Justice Kazi Ebadul Hoque passes away

Court Correspondent: Dhaka, Jul-15,

Former judge of the Appellate Division and language movement hero Justice Kazi Ebadul Hoque breathed his last early today at a city hospital. He was 86.

“He died at the capital’s Samorita Hospital around 12.10 am,” Supreme Court spokesperson Mohammad Saifur Rahman told the media.

Justice Kazi Ebadul Hoque was awarded the Ekushey Padak in 2016 while his wife Professor Sharifa Khatun also received the award in 2017. Their daughter
Justice Kazi Zeenat Haque is a judge at the High Court.

Justice Hoque was born in 1936 in Feni and played an important role in 1952 language movement. He was the convener of Feni Bhasha Sangram Parishad in
1954-55. His wife Sharifa also played an important role in the language movement.

His namaj-e-janaza was held after the Jumma prayers at Supreme Court premises which was attended by the judges of the divisions of Supreme Court, lawyers, officials of the Attorney General’s office and employees of the Supreme Court administration.

Chief Justice Has an Foez Siddiqui expressed profound shock and sorrow at the death of Justice Kazi Ebadul Hoque and prayed for eternal peace of the
departed soul.

He conveyed his deep sympathy to the bereaved family.

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