High Court gets 22 permanent judges

In a significant development, 22 additional judges of the High Court (HC) division of the Supreme Court have been appointed as permanent judges.

The appointments were made by the President in consultation with the Chief Justice, under Article 95 of the Constitution. The appointments will take effect from the date of oath-taking.

A notification in this connection issued today by the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs signed by Secretary Liaquat Ali Mollah.

Those who have been appointed as permanent judges High Court Division are: Justice Md. Golam Mortuza Mozumder, Justice Syed Enayet Hossain, Justice Md. Mansur Alam, Justice Sayed Jahed Mansur, Justice K. M. Rasheduzzaman Raja, Justice Md. Jabid Hossain, Justice Mubina Asaf, Justice Kazi Waliul Islam, Justice Aynun Nahar Siddiqua, Justice Md. Abdul Mannan, Justice Tamanna Rahman Khalidi, Justice Md. Shofiul Alam Mahmood, Justice Md. Hamidur Rahman, Justice Nasreen Akter, Justice Shathika Hossain, Justice Syed Mohammed Tazrul Hossain, Justice Md. Toufiq Inam, Justice Yousuf Abdullah Suman, Justice Sk. Tahsin Ali, Justice Foyej Ahmed, Justice Md. Sagir Hossain, and Justice Sikder Mahmudur Razi.