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History of the Kushtia Courts
History of the Kushtia Courts

To deal with litigation arising from the Indigo Resistance, a munsifi court was established at Bhaluka [Kumarkhali], with Ishan Chandra Datta as its first munsif. When the Kushtia and Kumarkhali thanas came under Pabna district in 1863, the Bhaluka munsifi court was abolished.

Later, in 1863, Kushtia attained the status of a subdivision, and after that a munsifi court was established in Kushtia. Kushtia was at first under the judgeship of Rajshahi district and later under that of Pabna district. Until a separate district judge was appointed for Kushtia, the Pabna district judge used to sit in Kushtia for fifteen days a month to conduct judicial work.

Until the present judge court was built, the district judge's court sat in what is now the district judge's residence, and the munsif court sat in the Islamia College building. On 17 November 1968 a separate district judge court was built for Kushtia district.

Names and tenures of the District Judges of Kushtia:

NameTenure
Mohammad Jalal Uddin 17/09/1970 - 30/01/1972
R.K. Biswas 31/01/1972 - 10/05/1973
Mohammad Ali Khan 09/06/1973 - 14/06/1975
Mohammad Abdul Ahad 23/06/1975 - 02/07/1989
M.A. Awal 08/03/1976 - 02/07/1979
K.M.S. Uddin 19/08/1979 - 02/05/1980
Mohammad Azizur Rahman 21/06/1980 - 12/05/1982
Syed Bazlul Haque 11/06/1980 - 30/11/1984
M. A. Karim 03/01/1984 - 03/01/1985
Sheikh Sadeque 07/01/1985 - 15/12/1985
Mohammad Golam Mostofa 12/02/1986 - 29/09/1988
Md. Moniruzzaman 15/11/1988 - 10/05/1989
Md. Ibrahim Ali 17/05/1989 - 12/05/1990
M. A. Jalil 28/05/1990 - 10/05/1991
M. A. Kuddus 20/07/1991 - 24/09/1991
S.M. Abdur Rahman 07/10/1991 - 02/01/1993
Mohammad Azizul Haque 06/03/1991 - 05/08/1993
Mohammad Sultan Ahmed Mia 09/09/1993 - 31/10/1995
N.K. Chakraborty 20/11/1995 - 17/07/1997
Mohammad A.K.M. Fazlur Rahman 20/07/1997 - 24/09/1998
Mohammad Shamsur Ali 29/09/1998 - 11/11/1999
Mohammad Abu Bakr Siddique 21/11/1999 - 28/11/2000
Mohammad Anisuzzaman 04/10/2000 - 11/10/2003
Syed Enayet Ullah 17/11/2003 - 05/11/2006
Md. Abdur Razzak Joined on 05/11/2006

Those elected to the posts of president/secretary of the Kushtia District Bar Association:

YearPresidentSecretary
1947 Babu Binay Krishna Chattopadhyay Babu Binay Nath Bagchi
1948 Babu Binay Krishna Chattopadhyay Babu Priyanath Bagchi
1949 Babu Binay Krishna Chattopadhyay Narendranath Majumdar
1950 Suresh Chandra Chattopadhyay Md. Kutub Uddin Ahmed
1951 Suresh Chandra Chattopadhyay Mohammad Mohsin
1952 Suresh Chandra Chattopadhyay Mohammad Mohsin
1953 Suresh Chandra Chattopadhyay Mohammad Mohsin
1954 Suresh Chandra Chattopadhyay Mohammad Mohsin
1955 Suresh Chandra Chattopadhyay Mohammad Mohsin
1956 Suresh Chandra Chattopadhyay Mohammad Mohsin
1957 Suresh Chandra Chattopadhyay Chowdhury Jalal Uddin Ahmad
1958 Suresh Chandra Chattopadhyay Chowdhury Jalal Uddin Ahmad
1959 Suresh Chandra Chattopadhyay A.Z.M. Rezwanul Haque
1960 Suresh Chandra Chattopadhyay A.Z.M. Rezwanul Haque
1961 Khan Bahadur Shamsuzzoha Saad Ahmed
1961 Khan Bahadur Shamsuzzoha Saad Ahmed
1962 Khan Bahadur Shamsuzzoha Abdur Rahim
1963 Khan Bahadur Shamsuzzoha Chowdhury Jalal Uddin Ahmed
1964 Khan Bahadur Shamsuzzoha Babu Apurba Kumar Nandi
1965 Khan Bahadur Shamsuzzoha Babu Apurba Kumar Nandi
1966 Khan Bahadur Shamsuzzoha Muhammad Zillur Rahman
1967 Khan Bahadur Shamsuzzoha Muhammad Zillur Rahman
1968 Khan Bahadur Shamsuzzoha Saad Ahmed
1969 Khan Bahadur Shamsuzzoha Saad Ahmed
1970 Mahtab Uddin Ahmad Nakib Uddin Ahmad
1971 Mahtab Uddin Ahmad Ahsan Ullah
1972 Mahtab Uddin Ahmad Ahsan Ullah
1973 Mahtab Uddin Ahmad Md. Asgar Ali
1974 Syed Mashud Rumi Md. Asgar Ali
1975 Mohammad Abdur Rahim Ahsan Ullah
1976 Syed Mashud Rumi Abdul Kaiyum
1977 Mohammad Abdur Rahim Abdul Kaiyum
1978 Mohammad Abdur Rahim Nakib Uddin Ahmad
1979 Mohammad Abdur Rahim Nakib Uddin Ahmad
1980 Nakib Uddin Ahmad S.M. Imdad Hossain
1981 Nakib Uddin Ahmad S.M. Imdad Hossain
1982 Mohammad Abdur Rahim Zillur Rahman Khan Chowdhury
1983 Nakib Uddin Ahmad Sirajul Islam
1984 Mohammad Abdur Rahim Sirajul Islam
1985 Abdul Kaiyum Sirajul Islam
1986 Nakib Uddin Ahmad Khandakar Kudrat-e-Nur
1987 Abdul Kaiyum Khandakar Kudrat-e-Nur
1988 Abdul Kaiyum Md. Moslem Uddin
1989 Abdur Rahman Md. Moslem Uddin
1990 Abdur Rahman Md. Azizul Haque
1991 Nakib Uddin Ahmad M.A.K. Golam Mohiuddin
1992 Nakib Uddin Ahmad M.A.K. Golam Mohiuddin
1993 Abdur Rahim Mia Md. Rezaul Haque
1994 Amirul Islam Mia Md. Rezaul Haque
1995-96 Amirul Islam Md. Alimul Haque
1996-97 Nakib Uddin Ahmad Nurul Islam Dulal
1997-98 Azizur Rahman Akkas Anup Kumar Nandi
1998-99 Azizur Rahman Akkas Anup Kumar Nandi
1999-2000 Mohammad Abdur Rahim Mohammad Harunur Rashid
2000-01 Sirajul Islam Mohammad Harunur Rashid
2001-02 Sirajul Islam Mohammad Harunur Rashid
2002-03 Sirajul Islam Mohammad Harunur Rashid
2003-04 Amirul Islam Jahurul Islam
2004-05 Amirul Islam Jahurul Islam
2005-06 Amirul Islam Nurul Islam Dulal
2006-07 Rezaul Haque Nurul Islam Dulal
2007-08 Sirajul Islam Nurul Islam Dulal
2007-08 Sirajul Islam Nurul Islam Dulal
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