Dhaka, Apr 11 (bdnews24.com) — The government on Sunday appointed 17 additional judges in the High Court.
A senior information officer of the law ministry, Mizanur Rahman, confirmed that a circular of the ministry, announced the appointment.
According to the circular, president Zillur Rahman, with the consent of the Chief Justice, appointed the new judges.
The judges are – Supreme Court lawyer M Faruk, Supreme Court registrar Shawkat Hossain, deputy attorney generals FRM Nazmul Ahsan, Dhaka District and Sessions judge Krishna Debnath, Dhaka Sessions judge ANM Bashirullah, Supreme Court lawyer Abdur Rab, Dr. Kazi Reza-Ul-Haque, Md Abu Zafar Siddique, additional attorney general AKM Jahurul Haque, Supreme Court lawyer Jahangir Hossain Selim, Sheikh Md. Zakir Hossain, Habibul Gani, Md. Ruhul Kuddus Babu, Gobinda Chandra Thakur, Sheikh Hasan Arif, former deputy attorney general JBM Hasan, deputy attorney general Muhammad Khasruzzaman.
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