Judicial activities of both of the wings of the Supreme Court— the Appellate Division and High Court Division — will remain suspended on Sunday in honour of late Justice FRM Nazmul Ahasan.
The High Court judge breathed his last at 6.15am on Friday at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital (BSMMU), said a notification of the High Court division signed by Registrar General Md Ali Akbar.
Justice Ahasan, who was elevated to the Appellate Division from the High Court, died from post-Covid complications before he could be sworn in as one of the top judges.
He was recovering from the disease and was preparing to return home from the hospital, but his condition deteriorated suddenly two days ago, said Toufique Maruf, his brother. Justice Ahasan tested negative for Covid on Jan 29.
Justice Ahasan was born in 1955. He obtained a law degree after completing his master’s and was enlisted as an advocate in 1986. In 1994, he was later enlisted to the High Court and to the Appellate Division in 2009.
Ahasan was appointed as an additional judge to the High Court in 2010 and his job was made permanent after two years, according to the rules.
He could not take oath as one of the new Appellate Division judges on Jan 9 along with his three colleagues as he fell sick. His last day at work would have been Feb 14. He was appointed to the Appellate Division a month before his retirement.