Four newly appointed judges of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court were sworn in today (Aug 13).

Earlier, they were promoted from judges of the High Court division.

Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed administered the oath on the Supreme Court premises around 10:30 am.

Aziz Ahmed Bhuiyan, registrar general of the Supreme Court, moderated the swearing-in ceremony.

The judges are Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury, Justice Syed Md. Ziaul Karim, Justice Md. Rezaul Haque and Justice S. M. Emdadul Hoque.

Meanwhile, President Mohammed Shahabuddin made the appointment under Article 95(1) of the constitution.

On Saturday, Syed Refaat Ahmed, senior judge of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court, was appointed as the 25th chief justice of Bangladesh.

BDST: 1244 HRS, AUG 13, 2024
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