11 new HC judges pay homage to Bangabandhu

Eleven newly appointed High Court judges yesterday paid homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, placing wreaths at his grave in Tungipara upazila, Gopalganj.

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

On July 31, President Abdul Hamid appointed 11 additional judges to the High Court Division of the Supreme Court for two years, raising the number of its judges to 95.

The newly appointed HC judges are Justice Mohammad Showkat Ali Chowdhury; Justice Md Atabullah; Justice Bishwajit Debnath; Justice Md Aminul Islam; Justice Md Bazlur Rahman; Justice KM Emrul Kayesh; Justice Fahmida Quader; Justice Md Bashir Ullah; Justice Md Ali Reza, Justice SM Masud Hossain Dolan and Justice AKM Rabiul Hasan.