Newly appointed Chief Justice Md Tafazzul Islam will be sworn into office this morning, as outgoing Chief Justice MM Ruhul Amin retired from the service yesterday afternoon.
President Zillur Rahman will administer the oath at Bangabhaban, Supreme Court Registrar Md Shawkat Hossain said yesterday.
On December 15, the president appointed Justice Md Tafazzul Islam, a senior justice of the Supreme Court (SC), as the Chief Justice.
The registrar added that outgoing Chief Justice MM Ruhul Amin made a farewell call on the president at Bangabhaban yesterday.
Justice Ruhul Amin did his routine works on the last working day yesterday, said Shawkat.