Nazrul Islam Chowdhury

Nazrul Islam Chowdhury is a retired justice of the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court. He is currently the chairman of the International Crimes Tribunal-2.

Career In 2001, Chowdhury was appointed an additional judge of the High Court Division.

In January 2003, Chowdhury and Justice M A Aziz declared the detention of Tofail Ahmed, a politician of the Awami League, who was arrested in December 2002. On 3 July 2003, Chowdhury was appointed a permanent judge of the High Court Division.

In September 2007, Chowdhury and Justice Ataur Rahman Khan rejected an appeal to quash the MiG-29 fighter planes corruption case against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina.

In August 2011, Chowdhury and Justice Anwarul Haque expressed embarrassment and unwillingness to hear the bail hearing in a case against 13 lawyers. The lawyers were accused of preventing police from discharging their duties.