18 additional HC judges sworn in

Eighteen additional judges, who have been appointed to the High Court Division for two years, were sworn in yesterday afternoon.Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain administered the oath at the Supreme Court Judges' Lounge. The Law Ministry earlier on Wednesday published a gazette notification on their appointment.

It said the President made the appointment exercising his power under section 98 of the Constitution. The 18 HC additional judges are Md Abu Ahmed Jamadar, International Crimes Tribunal member; Md Mostafizur Rahman, Additional Secretary to the Law and Justice Division; FatemaNajib, Narsingdi District and Session's Judge; Md Quamrul Hossain Mollah, Metropolitan Session's Judge of Dhaka; SM Kuddus Zaman, District and Session's Judge of Dhaka; Md Atoar Rahman, Divisional Special Judge of Dhaka; Deputy Attorneys General Khijir Hayat, Shashanka Shekhar Sarker, SM Moniruzzaman, Sardar Md Rashed Jahangir and Khondakar Diliruzzaman; and Supreme Court lawyers SM Abdul Mobin, Mohammad Ali, Mahiuddin Shamim, Md Reaz Uddin Khan, Md Khairul Alam, Ahmed Rasel and Dr KM Hafizul Alam.