HC judges sworn in

The 10 additional High Court judges--regularised by the government Sunday-- have taken their oaths.

Chief Justice Md Muzammel Hossain sworn in the judges at the Supreme Court auditorium on Monday.

The ceremony was conducted by the Supreme Court Registrar AKM Shamsul Islam.

The judges were appointed on Oct 20, 2011 on a temporary basis. Law requires their regularisation after two years.

They are Justices SH Md Nurul Huda Jaigirdar, KM Kamrul Kader, Md Mozibur Rahman Miah, Mustafa Zaman Islam, Mohammad Ullah, Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar, AKM Shahidul Huq, Shahidul Karim, Md Jahangir Hossain and Abu Taher Md Saifur Rahman.

A law ministry press note issued Sunday said they were made full judge by the President in consultation with the Chief Justice.

The judges were appointed on Oct 20, 2011 on a temporary basis. Law requires their regularisation after two years.

The High Court now has 91 judges and eight additional judges.

The Appellate Division has nine judges.