Five judges from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court submitted their resignation letters on Saturday afternoon.
They are Justice M Enayetur Rahim, Justice Jahangir Hossain, Justice Md Abu Zafor Siddique, Justice Md Shahinur Islam and Justice Kashefa Hussain.
Their resignation letters were sent to the President through the Ministry of Law at around 4PM on Saturday, according to Supreme Court sources.
Earlier in the day, Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan has submitted his resignation letter to the Law Ministry in the face of student protests.
Officials from the Ministry of Law confirmed the resignation of Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan.
Protesters had gathered in front of the annex building of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court on Saturday morning, demanding the resignation of the Chief Justice and six other judges from the Appellate Division.
They left the High Court premises after the report surfaced that the Chief Justice had decided to resign.
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