He was the Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal,[1][2] a domestic war crimes tribunal in Bangladesh set up to investigate and prosecute suspects for the genocide committed during the Bangladesh Liberation War.
[3] The 1952 Language Movement in the Rajshahi area was organized mainly under his leadership.
[4] He was the joint convener of Rastrabhasa Sangram Parishad in that area.
[5][6] Tipoo was born on 28 August 1931 at Kamalakantapur village of Shibganj Upazila in Chapainawabganj of the then British India (now Bangladesh).
[11] Tipoo was married to Jahan Ara Chowdhury Lui; the couple had three daughters and one son.