Justice Rezaul Haque to serve as acting chief justice

Appellate Division Justice Md Rezaul Haque will perform the duties of acting chief justice during Chief Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury’s visits to Thailand and Malaysia.

He will serve in the capacity until the chief justice resumes his duties, according to a notification issued by the Law and Justice Division of the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs.

The notification, signed by Law and Justice Division Secretary Liaquat Ali Molla by order of the President, said Chief Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury will stay in Thailand from September 28 to October 2 and in Malaysia from October 5 to October 14.

In accordance with Article 97 of the Constitution, the President has consented to Justice Md Rezaul Haque performing the duties of chief justice during the chief justice’s absence or until he resumes office.