Chief Justice of Bangladesh


The chief justice of Bangladesh is the highest-ranking judge of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh and the head of the country's judiciary, overseeing both the Supreme Court and all 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 applicable to subordinate courts and specified in legislative acts such as the Companies Act 1994 and the Banking Companies Act 1991—are 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.
Administrative control—including the power to create post, grant promotion and approve leave—and disciplinary authority over judges and magistrates of the subordinate courts is exercised by the president in consultation with the Supreme Court. Urgent matters in this regard are dealt with in consultation with the chief justice.
WWW supremecourt.gov.bd

Historical List

Chief Justice of East Pakistan

#PortraitNameAppointmentRetirementTermPresident
1A.S.M. Akram3 yearMuhammad Ali Jinnah
2Muhammad Shahabuddin5 yearKhawaja Nazimuddin
3Thomas Hobart Ellis2 yearMalik Ghulam Muhammad
4Amiruddin Ahmad1 yearMalik Ghulam Muhammad
5Amin Ahmed4 yearIskander Mirza
6Mirza Ali Ispahani1 yearAyub Khan
7Imam Hossain Choudhury5 yearAyub Khan
8Syed Mahbub Murshed4 yearAyub Khan
9Badruddin Ahmed Siddiky5 yearAyub Khan