Major reshuffle in lower courts, transfer of 81 judges

Major reforms have been brought in the lower courts of the country including the capital Dhaka. The government has transferred a total of 81 lower court judges, including District Judge, Additional District Judge, Metropolitan Magistrate and Chief Judicial Magistrate.

The transferred judges include 44 senior assistant judges and assistant judges, 22 district and sessions judges and 15 additional and joint district judges.

They have been transferred in a notification from the Law and Justice Department of the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs on Thursday.

Law and Justice Department said that these officers of Bangladesh Judicial Service have been transferred in consultation with the Supreme Court.

The transferred District Judges have been directed to join the transferred posts by handing over charge to the next senior officer/designate of the District and Sessions Judge/Head of Office by September 3.

Immediate transfer of transferred Senior Assistant Judges and Assistant Judges to the District and Sessions Judge/Chief Metropolitan Magistrate/Chief Judicial Magistrate or Head of Department Designated Officer on 3rd September and the Judges on training/vacation on joining duty at the end of training/vacation. Instructed to join the workplace.

The transferred Additional District Judges and Joint District Judges have been directed to join the transferred post on deputation of the present post to the designated officer of the District and Sessions Judge/Metropolitan Magistrate/Head of Office by September 3.

It has been mentioned in the notification that this order has been issued in public interest.

Bangladesh /FM