Apex court gets 4 new judges
Four High Court judges have been elevated to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday, raising the judges' number to eight.
The judges are Justice Borhan Uddin, Justice M Enayetur Rahim, Justice FRM Nazmul Ahasan and Justice Krishna Debnath.
Three of the judges took oath yesterday, with Justice FRM Nazmul Ahasan unable to do so due to illness. He will take oath later when he will recover.
Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique administered the oath at the Judges' Lounge of the SC where the judges of both the Appellate Division and High Court Division were present.
After the three new apex court judges were sworn in, Attorney General AM Amin Uddin and Supreme Court Bar Association Secretary Md Ruhul Quddus Kazal accorded them felicitation at the Chief Justice's Courtroom.
The newly appointed judges -- Justice Borhan Uddin, Justice M Enayetur Rahim, Justice FRM Nazmul Ahasan and Justice Krishna Debnath -- paid homage to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing wreaths to his portrait at Dhanmondi-32 in Dhaka.
Later, they went to Savar and paid tribute to the martyrs of the Liberation War by placing wreaths to National Martyrs' Memorial.
President Abdul Hamid made the appointment of apex court judges under article 95(1) of the constitution, Law Minister Anisul Huq told The Daily Star.
He hoped that the new judges would work towards ensuring justice in the country.
The minister later told reporters that the president may appoint new judges to the HC Division as their number has reduced.
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