Syed Refaat Ahmed, senior judge of the High Court Division of the Supreme Court, has been appointed as the chief justice of Bangladesh.
 
President Mohammed Shahabuddin appointed him as the 25th chief justice of Bangladesh on Saturday.
 
The Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs issued a notification in this regard.
 
The appointment will be effective from the date of the oath.
 
The appointment came after Obaidul Hassan resigned from his post of chief justice early today.
 
Later, five more judges of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court resigned from their posts.
 
The five judges are Justice M Enayetur Rahim, Justice Md Abu Zafor Siddique, Justice Jahangir Hossain Selim, Justice Md Shahinur Islam and Justice Kashefa Hussain.
 
They sent their resignation letters to the president through the law ministry, according to the ministry.