Twenty-three newly appointed judges of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court took their oath on Wednesday, October 9.
The oath ceremony was administered by Chief Justice Syed Refat Ahmed at the Judges’ Lounge of the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court Registrar General Aziz Ahmed Bhuiyan conducted the ceremony, which was attended by judges of both the Appellate and High Court Divisions, Attorney General Md Asaduzzaman, and the President of the Supreme Court Bar Association, Ajeebira.
The appointments were made by President Mohammed Sahabuddin, who had earlier appointed 23 additional judges to the High Court Division. On Tuesday, October 8, the Ministry of Law issued an official notification regarding these appointments under the President's orders.
This marks the largest number of judges appointed to the Supreme Court following the fall of the Awami League government during the student-led anti-discrimination movement. The appointment includes four judges in the Appellate Division, reinforcing the strength of the Supreme Court.
The Ministry of Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs issued the notification, signed by Secretary Golam Rabbani. It stated that, under the powers granted by Article 98 of the Constitution, 23 individuals listed below have been appointed as additional judges of the Bangladesh Supreme Court, High Court Division, for a term of two years from the date of their oath-taking.
The newly appointed judges are:
1. Justice Md Ghulam Mortuza Mazumder
2. Justice Syed Enayet Hossain
3. Justice Md Mansur Alam
4. Justice Syed Zaheed Mansur
5. Justice KM Rasheduzzaman Raja
6. Justice Md Jabid Hossain
7. Justice Mubina Asaf
8. Justice Kazi Waliul Islam
9. Justice Ainun Nahar
10. Justice Md Abdul Mannan
11. Justice Tamanna Rahman
12. Justice Md Shafiul Alam Mahmud
13. Justice Md Hamidur Rahman
14. Justice Nasreen Akhter
15. Justice Sathika Hossain
16. Justice Syed Mohammad Tajrul Hossain
17. Justice Md Taufiq Inam
18. Justice Yusuf Abdullah Sumon
19. Justice Sheikh Tahsin Ali
20. Justice Faiz Ahmed
21. Justice Md Sagir Hossain
22. Justice Shikder Mahmudur Razi
23. Justice Debashish Roy Chowdhury