City Desk :
Valiant Freedom Fighter and High Court Division of Supreme Court Justice Amir Hossain passed away at Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in the capital on Tuesday morning. He was 63.
He breathed his last at 7:55 am on Tuesday while undergoing treatment at the hospital.
He has been suffering from prolonged illness.
His Namaj-e-janaza was held on Supreme Court premises after Johr prayer.
Justice Hossain was born on November 30 in 1957 at Nikli in Kishorganj district.
He was appointed as Assistant Judge in the Judicial Department on February 22 in 1984 after completing LLB and LLM degree from Dhaka University.
Later, Hossain was promoted as District and Sessions Judge on May 6 in 2009. He was elevated as additional justice of the High Court Division on February 12 in 2015 while being a district judge of Gazipur. Then, he became permanent judge on February 12 in 2017.
He was also appointed as a member of International Crimes Tribunal-1.
Justice Hossain had visited different countries in the world including Australia, Switzerland, China, Indonesia, Singapore, South Korea, India,
United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Germany, Luxemburg,
Belgium, France, United Kingdom, Canada and Netherlands.
Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain in a condolence message expressed deep
shock and sorrow at the death of Justice Amir Hossain.
He prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed deep sympathy
to the bereaved family members.
