Govt appoints 18 addl judges to HC

The government has appointed 18 judicial officers and lawyers as additional judges to the Supreme Court's High Court Division.The Law and Justice Division said in an order on Wednesday that President Md Abdul Hamid made the appointments for two years.

The 18 new High Court judges include former district judge Md Abu Ahmed Jamadar, now a member of the International Crimes Tribunal.

The names of the 18 newly appointed judges, are as follows:Md Abu Ahmed Zomadar (Former District Judge), Member of Intern-ational Crime Tribunal, Dhaka, Md Mostafizur Rahman, Additional Secr-etary (District Judge with enjoying PRL), Law and Justice Division, Fatema Najib, District and Session Judge, Narsingdi, Md

 Kamrul Hossain Molla, Metropolitan Session Judge, Dhaka, SM Kuddus Zaman, District and Session Judge, Dhaka, Md Atowar Rahman, Divisional Special Judge, Dhaka, SM Abdul Mobin, Advocate, Bangladesh Supreme Court, Khijir Hayat, Deputy Attorney General, Bangladesh, Shoshangko Shekhor Sarker, Deputy Attorney general, Bangladesh, Mohammad Ali, Advocate, Bangladesh Supreme court, Dhaka, Mohi Uddin Shamim, Advocate, Bangladesh Supreme Court, Dhaka, Md Riyaz Uddin Khan, Advocate, Bangladesh Supreme Court, Dhaka, Md Khairul Alam, Advocate, Bangladesh Supreme court, Dhaka, SM Moniruzzaman, Deputy Attorney General, Bangladesh, Ahmed Sohel, Advocate, Bangladesh Supreme Court, Dhaka, Sardar Md Rashed Jahangir, Deputy Attorney General, Bangladesh, Khandaker Diliruzzaman, Deputy Attorney General, Bangladesh and Dr KM Hafizul Alam, Advocate, Bangladesh Supreme Court, Dhaka