| Imam Hossain Choudhury | |
|---|---|
| ইমাম হোসেন চৌধুরী | |
| Chief Justice Dacca High Court | |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Profession | Judge |
Imam Hossain Choudhury was the chief justice of Dhaka High Court of East Pakistan.
Early life
Choudhury was born in 1905 in Bhatiary, Chittagong District, East Bengal, British India. He graduated from Chittagong Government College.
Career
Choudhury was an additional judge of the High Court in 1951.
In 1960, Justice Imam Hossain Choudhury succeeded Justice Mirza Ali Ispahani as the chief justice of East Pakistan. He praised Rabindranath Tagore at a time when his works were under attack in East Pakistan.
References
- Pakistan Law Reports: Dacca series. Government of East Bengal. 1961.
- Masud, Chowdhury A. T. M. (2005). Reminiscence of Few Decades and Problems of Democracy in Bangladesh. Academic Press and Publishers Library. p. 102. ISBN 978-984-08-0198-5.
- ^ Biographical Encyclopedia of Pakistan. Biographical Research Institute, Pakistan. 1960. p. 108.
- Judicature, East Pakistan (Pakistan) High Court of (1951). Report on the Administration of Civil Justice.
- Pakistan Affairs. Information Division, Embassy of Pakistan. 1960.
- Rahamāna, Phajalura (1990). Culture Conflicts in East Pakistan, 1947-1971: A Study in the Attitude of Bengali Muslim Intelligentsia Towards Bengali Literature and Islam. Sejuty Prokashani. p. 145.