Syed Md. Ziaul Karim

Syed Md. Ziaul Karim is a retired justice in the Appellate Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.

Early life Ziaul Karim was born on 12 December 1957. He has a bachelor's in chemistry, a bachelor's and master's in law, and a PhD.

Ziaul Karim and Justice Ashish Ranjan Das gave a split verdict in the bail hearing of Bazlus Samad Adnan, who owned a garment factory in Rana Plaza, on 24 July 2014. Ziaul Karim favored bail for the accused while Ashish Ranjan Das opposed bail

On 5 June 2017, Ziaul Karim and Justice Sheikh Md Zakir Hossain awarded 171.1 million taka compensation to families of the 100 who died in the drowning of MV Nasrin -1 in 2003 from the government of Bangladesh. In August, he was tasked with visiting districts courts in Barisal District, Bhola District, and Jhalokati District.

On 23 March 2022, Ziaul Karim and Justice Sardar Md Rashed Jahangir confirmed the death sentence of Kabirul Islam Vorosha, who is the son of Jatiya Party politician and former member of parliament Karim Uddin Bharsha and went on the run after securing bail, for killing his brother Khairul Islam Vorosha. Ziaul Karim and Justice Sashanka Shekhar Sarkar heard 244 cases in one day on 20 April.