ishtiaque Hossain Jonny.[7] This was the first verdict in Bangladesh under the Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention) Act, 2013 and was described by The Daily Star as a "historic verdict".[7] The verdict was praised by Mia Seppo, United Nations resident coordinator, and Earl R. Miller, ambassador of the United States to Bangladesh.[8] In December 2020, Kayesh ordered the seizure of 670 bank accounts and immovable properties of Shahid Islam Papul, a member of parliament detained in Kuwait on corruption charges.[9]
Kayesh found Irfan Selim, son of Awami League member of parliament Haji Selim, innocent in an arms case due to lack of evidence.[10] In June 2021, Kayesh ordered the freeze of the bank accounts of Sayeed Khokon, former mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation, and his family members on the request of the Anti-Corruption Commission.[11] He rejected the bail petition of Islamic preacher Mamunul Haque in three cases.[12] He issued a travel ban on three members of parliament, Shamsul Haque Chowdhury, Nurunnabi Chowdhury Shaon, and Moazzem Hossain Ratan.[13] Cartoonist Ahmed Kabir Kishore filed a case under Torture and Custodial Death (Prevention) Act alleging he was tortured in custody with the Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge.[14][15] Kayesh ordered Police Bureau of Investigation who submitted a report against the alleged torture.[14] Kishore filed a no-confidence motion against the report.[16] He was the judge at the trial of Salim Prodhan, who operated illegal casinos in Dhaka.[17]
In March 2022, Kayesh issued arrest warrant against four Bangladesh Nationalist Party politicians, including Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.[18] In May, Kayesh gave permission to the Anti-Corruption Commission to interrogate four members of the trustee board of North South University over a 3.04 billion BDT corruption case.[19] He also refused to hear the bail application of the four.[20] In June 2022, Kayesh heard the sedition case against former prime minister Khaleda Zia, who was on trial in 11 cases.[21] On 31 July 2022, Kayesh was appointed an additional judge of the High Court Division by President Mohammad Abdul Hamid.[22]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Home : Supreme Court of Bangladesh". www.supremecourt.gov.bd. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "ACC asked to submit probe report of case against SK Sinha Aug 28". The Daily Star. 2019-07-11. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "DIG Mizan sent to jail". The Daily Star. 2019-07-03. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "Anti-casino drive: Kalabagan club president Feroz gets bail". The Daily Star. 2020-01-08. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "Journo Kajol denied bail yet again". The Daily Star. 2020-08-25. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "Digital Security Act: Didarul Islam denied bail". The Daily Star. 2020-08-09. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ a b "A historic verdict: 3 policemen get life term for custodial death". The Daily Star. 2020-09-09. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "Anti-Torture Act: UN official, US envoy hail 'significant' verdict". The Daily Star. 2020-09-13. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "Freeze their 670 bank accounts". The Daily Star. 2020-12-28. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "Erfan Salim cleared in arms case". The Daily Star. 2021-02-19. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "Court orders to freeze 8 bank accounts of Sayeed Khokon, family members". The Daily Star. 2021-06-28. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "Court rejects Mamunul's bail petitions". The Daily Star. 2021-07-15. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "Travel ban imposed on whip Shamsul, two more lawmakers". The Daily Star. 2021-06-23. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ a b Halder, Chaitanya Chandra; Bappi, Emrul Hasan (2021-11-17). "Allegation of Kishore's Torture: PBI sees no evidence". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "Kishore goes to court for redress". The Daily Star. 2021-03-11. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "Cartoonist Kishore to file no-confidence petition against PBI report". The Daily Star. 2021-11-24. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "Graft Case: Charge framed against Salim Prodhan". The Daily Star. 2021-11-01. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "Arrest warrant issued against BNP's Rizvi, 3 others for 'attacking police'". The Daily Star. 2022-03-02. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "Tk 304cr Graft Case: ACC can quiz 4 NSU trustees at jail gate: court". The Daily Star. 2022-05-24. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "Tk 304cr money laundering: Court refuses to hear bail petitions of 4 NSU trustees". The Daily Star. 2022-06-20. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "11 cases against Khaleda: Charge framing hearing on Sept 20". The Daily Star. 2022-06-08. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ Sarkar, Ashutosh (2022-08-01). "HC gets 11 new judges". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-08-14.