Syed Dilzar Hossain
Syed Dilzar Hossain is a retired district judge and session judge, and former commissioner of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.[1] He served as the registrar of the High Court Division.[2]
Career
In 2011, Hossain presided over the trial of Mufti Abdul Hannan, chief of Harkatul Jihad al Islami-Bangladesh, as the Chief Judicial Magistrate of Sylhet District.[3] In April 2013, Magistrate Hossain ordered Sylhet Kotwali Police Station to investigate Mahmudur Rahman, editor of Amar Desh, in a defamation case.[4]
Hossain was the registrar of the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court.[5] In October 2017, he was appointed special judge of the Dhaka Court.[5] He was the judge in the Gatco graft case against former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.[6] In 2019, he sentenced 6 officials of Unipay2u, an MLM company, to jail for 12 years.[7]
Hossain was appointed commissioner of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission in December 2020.[8]
References
- ^ "BTRC launches quarterly newsletter". www.newagebd.net. 2025-08-25. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
- ^ "Lawyers' explanation sought for court vandalism". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
- ^ "Charge framed against 5 Huji men". The Daily Star. 2011-09-08. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
- ^ "Amar Desh editor sued over report". The Daily Star. 2013-04-04. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
- ^ a b "Major shake-up ordered in Supreme Court administration". Bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
- ^ "Indictment hearing in Gatco graft case adjourned till May 14". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
- ^ "6 officials get 12 years jail for money laundering". Prothomalo. 2019-01-23. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
- ^ "BTRC gets new chairman". The Daily Star. 2020-12-15. Retrieved 2025-08-25.