Justice Syed M. Dastagir Husain is a retired judge of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. Former president of the Bangladesh Chapter of the Amnesty International, Justice Dastagir obtained his bachelor and master degrees in jurisprudence from the University of Rajshahi and practiced law at the High Court and Appellate Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court. He served as a member of the Academic Council of the National University and a life member of the Bangladesh Law Teachers’ Association. Justice Dastagir authored several papers and delivered lectures on Human Rights and Humanitarian law at home and abroad. He is also associated with the Red Crescent Society of Bangladesh, the Bangladesh Heart Foundation, the Bangla Academy, and serves as an Arbitrator for arbitration proceedings.