The newly appointed chief justice of Bangladesh, Obaidul Hassan, on Tuesday paid homage to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing a wreath at his portrait at Dhanmondi 32 in Dhaka.
Hassan, the 24th chief justice of the country, also signed the condolence book kept there.
"Today I took oath the oath of office to establish the rule of law and justice for the common people by following the ideology of Bangabandhu. He gave us the constitution, and it is the responsibility of all judges of the Supreme Court to protect that," the chief justice said while talking to newsmen there.
Earlier in the day President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath to Obaidul Hassan at a brief ceremony at Darbar Hall of Bangabhaban at 11am.
Cabinet Secretary Md Mahbub Hossain conducted the ceremony.
Later the new chief justice went to the Supreme Court and exchanged views with judges of the Appellate Division and the High Court Division.
On September 12, the president under Article 95 (1) of the constitution appointed Appellate Division judge Obaidul Hassan as the chief justice of Bangladesh.
