Four judges of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court have been appointed as Judges of the Appellate Division.
The Ministry of Law has issued a notification in this regard.
According to the notification, on Monday, the president made this appointment under the powers given in Article 95(1) of the Constitutions of Bangladesh.
Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury, Justice Syed Mohammad Ziaul Karim, Justice Md Rezaul Haque and Justice SM Emdadul Haque have been appointed as judges of the Appellate Division.
The appointment will be effective from the date of taking oath, the notification said.
The move came following the appointment of Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed as the 25th chief justice of Bangladesh on August 10.
Earlier, Obaidul Hassan stepped down from his post of chief justice.
Five more judges of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court resigned from their posts.
The five judges are Justice M Enayetur Rahim, Justice Md Abu Zafor Siddique, Justice Jahangir Hossain Selim, Justice Md Shahinur Islam and Justice Kashefa Hussain.
