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THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2025
Ashfaqul Islam appointed acting chief justice

Bangladesh

BSS
24 April, 2025, 01:50 pm
Last modified: 24 April, 2025, 03:29 pm

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Ashfaqul Islam appointed acting chief justice

Appellate division Justice Md Ashraqul Islam has been appointed as the acting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court as Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed left for Türkiye and the UAE for official programmes

BSS
24 April, 2025, 01:50 pm
Last modified: 24 April, 2025, 03:29 pm
Ashfaqul Islam. Photo: BSS
Ashfaqul Islam. Photo: BSS

Appellate division Justice Md Ashfaqul Islam has been appointed as the acting Chief Justice today as Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed left here for Türkiye and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to join two separate programmes.

Md Shafiqul Islam, Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Appellate Division told BSS, "Appellate division Justice Md Ashraqul Islam has been appointed as the acting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court as Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed left for Türkiye and the UAE for official programmes."

Refaat departed from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport here at 7:00 am today to join his first programme in Türkiye.

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He will attend the 63rd founding anniversary functions of the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Türkiye at invitation of President of the constitutional court of Türkiye Justice Kadir OZKAYA.

The chief justice will also join an international symposium at Dolmabah‡e Palace in Istanbul tomorrow.

He is scheduled to attend an international conference as panel speaker on the 'Climate Justice and the Constitution: Reflection from the Global South' organised by the New York University-Abu Dhabi on April 28 in Abu Dhabi, said Shafiqul Islam.

 

 

 

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