Bangladesh News

While many lawyers are protesting the appointment of 17 new judges ignoring the chief justice’s recommendation, the government yesterday appointed a judge to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court by superseding three senior judges of the High Court Division.

Justice M Joynul Abedin superseded senior judges Syed Amirul Islam, MD Hassan Ameen and AK Badrul Huq in the appointment signed by President Iajuddin Ahmed after consultation with Prime Minister Khaleda Zia.

Earlier, Justice Syed Amirul Islam was superseded four times.

Justice Abedin will take oath today.

Supreme Court Bar Association Secretary AM Aminuddin told The Daily Star last night that they will refrain from organising its felicitation programme to welcome the judge.

With the appointment of Justice Abedin, the number of Appellate Division judges has risen to eight.

Of them, two have not been available for a long time as Justice MA Aziz was made the chief election commissioner on May 23 last year and Justice Mohammed Fazlul Karim has been ill.

Justice Abedin had led the one-member judicial inquiry commission formed to probe the August 21 grenade attack on an Awami League rally.

He joined the High Court on June 1, 1996. He will retire on January 1, 2010.