Eighteen High Court judges, whose services were confirmed recently, were sworn in yesterday.

Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain administered the oath through video conference in the afternoon from his Kakrail residence in Dhaka.

Judges of both the Appellate and High Court Divisions of the Supreme Court virtually attended the oath ceremony from their homes, SC sources said.

The judges are: Justice Md Abu Ahmed Jamadar, Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman, Justice Fatema Najib, Justice Md Kamrul Hossain Molla, Justice SM Kuddus Zaman, Justice Md Atoar Rahman, Justice SM Abdul Mobin, Justice Khizir Hayat, Justice Shashanka Shekhar Sarkar, Justice Mohammad Ali, Justice Mohi Uddin Shamim, Justice Md Riaz Uddin Khan, Justice Md Khairul Alam, Justice SM Moniruzzaman, Justice Ahmed Sohel, Justice Sardar Md Rashed Jahangir, Justice Khandaker Diliruzzaman, and Justice KM Hafizul Alam.

President Md Abdul Hamid had appointed them on May 30, 2018 as additional judges of the HC for two years.

The law ministry on Friday issued a gazette notification, saying that the president regularised the appointment of the 18 HC judges in consultation with the chief justice as per the constitution of the republic. The confirmation will come into effect from the date of taking oath, according to the gazette notification.