Badrul Haider Chowdhury
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The Honourable Chief Justice Badrul Haider Chowdhury |
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| Chief Justice of Bangladesh | |
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In office 1 December 1989 – 31 December 1989 |
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| Preceded by | Fazle Kaderi Mohammad Abdul Munim |
| Succeeded by | Shahabuddin Ahmed |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 1, 1925 Noakhali District, East Bengal, British India (present-day Bangladesh) |
| Died | February 14, 1998 (aged 73) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi |
| Alma mater | Calcutta University and University of Dhaka |
| Occupation | Law |
| Profession | Jurist |
| Religion | Islam |
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.
He was born in Noakhali District of East Bengal, in present-day Bangladesh in 1925. His father name was Khan Bahadur Mohammed Gazi Chowdhury.
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. From 1965 to 1971 he 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.
On 14 February 1998 he died in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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