Justice Syed M. Dastagir Husain

Justice Syed Muhammad Dastagir Husain is a former 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 Divisions of Bangladesh Supreme Court. He also served as Principal of Central Law College and as a member of the Academic Council the National University. A life member of the Bangladesh Law Teachers’ Association, Justice Dastagir authored several papers and delivered lectures on Human Rights and Humanitarian law at seminars at home and abroad. Currently retired, he is associated with the Red Crescent Society of Bangladesh, the Bangladesh Heart Foundation, the Bangla Academy, and serves as an Arbitrator for arbitration proceedings.