Badrul Haider Chowdhury

Badrul Haider Chowdhury (1 January 1925 – 14 February 1998) was the Chief Justice of Bangladesh from 1 December 1989 to 31 December 1989. In 1948, Chowdhury finished his graduate studies at the University of Kolkata and completed his law degree in 1951. In 1955, he became a Barrister as a member of Lincoln's Inn.

After the independence of Bangladesh, Chowdhury was made a judge of Bangladesh High court in January 1972. He was made a judge in the Appellate Division in 1978. His verdict on the 8th Amendment case was a landmark moment of Bangladesh's legal history. From 1 December 1989 to 1 January 1990, he was the chief justice of Bangladesh.

On 14 February 1998, Chowdhury died in Dhaka, Bangladesh.