Dhaka: Four new additional judges were appointed to the High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday, according to a gazette notification.
The judges are-- AKM Shahidul Haque and Abu Taher Md SAifur Rahman, Shahidul Karim, and Mohammad Jahangir Hossain.
AKM Shahidul Haque and Abu Taher Md Saifur Rahman are Supreme Court lawyers, Shahidul Karim is the incumbent secretary to the law and justice division of law ministry, and Mohammad Jahangir Hossain is a Dhaka district judge.
President M Zillur Rahman made the appointment as per article 98 of the Constitution.
Six other additional judges were appointed to the High Court earlier on October 4.
Their appointment will take effect from the day of their taking oath.
Additional judges were generally appointed contractually for two years.
Sources said all 10 newly appointed additional judges will be administered oaths by Chief Justice Md Muzammel Hossain in a day or two.
Wednesday’s appointment of the judges bring the total the number of HC judges to 98.
Source: theindependentbd.com
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