High Court Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh


The High Court Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh, popularly known as 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 other judges of the High Court Division.
The High Court Division exercises both original and appellate jurisdiction in civil and criminal matters. Its primary jurisdiction, however, is writ jurisdiction, pursuant to which it is empowered under article 102 of the Constitution of Bangladesh to issue writs of certiorari, mandamus, quo warranto, prohibition and habeas corpus.

History

The High Court of Judicature for East Bengal (1947 - 1955)

The High Court of Judicature for East Bengal, commonly known as the Dacca High Court, was established in 1947 under the High Courts Order, 1947 as a separate High Court with all appellate, civil and original jurisdictions. It functioned as a part of the Federal Court of Pakistan.

The High Court of Judicature at Dacca in East Pakistan (1956 - 1971)

With the adoption of the 1956 constitution in Pakistan, the Dacca High Court became the High Court of East Pakistan, and the Supreme Court of Pakistan was established as the apex Court with appellate jurisdiction to hear decisions of the High Courts established in both East and West Pakistan.
Until 1967, the High Court was held in the building that is now known as the Old High Court Building on Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, opposite the curzon hall, Dhaka. With the construction of a larger facility in the 1960s nearby that now houses the Supreme Court of Bangladesh and Attorney General's office, the High Court was moved from Old House on 10 July 1967.

Chief Justices (1947 - 1971)

In 1971, East Pakistan became the independent Republic of Bangladesh. On 17 January 1972, the High Court of Bangladesh Order, 1972 was promulgated to regularize the judicial system. The Order declared that the High Court of Bangladesh would be a Court of Record and would possess original, appellate, special, revisional and review powers, along with all procedural other powers previously exercisable by the High Court of Judicature at Dacca in East Pakistan under any law in force before March 26, 1971. Subsequently, the High Court of Bangladesh Order, 1972 was amended by the High Court of Bangladesh Order 1972 to establish the Appellate Division conferring upon it all the powers formerly vested in the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Following the enactment of the Constitution of Bangladesh, the Supreme Court of Bangladesh was established, comprising two divisions, namely the High Court Division and the Appellate Division.

Jurisdiction

Original Jurisdiction

The High Court Division can hear a case or suit as Court of first instance. The jurisdiction of the High Court is described in Article 101 of the Constitution of Bangladesh. The High Court Division will deal with original cases, appeals and other judicial functions. Also, under Article 102 of the Constitution of Bangladesh, writ petitions and company and army divisions have original jurisdiction in certain limited cases.

Appellate Jurisdiction

Any law may confer appellate jurisdiction on the High Court Division on any matter. For example, the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Code of Civil Procedure have conferred on the High Court Division appellate jurisdiction.

Sitting Permanent Judges of the High Court Division

As of January 2026, the list of permanent judges are as follows:
  1. Justice Md. Nazrul Islam Talukder
  2. Justice M Akram Hossain Chowdhury
  3. Justice M Ashraful Kamal
  4. Justice K. M. Kamrul Kader
  5. Justice Mohammad Mujibur Rahman Miah
  6. Justice Mostofa Zaman Islam
  7. Justice Mohammad ullah
  8. Justice Mohammad Jahangir Hossain
  9. Justice Abu Taher Mohammad Saifur Rahman
  10. Justice Mahmudul Haque
  11. Justice Badruzzaman Badol
  12. Justice Zafar Ahmed
  13. Justice Kazi Md. Ejarul Haque Akondo
  14. Justice Khizir Ahmed Choudhury
  15. Justice Razik Al-Jalil
  16. Justice Bhishmadev Chakrabortty
  17. Justice Md. Iqbal Kabir
  18. Justice Md. Salim
  19. Justice Md. Sohrowardi
  20. Justice A. S. M. Abdul Mobin
  21. Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman
  22. Madam Justice Fatema Najib
  23. Justice Md. Kamrul Hossain Molla
  24. Justice S. M. Kuddus Zaman
  25. Justice Md. Atowar Rahman
  26. Justice Shashanka Shekhar Sarkar
  27. Justice Mohammad Ali
  28. Justice Mohi Uddin Shamim
  29. Justice Md. Riaz Uddin Khan
  30. Justice M Khairul Alam
  31. Justice S. M. Moniruzzaman*
  32. Justice Ahmed Sohel
  33. Justice Sardar Mohammad Rashed Jahangir
  34. Justice K. M. Hafizul Alam
  35. Justice Muhammad Mahbub-Ul-Islam
  36. Justice Md Zakir Hossain
  37. Justice Md Mahmud Hasan Talukder
  38. Justice Kazi Ebadoth Hossain
  39. Justice K. M. Zahid Sarwar
  40. Justice A. K. M. Zahirul Haque
  41. Madam Justice Kazi Zinat Hoque
  42. Justice Mohammad Showkat Ali Chowdhury
  43. Justice Biswajit Debnath
  44. Justice Md. Atabullah
  45. Justice Md. Ali Reza
  46. Justice Md. Bazlur Rahman
  47. Justice K. M. Emrul Kayesh
  48. Madam Justice Fahmida Quader
  49. Justice Md. Bashir Ullah
  50. Justice A. K. M. Rabiul Hassan
  51. Justice Md. Golam Mortuza Mozumder
  52. Justice Syed Enayet Hossain
  53. Justice Md. Mansur Alam
  54. Justice Sayed Jahed Mansur
  55. Justice K. M. Rasheduzzaman Raja
  56. Justice Md. Jabid Hossain
  57. Madam Justice Mubina Asaf
  58. Justice Kazi Waliul Islam
  59. Madam Justice Aynun Nahar Siddiqua
  60. Justice Md. Abdul Mannan
  61. Madam Justice Tamanna Rahman
  62. Justice Md. Shofiul Alam Mahmood
  63. Justice Md. Hamidur Rahman
  64. Madam Justice Nasreen Akter
  65. Madam Justice Shathika Hossain
  66. Justice Syed Mohammed Tazrul Hossain
  67. Justice Md. Toufiq Inam
  68. Justice Yousuf Abdullah Suman
  69. Justice Sk. Tahsin Ali
  70. Justice Foyej Ahmed
  71. Justice Md. Sagir Hossain
  72. Justice Sikder Mahmudur Razi
  73. Justice Debasish Roy Chowdhury
  74. Justice Anwarul Islam
  75. Justice Saiful Islam
  76. Justice Nurul Islam
  77. Justice Sheikh Abu Taher
  78. Justice Aziz Ahmed Bhuiyan
  79. Justice Rajiuddin Ahmed
  80. Justice Faisal Hasan Arif
  81. Justice SM Saiful Islam
  82. Justice Md Ashif Hasan
  83. Justice Md Ziaul Haque
  84. Justice Dihider Masum Kabir
  85. Madam Justice Jasmine Ara Begum
  86. Justice Murad-e-Mawla Sohel
  87. Justice Md Zakir Hossain
  88. Justice Md Rafizul Islam
  89. Justice Md Manjur Alam
  90. Justice Md Lutfar Rahman
  91. Justice Rezaul Karim
  92. Madam Justice Fatema Anwar
  93. Justice Mahmud Hasan
  94. Justice Abdur Rahman
  95. Justice Syed Hasan Zubair
  96. Justice AFM Saiful Karim
  97. Madam Justice Urmi Rahman
  98. Justice SM Iftekhar Uddin Mahmud