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Three new judges to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court were sworn in today.

Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain administered the oath-taking ceremony, held at the Judges’ Lounge at the Supreme Court premises this morning.

The new judges are Justice Zinat Ara, the second female judge at the Appellate Division, Justice Abu Bakar Siddiquee and Justice Md Nuruzzaman.

President Abdul Hamid, on Monday, promoted them to the Appellate Division as per the Constitution, taking the total number of Appellate Divison judges at seven.

Judges of the Appellate Division and the High Court division were present at the oath-taking.