Three judges of the High Court have been appointed as judges to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday, raising the number of total judges in the Appellate Division to nine.
The newly appointed judges are Justice Md Ashfaqul Islam, Justice Md Abu Zafor Siddique and Justice Md Jahangir Hossain.
The Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry issued a gazette notification in this regard on Thursday after President Abdul Hamid appointed them.
The appointment of the judges will come into effect once they take oath.
Currently, there are six judges in the Appellate Division, and Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique administered their oath at 4pm on Thursday.
