Eleven new additional judges have been appointed to the High Court Division of the Supreme Court.
The Law Ministry issued a gazette notification in this regard on Sunday.
President Abdul Hamid made the appointments for two years in line with article 98 of the constitution, according to the gazette notification.
The eleven news judges are—District and Sessions Judge Shawkat Ali Chowdhury, Comilla District and Sessions Judge Mohammad Atabullah, Deputy Attorney General Biswajit Debnath, Deputy Attorney General Aminul Islam, Advocate of Supreme Court Mohammad Ali Reza, Registrar General of the Supreme Court Mohammad Bazlur Rahman, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate KM Imrul Kayes, Tangail District and Sessions Judge Fahmida Quader, Deputy Attorney General Bashir Ullah, Advocate of Supreme Court SM Masud Hossain Dolon and Advocate of Bangladesh Supreme Court AKM Rabiul Hasan.
Mohammad Saifur Rahman, registrar of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, said the additional judges will take oath at the Supreme Court Judges Lounge around 4:30pm on Sunday.
Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique will administer the oath.
