Two judges from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, Justice Md Abu Zafar Siddique and Justice Kashefa Hussain, have resigned hours after the resignation of Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan.
Their resignation letters were submitted to the President via the Ministry of Law on Saturday afternoon.
This development follows the resignation of Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan earlier in the day. Sources close to the judges revealed that the resignation letters were sent around 4:00 pm.
Earlier, officials from the Ministry of Law confirmed the resignation of Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan.
Starting at 10:30 am, protesters had gathered in front of the annex building of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court, demanding the resignation of the Chief Justice and six other judges from the Appellate Division.
They left the High Court premises after the report surfaced that the Chief Justice had decided to resign.
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