Dhaka, Aug 26 (V7N) – President of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh has appointed 25 new judges to the High Court Division of the Supreme Court. The Law Ministry issued a notification in this regard on Monday, by order of the President, in consultation with the Chief Justice under Article 95(1) of the Constitution.

According to the notification, the following 25 persons have been appointed as Additional Judges of the High Court Division for a period not exceeding two years from the date of oath:

  • Md. Anwarul Islam Shaheen, Supreme Court Advocate

  • Md. Saiful Islam, Additional Secretary (Senior District Judge), Law and Justice Division

  • Nurul Islam, District and Sessions Judge of Chattogram

  • Sheikh Abu Taher, Secretary, Law and Justice Department (Senior District & Sessions Judge)

  • Aziz Ahmed Bhuyan, Registrar General, Supreme Court (Senior District & Sessions Judge)

  • Rajiuddin Ahmed, Supreme Court Lawyer

  • Faisal Hasan Arif, Supreme Court Lawyer

  • S. M. Saiful Islam, Joint Secretary, Law and Justice Division (Senior District Judge)

  • Md. Asif Hasan, Supreme Court Lawyer

  • Md. Ziaul Haque, Supreme Court Lawyer

  • Dihidar Masum Kabir, Deputy Attorney General

  • Jasmine Ara Begum, District and Sessions Judge of Habiganj

  • Murad-e-Mawla Sohel, Secretary, Bangladesh Judicial Service Commission (Senior District Judge)

  • Md. Zakir Hossain, Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge

  • Md. Rafizul Islam, Solicitor, Law and Justice Department

  • Md. Manzur Alam, Deputy Attorney General

  • Md. Lutfar Rahman, Deputy Attorney General

  • Md. Rezaul Karim, Deputy Attorney General

  • Fatema Anwar, Supreme Court Lawyer

  • Mahmud Hasan, Deputy Attorney General

  • Abdur Rahman, Supreme Court Lawyer

  • Syed Hasan Zubair, Supreme Court Lawyer

  • A. F. M. Saiful Karim, Deputy Attorney General

  • Urmi Rahman, Supreme Court Lawyer

  • S. M. Iftekhar Uddin Mahmud, Deputy Attorney General

The notification also noted that the Law Secretary who signed the appointment order has himself been appointed as a judge.

Earlier in the day, the government transferred 230 judges of district courts in 19 districts, including Dhaka. Among them are 41 district judges, 53 additional district and sessions judges, 40 joint district and sessions judges, and 96 senior assistant judges and assistant judge-level officers.

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