The president has appointed three senior lawyers and three deputy attorneys general as additional judges to the High Court division of the Supreme Court.
A law ministry statement, undersigned by senior information officer Mohammad Mizanur Rahman, on Tuesday said the president, using the power accorded to him under Article 98 of the Constitution, has appointed the six to serve a two-year from the date of taking oath.
The six new judges are Supreme Court advocates S H Mohammad Nurul Huda Jaigirdar, K M Kamrul Kader Ripon and Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar, and deputy attorneys general Mohammad Mojibur Rahman Miah, Mostofa Jaman Islam and Mohammad Ullah.
Their appointment will be effective from the day they take oath, the statement said.
Currently, there are 88 justices in the High Court and the new additions will take the number to 94.
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