K. M. Hafizul Alam

K. M. Hafizul Alam is a Justice of the High Court Division of the [[Supreme Court of Bangladesh].^[1]

Alam was born on 3 March 1974. Alam has a bachelor's and master's in law.^[2] He has a Ph.D.^[2]

Mr. Justice K.M. Hafizul Alam started his professional career as an Advocate. After enrollment at Bangladesh Bar Council on 29.01.2002 he joined at District Bar Association. He was enrolled as an Advocate of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh on 27.04.2003. He was a member of the Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association, Dhaka District Bar Association and Dhaka Taxes Bar Association. He was also enrolled in the Honorable Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh on 29.03.2018. Mr. Alam has worked in renowned law chambers in Bangladesh as an Associate. He was also the head of Dr. Hafiz & Associates, Law Chamber

Elevation to the High Court Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh :

On 31 May 2018, having more than 16 years carrier as a lawyer Mr. Alam was elevated to the High Court Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh as an Additional Judge. On 30.05.2020 Mr. Justice K.M. Hafizul Alam was appointed as Judge of the same Division.

Training / Course received :

Mr. Justice Alam received training on Bar Vocational Course –6 weeks (27th April, 2002 to 6th June, 2002) by Legal Education & Training Institute, Bangladesh Bar Council, Dhaka; Training Programme on Human Rights Awareness Raising (HRARTP) Jointly organized by the Legal Education & Training Institute (LETI), Bangladesh Bar Council and the Australian High Commission from 25th July, 2004 to 30th July, 2004 at the Legal Education & Training Institute, Dhaka; Income Tax Practice- organized by BD JOBS.COM Ltd. 1st September 2007; “Vat, Custom, Bond & Baggage Rule”- 2 weeks Long training Course organized by The Institute of Cost Management Accountants of Bangladesh, Dhaka (7th May 2009 to 16th May 2009); “Shipping, Logistics & International Trade Documents”- organized by www.prothom-alojobs.com(16th May 2009); “Research Methodology with Application of Statistical Package for Social Science” long training course organized by Bangladesh Institute of Management, Dhaka (28thMay to 10th June 2009); “Modern Management”-4th April, 2009 organized by the Institute of Professional Development, Dhnamondi, Dhaka; Investors Awareness Program on Capital Market– 3 days (18 to 20th January,2009)organized by the Dhaka Stock Exchange Ltd.; Basic Course on Technical Analysis of Stock Market, one month long course (January, 2010) by Stockbangladesh.com; Rotary Leadership Graduation Program Part 1 & 2- conducted by the Rotary Leadership Institute, Rotary International District 3281 & 3282 as a member of Rotary Club of Dhaka Midcity;

Employment History:

He was an Adjunct Faculty of a Private University and a lecturer of Mirpur Law College, Dhak; Legal Advisor-Health Education and Economic Development–HEED Bangladesh; Panel lawyer- Ansar VDP Unnayan Bank, Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (WASA), Janata Bank Limited, Agrani Bank Limited, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur and First Finance Limited;; Reporter-Bangladesh Law Chronicles–BLC (leading law journal);

Seminar/Workshop (participant)- Mr. Alam participated many seminars and workshops some of those are as follows-Public Interest Litigation: Review and Strategies on how to create change- Koita, Manikganj-26-27th March 2004; Round table discussion on Permanent Settlement for the Urban Poor- Rights of Slum Dwellers- arranged by Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) in collaboration with Research Initiative Bangladesh (RIB) and Ain –o- Salish Kendra (ASK) held on 4 November 2004 in the CIRDAP Auditorium; National Training Workshop: Application of the International Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights- 1-3th October, 2004, Dhaka Ahsania Mission Auditorium, Dhammondi- and Ain –o- Salish Kendra (ASK) and Law and Society Trust (LST-Colombo); National Workshop on Public Interest Litigation–mapping the Road Ahead-- 17-18th December-2005;CCDB-HOPE, Baroipara, Savar, Dhaka-organized by Ain- O- Salish Kendra (ASK) in collaboration with IWRAW- AP; National workshop on “Alternative Dispute Resolution: In Quest of a New Dimension in Civil Justice Delivery System in Bangladesh- 31 October, 2002 – arranged by Ministry of Law, Justice & Parliamentary Affairs.; Conference on Cross Border Migration and Production of human rights among the neighbors in South Asia, 26-28th December, 2005 arranged by IOM-OIM, Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) and UNHCR The UN Refuge Agency; Sentencing: Policy and Practice, 29 August, 2015- arranged by Bangladesh Institute of Law and International Affairs-BILIA; Commercial Legal Practices and Recent Development in Bangladesh-06 June, 2019organized by the Supreme Court Special Committee for Judicial Reforms and UNDP Bangladesh; Dialogue exchange sessions on writing of judgment-02 November, 2019–organized by the Supreme Court Special Committee for Judicial Reforms and UNDP Bangladesh- key note Speaker Mr. Justice Tun Zaki Bin Mohamed Azmi, Honorable Chief Justice of Dubai International Financial Centre Court and former Chief Justice of Malaysia; Dialogue exchange sessions on case management-08 November,2019organized by the Supreme Court Special Committee for Judicial Reforms and UNDP Bangladesh-key note paper presented by Mr. Justice Tun Zaki Bin Mohamed Azmi, Honorable Chief Justice of Dubai International Financial Centre Court and former Chief Justice of Malaysia-held in Hotel Intercontinental, Dhaka; Standing in Public Interest Litigation: An Outline-04 April,2020 -key note speaker-Mr. Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury, Honorable Judge, High Court Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh and Chairperson, SCOB Editorial Committee-organized by the Supreme Court Online Bulletin(SCOB) Editorial Committee; Enforcement of Commercial Contracts: Addressing the Legal Challenges-09 March, 2020organized by the Supreme Court Special Committee for Judicial Reforms (SCSCJR) and UNDP Bangladesh. Area of practice: Mr. Justice Alam during his profession as lawyer has extensively practiced in the area of Judicial Review-Writ, Criminal cases, Civil disputes, Arthorin Matter, Administrative laws-service matters, Arbitration, Banking Matters, Company matter, VAT–Custom-Income Tax, Employment laws-Labor law Matters, Share and Securities matters etc., Public Procurement Laws, Real-Estate laws, Copy–right and Trade Mark, Family laws, Information commission laws, vetting and drafting of different types of deed/documents. He also dealt with different legal issues in and outside the Court to the different organization / officers and staffs of University of Dhaka, University of Chittagong, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh Open University, National University, WASA, RAJUK, Civil Aviation Authority, Biman Bangladesh Airlines, Bangladesh Rail Way, BSTI, Water and Development Board, Save the Children and many more institutions, and individuals. He was one of the counsels for the respondent of ICC Arbitration Case no. 22059/CYK/PTA before the International Court of Arbitration of International Chamber and Commerce held on 22-25thJanuary, 2018, at International Dispute Resolution Centre, London, United Kingdom. He also travelled Nepal for providing legal support to the US Bangla Air Craft crash victim.