23 new HC judges take oath

23 new judges of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court took their oath on Wednesday (October 9).

Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed administered the oaths of the 23 judges at the Judges’ Lounge of the Supreme Court at 11 am.

Supreme Court Registrar General Aziz Ahmed Bhuiyan conducted the oath ceremony in presence of judges of both the Appellate and High Court Divisions.

Earlier on Tuesday (October 8), President Mohammed Shahabuddin appointed 23 additional judges to the High Court (HC) Division of the Supreme Court, raising the number of judges at the HC division to 101.

The President made the appointment for a two-year term in line with Article 98 of the Constitution, said a Law and Justice Division gazette notification.

Signed by Law Secretary Md Golam Rabbani, the notification said the appointment will come into effect from the date of their oath.

23 Judges who took oath today are- Md Golam Martuza Mazumder, Syed Enayet Hossain, Md Monsur Alam, Syed Jahed Mansur, KM Rasheduzzaman Raja, Md Zabid Hossain, Mubina Asaf, Qazi Waliul Islam, Ainun Nahar Siddiqua, Md Abdul Mannan, Tamanna Rahman, Md Shafiul Alam Mahmud, Md Hamidur Rahman, Nasrin Akter, Sathika Hossain, Syed Mohammad Tajrul Hossain, Md Toufik Inam, Eusuf Abdullah Sumon, Sheikh Tahsin Ali, Foyej Ahmed, Md Sogir Hossain, Shikder Mahmudur Razee and Debashish Roy Chowdhury.