The Chief Justice resigned for that reason


Published: 05:24 10 August 2024
After resigning from the post of Chief Justice, Justice Obaidul Hasan said that he resigned to protect the Supreme Court building and records and to protect judges from physical harassment.
He further said, "I have decided to resign for the sake of protecting the court premises, the judges' houses, protecting the judges' tower and protecting the district judge's courts."
Asif Nazrul, the legal advisor of the interim government, gave this information on Facebook live on Saturday (August 10) afternoon.
In the morning, Hasnat Abdullah, one of the coordinators of the anti-discrimination student movement, announced the siege of the Supreme Court with an ultimatum for the resignation of the Chief Justice and others. Later, a large number of students gathered at the Supreme Court premises. There they started shouting slogans demanding the resignation of the Chief Justice.
Meanwhile, 5 judges of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court have also decided to resign. All of them will submit their resignations to the President by today, according to sources in the Law Ministry.
The 5 judges of the Appellate Division who resigned are Justice M Inayetur Rahim, Justice Abu Zafar Siddiqui, Justice Jahangir Hossain, Justice Md. Shahinur Islam and Justice Kashefa Hossain. However, the judge of the Appellate Division. Ashfaqul Islam will not resign.
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