Abdur Rob (justice)

Abdur Rob is a Justice of the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court.

Early life
Rob was born on 10 September 1958. He did his bachelor's degree and masters in political science from the University of Dhaka. He also finished his law degree at the University of Dhaka.

Career
Rob became a lawyer of the District Courts in 1987.

In 1990, Rob moved up to become a lawyer in the High Court Division and the Supreme Court in 2002.

Rob was appointed an additional judge of the High Court Division on 18 April 2010. He was made a permanent judge of the High Court Division on 15 April 2012.

In July 2012, Rob and Justice Farah Mahbub ordered Bangladesh Biman to reinstate employees fired under the Voluntary Retirement Scheme in 2007. Rob and Justice Farah Mahbub ordered Rapid Action Battalion in August to investigate the Aminbazar killing of seven students. Rob and Justice Farah Mahbub declared an amendment to the constitution of Bangladesh Cricket Board by the National Sports Council illegal. Their order was stayed by Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain of the Appellate Division. Rob and Justice Farah Mahbub summoned AM Md Sayeed, Kishoreganj District and Sessions Judge for failure to reinstate process servers fired in 2007 and who had secured a High Court verdict in their favor.

In January 2014, Rob and Justice Shahidul Islam gave a split verdict in the 2007 Narsingdi murder case in which seven were sentenced to death. Rob upheld the death sentences while Islam had turned it down. Justice Bhabani Prasad Singha then heard the case and upheld the death sentences.

In August 2015, Rob and Justice Md Nuruzzaman rejected a petition by former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia seeking files on the Barapukuria coal mine corruption case. They lifted the freeze on the coal mine case and ordered proceedings to begin. Rob and Justice Md Nuruzzaman denied bail to the Mayor of Habiganj, Golam Kibria Gaus, in the Shah A M S Kibria murder case.