High Court (HC) Judge Syed Refaat Ahmed was sworn in as the 25th Chief Justice (CJ) of Bangladesh as President Mohammad Shahabuddin administered the oath of office at Bangabhaban on Sunday.
Chief Adviser to the Interim Government Nobel Laureate Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus witnessed the oath taking ceremony.
Advisers to the interim government, judges, chiefs of the three services, attorney general, and Supreme Court (SC) lawyers, including SC Bar Association leaders, among others, were present at the oath-taking ceremony.
Cabinet Secretary Md Mahbub Hossain conducted the function, BSS reports.
Earlier, President Shahabuddin appointed HC Judge Syed Refaat Ahmed as new CJ last evening as Obaidul Hassan stepped down from the post of chief justice yesterday.
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