4 more addl HC judges appointed

19 October 2011, 18:00 PM

Staff Correspondent

Four more additional judges were appointed to the High Court Division of Supreme Court yesterday, raising the number of HC judges to 98. President Zillur Rahman made the appointment for two years in line with Article 98 of the constitution. The new judges are -- Supreme Court lawyers AKM Shahidul Haque and Abu Taher Md Saifur Rahman, Shahidul Karim, secretary to the Law and Justice Division of law ministry, and Md Jahangir Hossain, district and sessions judge of Dhaka. On October 4, the president appointed six judges to the HC from among the practising lawyers. SC Registrar AKM Shamsul Islam told The Daily Star that Chief Justice Md Muzammel Hossain will administer oath to all the newly appointed judges at the SC Judges' Lounge this morning. The Awami League-led grand alliance government has so far appointed 52 HC judges since assuming power in early 2009.