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 Justices,and High Court Division Justices of Bangladesh. As of January 2024,there are 8 Justices in Appellate Division and 89 Justices in High Court Division.
The High Court Division,Supreme Court of Bangladesh popularly known as the 'High Court' is one of the two divisions of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh,the other division being the Appellate Division. It consists of the Chief Justice of Bangladesh and the Judges of the High Court Division.
Mustafa Kamal was the 9th Chief Justice of Bangladesh. His landmark judgment was on the Masdar Hossain case,widely known as the 'separation of judiciary',which was a milestone in the quest for separation of power between the judiciary and the executive of the state. Kamal was a pioneer of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in Bangladesh,and is considered by many as the 'father of ADR' in Bangladesh.
The Chief Justice of Bangladesh is the chief amongst the judges of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh,and also head of the whole judicial establishments,including 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 specified in certain legislative acts,such as the Companies Act 1994 and the Banking Companies Act 1991,are also 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.
Surendra Kumar Sinha,commonly known as SK Sinha is a Bangladeshi lawyer and jurist who served as the 21st Chief Justice of Bangladesh. He resigned from the position in November 2017 amid the 16th amendment verdict controversy.
Md. Tafazzul Islam is a Bangladeshi who served as the 17th Chief Justice of Bangladesh.
The Judiciary of Bangladesh or Judicial system of Bangladesh is based on the Constitution and the laws are enacted by the legislature and interpreted by the higher courts. Bangladesh Supreme Court is the highest court of Bangladesh. The jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh has been described in Article 94(1) of the Constitution of Bangladesh. It consists of two divisions,the High Court Division and the Appellate Division. These two divisions of the Supreme Court have separate jurisdictions.
Secretary,Ministry of Finance v Masdar Hossain (1999) 52 DLR (AD) 82 is a case of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. The case concerned the separation of powers in Bangladesh. It is popularly known as the Masdar Hossain case.
Salma Masud Chowdhury is a Bangladeshi justice of the High Court Division.
Krishna Debnath is a retired Bangladeshi justice of the Appellate Division,the highest court of Bangladesh. She was the first Hindu women judge in Bangladesh. She is also Bangladesh's first Hindu female judge of the Appellate Division,Supreme Court.
Syed Mahmud Hossain was the 22nd Chief Justice of Bangladesh. He retired on 30 December 2021.
Hasan Foez Siddique is a Bangladeshi lawyer and jurist who served as 23rd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh.
Obaidul Hassan is a jurist who is the 24th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh He was appointed as the Chief Justice on 12 September 2023. He also served as the president of the Inquiry Committee,2022 for the formation of Bangladesh Election Commission.
Shah Abu Nayeem Mominur Rahman was a justice on the Appellate Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court. He resigned from the Supreme Court after being twice passed over from promotion.
M Enayetur Rahim is a justice on the Appellate Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court. Earlier,he was justice of the High Court Division,Bangladesh Supreme Court. He also served as the chairman of the International Crimes Tribunal 1. He is the president of Bangladesh Judicial Service Commission.
J. B. M. Hassan,also written as JBM Hassan,is a judge of the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court.
Md. Rezaul Hasan,also known as M R Hasan,is a judge of the High Court Division of the Bangladesh Supreme Court.
Md. Miftah Uddin Choudhury is a judge on the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.
Md. Moinul Islam Chowdhury is a Judge of the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.
Mizanur Rahman Bhuiyan was a Justice on the High Court Division of Bangladesh Supreme Court.
