New appellate judges pay respects to Bangabandhu

Two newly  appointed  judges of the Appellate Division of Supreme Court --  Justice Tariq-ul-Hakim and Justice Obaidul Hassan -- yesterday  paid homage to Bangabandhu by  placing wreaths at his grave in Gopalganj's Tungipara upazila.

They  also offered prayers at his mausoleum, seeking eternal peace for the departed  souls of Bangabandhu, Bangamata Begum Fazilatunnesa Mujib and other  martyrs of the August 15, 1975 massacre, an SC source said.

President  Md Abdul Hamid on September 2 appointed the two as judges of the Appellate Division by promoting them from the High Court.

The number of apex court judges stands at eight now.