Chief Justice of Bangladesh

Chief amongst the judges of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh

Chief Justice of Bangladesh

বাংলাদেশের প্রধান বিচারপতি

Emblem of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh

Flag of the chief justice of Bangladesh

Incumbent
Syed Refaat Ahmed

since 10 August 2024

Supreme Court of Bangladesh
Style|

* The Honourable (formal)
* Mr. Chief Justice (informal)
* His Excellency (diplomatic)

Type| Chief Justice
Status| Presiding Judge
Abbreviation| CJB
Member of| Judiciary of Bangladesh
Residence| Dhaka, Bangladesh
Seat| Supreme Court of Bangladesh, Shahbag, Dhaka
Appointer| The president of Bangladesh
on the advice of the chief adviser
Term length| Until the age of 67 or at the pleasure of the president
Inaugural holder| Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem
Formation| 16 December 1972; 52 years ago (1972-12-16)
Website| supremecourt.gov.bd
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The chief justice of Bangladesh (Bengali: বাংলাদেশের প্রধান বিচারপতি – Bānglādēśhēr Prodhān Bichārpoti) is the highest-ranking judge of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh and the head of the country's judiciary, overseeing both the Supreme Court and all subordinate courts. The chief justice is appointed by the president of Bangladesh. The chief justice sits in the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court with other judges to hear and decide cases, presides over meetings of the full Supreme Court to transact business relating to administration of the court, and supervises the discipline of the judges and magistrates of the subordinate courts. Most rules for regulating the practice and procedure of both the Appellate and High Court Divisions of the Supreme Court—including those applicable to subordinate courts and specified in legislative acts such as the Companies Act 1994 and the Banking Companies Act 1991—are duly scrutinized and approved in full court meetings presided over by the chief justice. He also distributes judicial business of the High Court Division by constituting different benches to exercise its original, appellate and revisable jurisdictions.[1]

Administrative control—including the power to create post, grant promotion and approve leave—and disciplinary authority over judges and magistrates of the subordinate courts is exercised by the president in consultation with the Supreme Court. Urgent matters in this regard are dealt with in consultation with the chief justice.

## List of chief justices of Bangladesh

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No. | Name
(birth–death) | Image  | Start of Term  | End of Term  | Length of Term  | Appointed by
(President of Bangladesh)  | Ref.

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1  | Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem
(1916 – 1997) |  | 16 December 1972 | 5 November 1975 | 2 years, 324 days  | Abu Sayeed Chowdhury |
2  | Syed A. B. Mahmud Hossain
(1916 – 1981) |  | 18 November 1975 | 31 January 1978 | 2 years, 74 days  | Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem |
3  | Kemaluddin Hossain
(1923 - 2013) |  | 1 February 1978 | 11 April 1982 | 4 years, 69 days  | Ziaur Rahman |
4  | Fazle Kaderi Mohammad Abdul Munim
(1924 – 2001) |  | 12 April 1982 | 30 November 1989 | 7 years, 232 days  | Ahsanuddin Chowdhury |
5  | Badrul Haider Chowdhury
(1925 – 1998) |  | 1 December 1989 | 1 January 1990 | 31 days  | Hussain Muhammad Ershad |
6  | Shahabuddin Ahmed
(1930 – 2022) |  | 14 January 1990 | 31 January 1995 | 5 years, 17 days  |
7  | Muhammad Habibur Rahman
(1928 – 2014) |  | 1 February 1995 | 30 April 1995 | 88 days  | Abdur Rahman Biswas |
8  | Abu Taher Mohammad Afzal
(born 1934) |  | 1 May 1995 | 31 May 1999 | 4 years, 30 days  |
9  | Mustafa Kamal
(1933 – 2015) |  | 1 June 1999 | 31 December 1999 | 213 days  | Shahabuddin Ahmed |
10  | Latifur Rahman
(1936 – 2017) |  | 1 January 2000 | 28 February 2001 | 1 year, 58 days  |
11  | Mahmudul Amin Choudhury
(1937 – 2019) |  | 1 March 2001 | 17 June 2002 | 1 year, 108 days  |
12  | Mainur Reza Chowdhury
(1938 – 2004) |  | 18 June 2002 | 22 June 2003 | 1 year, 4 days  | Badruddoza Chowdhury |
13  | Khondokar Mahmud Hasan
(born 1939) |  | 23 June 2003 | 26 January 2004 | 217 days  | Iajuddin Ahmed |
14  | Syed Jillur Rahim Mudasser Husain
(born 1940) |  | 27 January 2004 | 28 February 2007 | 3 years, 32 days  | [2]
15  | Md. Ruhul Amin
(1941 – 2024) |  | 1 March 2007 | 31 May 2008 | 1 year, 91 days  | [3]
16  | M M Ruhul Amin
(1942 – 2017) |  | 1 June 2008 | 22 December 2009 | 1 year, 204 days  | [4]

