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The jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh has been provided in the Constitution of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. Article 94 (1) of the Constitution provides that there will be Supreme Court for Bangladesh comprising the Appellate Division and the High Court Division. These two divisions …

The Supreme Court of Bangladesh (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ সুপ্রীম কোর্ট) is the highest court of law in Bangladesh. It is composed of the High Court Division and the Appellate Division, and was created by Part VI Chapter I of the Constitution of Bangladesh adopted in 1972. This is also the office of the Chief Justice, Appellate Division Justices, and High Court Division Justices of Bangladesh. As of July 2017, there are 6 Justices in Appellate Division and 85 (all are permanent) in High Court Division

Supreme Court of Bangladesh is divided into two parts. First, the Appellate Division and second is the High Court Division. The High Court Division hears appeals from lower courts and tribunals; it also has original jurisdiction in certain limited cases, such as writ applications under Article 102 of the Constitution of Bangladesh, and company and admiralty matters. The Appellate Division has jurisdiction to hear appeals from the High Court Division.^[3][4] The Supreme Court is independent of the executive branch, and is able to rule against the government in politically controversial cases.

Sitting Judges of the Appellate Division

Sitting Permanent Judges of the High Court Division

1. Justice Syed Muhammad Dastagir Husain ^[8]
2. Justice Tariq ul Hakim
3. Madame Justice Salma Masud Chowdhury
4. Justice A.F.M Abdur Rahman
5. Justice Dr. Md. Abu Tariq
6. Madame Justice Zinat Ara
7. Justice Muhammad Abdul Hafiz
8. Justice Dr. Syed Refaat Ahmed
9. Justice Miftah Uddin Choudhury
10. Justice A. K. M. Asaduzzaman
11. Justice Md. Ashfaqul Islam
12. Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury
13. Justice Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury
14. Justice Md. Emdadul Huq
15. Justice Md. Rais Uddin
16. Justice Md. Emdadul Haque Azad
17. Justice Md. Ataur Rahman Khan
18. Justice Syed Md. Ziaul Karim
19. Justice Md. Rezaul Haque
20. Justice Sheikh Abdul Awal
21. Justice S. M. Emdadul Hoque
22. Justice Mamnoon Rahman
23. Madame Justice Farah Mahbub
24. Justice A. K. M. Abdul Hakim
25. Justice Borhanuddin
26. Justice Soumendra Sarker
27. Justice Abu Bakar Siddiquee
28. Justice Md. Nuruzzaman
29. Justice Md. Moinul Islam Chowdhury
30. Justice Obaidul Hassan
31. Justice M Enayetur Rahim
32. Madame Justice Dr. Naima Haydar
33. Justice Md. Rezaul Hasan
34. Justice Md. Faruque^[9]
35. Justice Md. Shawkat Hossain
36. Justice F. R. M. Nazmula Ahasan
37. Madame Justice Krishna Debnath
38. Justice A. N. M. Bashir Ullah
39. Justice Abdur Rob
40. Justice Dr. Quazi Reza-Ul Hoque
41. Justice Md. Abu Zafor Siddique
42. Justice A. K. M. Zahirul Hoque
43. Justice Jahangir Hossain
44. Justice Sheikh Md. Zakir Hossain
45. Justice  Habibul Gani
46. Justice Gobinda Chandra Tagore
47. Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif
48. Justice  B. M. Hassan
49. Justice  Ruhul Quddus^[10]
50. Justice Md. Khasruzzaman
51. Justice Farid Ahmed
52. Justice Md. Nazrul Islam Talukder
53. Justice Bhabani Prasad Singha^[11][12]
54. Justice M Akram Hossain Chowdhury
55. Justice M Ashraful Kamal
56. Justice S H Nurul Huda Jaygirdar^[13][14]
57. Justice  M. Kamrul Kader
58. Justice Mohammad Mujibur Rahman Miah
59. Justice Mostofa Zaman Islam
60. Justice Mohammadullah
61. Justice Mohammad Khurshid Alam Sarker
62. Justice A K M Shahidul Haque
63. Justice Shahidul Karim
64. Justice Mohammad Jahangir Hossain
65. Justice Abu Taher Mohammad Saifur Rahman
66. Justice Ashish Ranjan Daash^[15][16]
67. Justice Mahmudul Haque
68. Justice Badruzzaman Badol
69. Justice Zafar Ahmed
70. Justice Kazi Md. Ejarul Haque Akondo
71. Justice Mohammad Shahinur Islam^[17]
72. Madame Justice Kashefa Hussain
73. Justice Syed Mohammad Mozibur Rahman^[18]
74. Justice Amir Hossain[1]
75. Justice Khizir Ahmed Choudhury
76. Justice Razik Al-Jalil
77. Justice Bhishmadev Chakrabortty
78. Justice Md. Iqbal Kabir
79. Justice Md. Salim
80. Justice Md. Sohrowardi

Sitting Additional Judges of the High Court Division

1. Justice Md. Abu Ahmed Jamadar [2]
2. Justice A.S.M Abdul Mobin
3. Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman
4. Madam Justice Fatema Najib
5. Justice Md. Kamrul Hossain Molla
6. Justice SM Kuddus Zaman
7. Justice Md. Atowar Rahman
8. Justice Khizir Hayat
9. Justice Shashanka Shekhar Sarkar
10. Justice Mohammad Ali
11. Justice Mohi Uddin Shamim
12. Justice Md. Riaz Uddin Khan
13. Justice M Khairul Alam
14. Justice S.M Moniruzzaman
15. Justice Ahmed Sohel
16. Justice Sardar Mohammad Rashed Jahangir
17. Justice Khondaker Diliruzzaman
18. Justice KM Hafizul Alam

Former Chief Justice Surandra Kumar Sinha was the first justice appointed from Monipuri or any minority Ethnic groups in Bangladesh. Justice Bhabani Prasad Sinha is also from the same community.

Madame Justice Nazmun Ara Sultana was the first ever female justice, and Madame Justice Krishna Debnath is the first female Hindu justice of Bangladesh. There are currently seven female justices in the supreme court.