Shahidul Alam Jhinuk is a retired judge and Commissioner of the Information Commission. He is the former Inspector General of Registration of Bangladesh.[1] He is the former registrar of International Crimes Tribunal.[2]
Jhinuk joined the judicial branch of the Bangladesh Civil Service through the 10th Bangladesh Civil Service exam in 1991.[3][4]
Jhinuk was the senior assistant judge in Comilla District, Dhaka District, and Feni District.[3]
In 2003, Jhinuk was promoted to joint district judge.[3] In 2007, he was promoted to additional district and sessions judge.[3]
Jhinuk was the deputy secretary of the Law and Justice Division. In 2015, he was promoted to District Judge.[3] He was appointed the registrar of International Crimes Tribunal in June 2015 replacing Mustafizur Rahman.[5] He was serving as the Dhaka Special Court-3 Judge.[5] He signed the death warrant for Mir Quasem Ali.[6] He signed the death warrant for Motiur Rahman Nizami and Salauddin Quader Chowdhury.[7][8]
Jhinuk was appointed District Judge of Sunamganj District in July 2017.[9] Md Selim Miah replaced him as the registrar of International Crimes Tribunal.[9]
In October 2018, Jhinuk, Manikganj District and Sessions Judge, sentenced four to death and one to life imprisonment for the murder of a Khan Bahadur Awlad Hossain College student after he was kidnapped for ransom.[10]
In January 2020, Jhinuk was appointed the Inspector General of Registration in charge of the Directorate of Registration.[3] In July 2020, the Directorate of Registration under him collected 6.9 billion BDT.[11]
In August 2023, Jhinuk was appointed Commissioner of the Information Commission along with Masuda Bhatti under Chief Information Commissioner Dr. Abdul Malek.[12][4] He visited the shrine of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Tungipara after his appointment.[13]