Bangladeshi judge
Md. Mahmud Hassan Talukder is a Justice of the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court.[1]
Early life
Talukder was born on 7 January 1966.[2] He has an LLB and a Master in Art from the University of Dhaka.[2]
Career
Talukder became a lawyer of the District Courts on 10 December 1989 and the High Court Division on 31 December 1991.[2]
On 21 October 2019, Talukder was appointed an additional Judge of the High Court Division.[2][3]
In January 2020, Talukder and Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif stayed the recruitment of primary school teachers in 14 districts following a petition filed by failed candidates.[4] This was expanded to four more districts.[5] Talukder and Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif cancelled all convictions of juveniles by executive magistrates across Bangladesh.[6] The court also ordered the release of all juveniles detained on orders of executive magistrate.[7] On 8 December 2020, Talukder and Justice Md. Khasruzzaman ordered the government to block all online portals owned by Kanak Sarwar for anti-state propaganda.[8]
On 19 October 2021, Talukder was made a permanent Judge of the High Court Division by President Mohammad Abdul Hamid.[9]
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