3 new Appellate Division judges sworn in

Three newly appointed judges to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court were sworn in on Tuesday morning.

Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain administered the oath-taking ceremony at the Supreme Court Judges' Lounge at 10:30am.

The newly appointed judges are Zinat Ara, Abu Bakar Siddiquee and Md Nuruzzaman.

President Abdul Hamid gave the appointment on Monday raising the number of judges in the Appellate Division to seven.  

Judges of the Appellate Division and the High Court division were present at the oath-taking.