Appellate Division gets 3 new judges

Three High Court judges have been elevated to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today, raising the apex judges' number to nine.

The judges are Justice Md Ashfaqul Islam, Justice Md Abu Zafor Siddique, and Justice Jahangir Hossain Selim.

President Md Abdul Hamid today made the appointment of apex court judges under article 95(1) of the constitution.

Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique administered their oaths at the Judges' Lounge of the SC at 4:00pm today, its Registrar General Md Golam Rabbani told The Daily Star.