Twenty-two additional judges of the High Court (HC) Division of the Supreme Court (SC) have been appointed as permanent judges.
A gazette notification issued by the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs on Tuesday (November 11) confirmed the development.
The judges made permanent are-- Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozumder, Justice Syed Enayet Hossain, Justice Md Mansur Alam, Justice Sayed Jahed Mansur, Justice KM Rasheduzzaman Raja, Justice Md Jabid Hossain, Justice Mubina Asaf, Justice Kazi Waliul Islam, Justice Aynun Nahar Siddiqua, Justice Md Abdul Mannan, Justice Tamanna Rahman Khalidi, Justice Md Shofiul Alam Mahmood, Justice Md Hamidur Rahman, Justice Nasreen Akter, Justice Shathika Hossain, Justice Syed Mohammed Tazrul Hossain, Justice Md Toufiq Inam, Justice Yousuf Abdullah Suman, Justice Sk Tahsin Ali, Justice Foyej Ahmed, Justice Md Sagir Hossain, and Justice Sikder Mahmudur Razi.
Earlier, on October 9, 2024, following the July Uprising, the president had appointed 23 individuals as additional judges to the High Court Division.
Among of them, Justice Debasish Roy Chowdhury, son of BNP leader Nitai Roy Chowdhury, has not been regularised as a permanent judge.
According to sources at the Supreme Court administration, Justice Debasish Roy Chowdhury has not yet reached the minimum qualifying age of 45 required for appointment as a permanent judge under the relevant ordinance.
He will turn 45 in March and continue serving as an additional judge until the completion of his two-year tenure.
