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Govt appoints 25 new HC judges

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Banglapress Published: 23 September 2025, 10:26 AM
Govt appoints 25 new HC judges
  Bangla Press Desk: The interim government has appointed 25 additional judges in the High Court Division of the Supreme Court. On Monday, the Law and Justice Division under the law ministry issued a notification in this regard. Pursuant to Article 95(1) of the Constitution of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh and in consultation with Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, President Mohammed Shahabuddin, in accordance with Article 98 of the constitution, has appointed the 25 individuals as additional judges of the High Court Division for two years from the date of their oath of office, read the notification. The appointees include Chattogram District and Sessions Judge Md Nurul Islam, Habiganj District and Sessions Judge Jesmin Ara Begum, Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md Jakir Hossain, Supreme Court Registrar General Aziz Ahmed Bhuiyan, Bangladesh Judicial Service Commission Secretary Murad A Mowla Sohel, Law and Justice Division Secretary Sheikh Abu Taher, Additional Secretary Md Saiful Islam, and Joint Secretary SM Saiful Islam, and Solicitor Md Rafizul Islam.
Deputy attorneys general Dihider Masum Kabir, Md Monjur Alam, Md Lutfar Rahman, Rezaul Karim, Mahmud Hasan, AFM Saiful Karim, and SM Iftekhar Uddin Mahamud have also been named as additional judges of the High Court Division. Besides, advocates Md Anowarul Islam Shaheen, Raziuddin Ahmed, Foysal Hasan Arif, Md Ashif Hassan, Md Ziaul Haque, Fatema Anwar, Abdur Rahman, Syed Hasan Zubair, and Urmee Rahman have been appointed in the post. The chief justice is set to administer their oaths as new HC judges on Tuesday, according to media reports. This article was originally published on Daily Sun. [Bangla Press is a global platform for free thought. It provides impartial news, analysis, and commentary for independent-minded individuals. Our goal is to bring about positive change, which is more important today than ever before.]
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[Bangla Press is a global platform for free thought. It provides impartial news, analysis, and commentary for independent-minded individuals. Our goal is to bring about positive change, which is more important today than ever before.]

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