Refaat appointed as chief justice after a big drama

Refaat appointed as chief justice

President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Saturday appointed Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed as the 25th chief justice after a day-long drama.
Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, senior most judge of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court, was first appointed as judge of the Appellate Division and then appointed as chief justice, Law Secretary Md Golam Sarwar told The Shuttle Times.
Firstly, Appellate Division Justice Md Ashfaqul Islam has been appointed as the acting chief justice after Obaidul Hassan resigned from his position on Saturday.
The Supreme Court Public Relations Officer Md Shafiqul Islam confirmed to the media.
In 1983, Ashfaqul Islam began his career as a lawyer in the District Court, and by 1985, he had advanced to become a lawyer in the Supreme Court High Court Division.
The appointment came after Obaidul Hassan stepped down from his post of chief justice. His decision came following a protest on Saturday morning from students, who issued an ultimatum to him and judges of the Appellate Division to resign by 1:00pm.
Later, Five more judges of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court resigned from their posts.