President Md Abdul Hamid has appointed eleven new additional judges in the High Court division of the Supreme Court for the next two years, effective from oath taking day.

The law ministry issued a gazette notification in this regard on Sunday.

The 11 newly appointed judges are District and Sessions Judge Md Showkat Ali Chowdhury, Cumilla District and Sessions Judge Md Atabullah, Deputy Attorney General Bishwajit Debnath, Deputy Attorney General Md Aminul Islam, Advocate at the Supreme Court Md Ali Reza, Registrar General at the Supreme Court Md Bazlur Rahman, Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge KM Imrul Kayes, Tangail District and Sessions Judge Fahmida Quader, Deputy Attorney General Md Bashir Ullah, Advocate at the Supreme Court SM Masud Hossain Dolon, and Advocate at the Supreme Court AKM Rabiul Hasan.