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Chief Justice of Bangladesh is the chief amongst the judge

Judge

A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as part of a panel of judges. The powers, functions, method of appointment, discipline, and training of judges vary widely across different jurisdictions. The judge is supposed to conduct the trial impartially and in an open...

s of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh

Supreme Court of Bangladesh

The Supreme Court of Bangladesh is the highest court of law in Bangladesh. It is composed of the High Court Division and the Appellate division, and was created by Part VI Chapter I of the Constitution of Bangladesh adopted in 1972. This is also the office of the Chief Justice, Appellate Division...

He also is the head of the whole judicial establishment in the country, including subordinate courts.

The Chief Justice

Chief Justice

The Chief Justice in many countries is the name for the presiding member of a Supreme Court in Commonwealth or other countries with an Anglo-Saxon justice system based on English common law, such as the Supreme Court of Canada, the Constitutional Court of South Africa, the Court of Final Appeal of...

is appointed by the President of Bangladesh

President of Bangladesh

Since 1991, the President of Bangladesh is the head of state, a largely ceremonial post elected by the parliament. Since 1996, the President's role becomes more important after the term of the government has finished, when his executive authority is enhanced as laid down in the constitution of the...

from the sitting judges of the Appellate Division, usually the senior most Justice. He sits in the Appellate Division with other judges to hear and decide cases. The Chief Justice presides over full court meetings to transact business relating to the administration of the Supreme Court, and control discipline of the judges and magistrates of the subordinate courts.

No.	Name	Took office	Left office
01	Mr. Justice Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem was the sixth president of Bangladesh between 6 November, 1975 and 21 April, 1977. He was also the first chief justice of Bangladesh.Hometown= Rangpur,Residence= Road 32, Dhanmondi, Dhaka-References:...	16.12.1972	5.11.1975
02	Mr. Justice Syed A.B. Mahmud Husain	18.11.1975	31.1.1978
03	Mr. Justice Ruhul Islam (CJ of the High Court)	13.08.1976	22.01.1978
04	Mr. Justice Kemaluddin Hossain	01.02.1978	11.4.1982
05	Mr. Justice F.K.M. Munim	12.04.1982	30.11.1989
06	Mr. Justice Badrul Haider Chowdhury	1.12.1989	01.01.1990
07	Mr. Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed Shahabuddin Ahmed Shahabuddin Ahmed is a former president and Chief Justice of Bangladesh. Justice Shahabuddin Ahmed took over the office of President after a popular uprising against President Hossain Mohammad Ershad in 1991. After the resumption of democracy, he returned to his duties as the Chief Justice...	14.01.1990	31.01.1995
08	Mr. Justice M.H. Rahman	01.02.1995	30.04.1995
09	Mr. Justice A.T.M Afzal	01.05.1995	31.05.1999
10	Mr. Justice Mustafa Kamal	01.06.1999	31.12.1999
11	Mr. Justice Latifur Rahman Latifur Rahman Latifur Rahman was the Chief Justice and the Chief Adviser of Bangladesh. He was born in Jessore on 1 March 1936. In 1979 he became the Justice as temporary basis in the High Court Division in Bangladesh. In 1981 he became the permanent Justice in the same court division...	01.01.2000	28.02.2001
12	Mr. Justice Mahmudul Amin Choudhury	01.03.2001	17.06.2002
13	Mr. Justice Mainur Reza Choudhury	18.06.2002	22.06.2003
14	Mr. Justice Khondokar Mahmud Hasan	23.06.2003	26.01.2004
15	Mr. Justice Syed Jillur Rahim Mudasser Husain	27.01.2004	28.02.2007
16	Mr. Justice Md. Ruhul Amin	01.03.2007	31.05.2008
17	Mr. Justice M M Ruhul Amin	01.06.2008	22.12.2009
18	Mr. Justice Md. Tafazzul Islam	23.12.2009	07.02.2010
19	Mohammad Fazlul Karim	08.02.2010	30.9.2010
20	A.B.M. Khairul Haque	01.10.2010	17.5.2011
21	Md. Muzammel Hossain	18.5.2011

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