[5]

17  | Md. Tafazzul Islam
(born 1943) |  | 23 December 2009 | 7 February 2010 | 46 days  | Zillur Rahman | [6]
18  | Mohammad Fazlul Karim
(1943 – 2024) |  | 8 February 2010 | 30 September 2010 | 234 days  | [7]
19  | A.B.M. Khairul Haque
(born 1944) |  | 1 October 2010 | 17 May 2011 | 228 days  | [8]
20  | Md. Muzammel Hossain
(born 1948) |  | 18 May 2011 | 16 January 2015 | 3 years, 243 days  | [9]
21  | Surendra Kumar Sinha
(born 1951) |  | 17 January 2015 | 11 November 2017
(Resigned) | 2 years, 298 days  | Abdul Hamid | [10]

[11]

Acting | Md. Abdul Wahhab Miah
(born 1951) |  | 11 November 2017 | 2 February 2018
(Resigned) | 83 days  | [12]

[13]

22  | Syed Mahmud Hossain
(born 1954) |  | 2 February 2018 | 30 December 2021 | 3 years, 331 days  | [14]
23  | Hasan Foez Siddique
(born 1956) |  | 30 December 2021 | 25 September 2023 | 1 year, 269 days  | [15]
24  | Obaidul Hassan
(born 1959) |  | 26 September 2023 | 10 August 2024
(Resigned) | 319 days  | Mohammed Shahabuddin | [16]

[17]

25  | Syed Refaat Ahmed
(born 1958) |  | 10 August 2024 | Incumbent | 333 days  | [18]

## Timeline

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## See also

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* Supreme Court of Bangladesh
* Caretaker Government of Bangladesh
* Chief Adviser of Bangladesh

## Notes

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1. ^ "Chief Justice". Banglapedia.
2. ^ "Mudassir Husain made CJ toppling senior SC judges". The Daily Star. 27 January 2004. Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
3. ^ "Justice Ruhul Amin takes oath as CJ, calls for restoring trust in judiciary". Bdnews24.com.
4. ^ "MM Ruhul Amin new chief justice". The Daily Star.
5. ^ "MM Ruhul Amin sworn in as CJ". Bdnews24.com.
6. ^ "Tafazzul takes oath as CJ today". The Daily Star.
7. ^ "Fazlul Karim made new chief justice". Bdnews24.com.
8. ^ "A.B.M. Khairul Haque sworn in as Chief Justice of Bangladesh". The Financial Express.
9. ^ "Muzammel Hossain made Chief Justice of Bangladesh". The Daily Star.
10. ^ "SK Sinha sworn in as 21st chief justice". Prothom Alo.
11. ^ "Chief Justice SK Sinha resigns". The Daily Star.
12. ^ "Justice Wahhab Miah to head SC until chief justice's return". The Financial Express.
13. ^ "Justice Wahhab Miah resigns after Justice Mahmud Hossain is named chief justice". Bdnews24.com.
14. ^ "New CJ Syed Mahmud Hossain sworn in". The Daily Star.
15. ^ "Chief Justice Hasan Foez Siddique sworn in". The Daily Star.
16. ^ "Justice Obaidul Hassan sworn in as 24th chief justice of Bangladesh". The Business Standard.
17. ^ "Chief Justice Obaidul Hasan resigns". Prothom Alo.
18. ^ "Refaat Ahmed sworn in as chief justice". The Daily Star.

## References

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* Chief Justice. Banglapedia (National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh)

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