Md. Aminul Islam

Md. Aminul Islam is a Justice of the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court. He is a former Deputy Attorney General of Bangladesh.

Early life Aminul Islam was born on 2 December 1963. He got his bachelor's in law and another bachelor's in social sciences from the University of Dhaka.

In February 2021, Aminul Islam represented the state at the trial of journalist Akib Hridoy, who had been sued under the Digital Security Act by the Kishoreganj District Deputy Commissioner Md Sarwar Murshed Chowdhury. Aminul Islam did not oppose the journalist's bail. Aminul Islam worked as the Deputy Attorney General until 2022. He and the ten newly appointed judges visited the mausoleum of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman after their appointment.

In April 2023, Aminul Islam and Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam granted anticipatory bail to Matiur Rahman, editor of Prothom Alo, in the Digital Security Act case. In June, Aminul Islam and Justice Mustafa Zaman Islam expressed surprise at the custodial torture of a businessman by officer-charge of Padma South Bridge police station Mustafizur Rahman and Additional Superintendent of Police Md Rasel Monir to extort 7.2 million BDT, despite the businessman securing bail from the High Court Division. The court also expressed dissatisfaction with the officer being withdrawn, as it was not an adequate punishment. Defense lawyers argued that the Niko corruption case should not continue against former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia since it had been scrapped against Sheikh Hasina.