Dr. Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, MP

Dr. Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, MP

Dr. Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, MP was born in 1966 to a humble and prosperous family. Her father Late Rafiqullah Chaudhury was a Former CSP. He served as a Secretary to the Prime Minister Bangabandhu Sheikh MujiburRahman (1972). Her mother, Late Professor Naiyar Sultana was a Member of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission. She is an MP from the constituency of Rangpur – 6. 

She has been brilliant in her academic and professional life. She passed her SSC in 1983 with the 1st position in combined merit list from Humanities. Then She got 2nd position in her HSC in 1985. She became first class first in her LLB degree from University of Dhaka in 1989. Later she completed her LLM with the same distinction from the same institution. She got the commonwealth scholarship and obtained her Ph.D. on Law from University of Essex. Her thesis was on “The Right to Life” and her area of Specialization is Constitutional Law and Human Rights.

In 1992, she enrolled as an advocate in the Bar Council. In 1994, she enrolled in the High Court Division and in 2008, in the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court. She has the portfolio of 15-year experience as an advocate in the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. She is a panel lawyer for the HPM Sheikh Hasina.

Her area of expertise includes: Human Rights and Constitutional Law, Commercial, Corporate Law, Contract, Banking Law, International Trade, Documentary Credit, Securities Law, Shipping/Admiralty, Construction, Turnkey Project on BOO / BOOT basis, Arbitration, Mediation, Criminal Law, Judicial Review by way of Writs in legal area. She holds keen interests in Sustainable Developments areas such as: Gender Issues, Pro-bono Public Interest Litigation, Inclusive and sustainable Development.