Sheikh Abdul Awal
Sheikh Abdul Awal | |
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| Born | June 4, 1960 |
| Occupation | Judge |
| Known for | Judge of the High Court Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh |
Sheikh Abdul Awal serves as a judge in the High Court Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh.
Early life
Abdul Awal was born on 4 June 1960 to parents Sheikh Yousuff Ali and Saleha Begum. He possesses degrees including an M.A., M.S.S., and a law qualification.
Career
He initiated his legal profession as an advocate in the District Courts on 30 October 1986, subsequently progressing to practice in the High Court Division from 26 February 1989. On 23 August 2004, he was appointed as an additional judge of the High Court Division and was confirmed as a permanent judge two years later, on 23 August 2006.
Among his significant judicial decisions are the bail grants to political personalities such as Tarique Rahman in 2008, as well as directives to safeguard Saifur Rahman from governmental harassment that same year. Additionally, he authorized bail for former Home Minister Lutfozzaman Babar in 2008. In 2015, he permitted bail for an individual suspected of recruiting for the Islamic State who had connections to a former High Court judge.
In a notable 2010 verdict, Abdul Awal declared the death sentence under the Women and Children Repression Prevention (Special) Act, 1995 unconstitutional due to the absence of alternative punishments. In 2018, he uncovered fraudulent activities involving seven court employees and granted bail to the renowned photojournalist Shahidul Alam. Further, in 2019, he approved bail for two ex-police inspector generals implicated in the 2004 Dhaka grenade attack investigation.