High Court Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh

High Court Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh
বাংলাদেশ সুপ্রীম কোর্টের হাইকোর্ট বিভাগ
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23.730777°N 90.402458°E / 23.730777; 90.402458
Location	Ramna, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
Coordinates	23.730777°N 90.402458°E / 23.730777; 90.402458
Authorised by	Constitution of Bangladesh
Website	www.supremecourt.gov.bd
Chief Justice of Bangladesh
Currently	Syed Refaat Ahmed
Since	10 August 2024

The High Court Division, Supreme Court of Bangladesh (Bengali: হাইকোর্ট বিভাগ), popularly known as High Court, is one of the two divisions of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, the other division being the Appellate Division. It consists of the Chief Justice of Bangladesh and other judges of the High Court Division.

The High Court Division exercises both original and appellate jurisdiction in civil and criminal matters. Its primary jurisdiction, however, is writ jurisdiction, pursuant to which it is empowered under article 102 of the Constitution of Bangladesh to issue writs of certiorari, mandamus, quo warranto, prohibition and habeas corpus.

History

The High Court of Judicature for East Bengal (1947 - 1955)

Old High Court Building

The High Court of Judicature for East Bengal, commonly known as the Dacca High Court, was established in 1947 under the High Courts (Bengal) Order, 1947 as a separate High Court with all appellate, civil and original jurisdictions. It functioned as a part of the Federal Court of Pakistan.

The High Court of Judicature at Dacca in East Pakistan (1956 - 1971)

With the adoption of the 1956 constitution in Pakistan, the Dacca High Court became the High Court of East Pakistan, and the Supreme Court of Pakistan was established as the apex Court with appellate jurisdiction to hear decisions of the High Courts established in both East and West Pakistan.

Until 1967, the High Court was held in the building that is now known as the Old High Court Building on Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, opposite the curzon hall, Dhaka. With the construction of a larger facility in the 1960s nearby that now houses the Supreme Court of Bangladesh and Attorney General's office, the High Court was moved from Old House on 10 July 1967.

Chief Justices (1947 - 1971)

• Justice Abu Saleh Muhammad Akram (1947 - 1950)
• Justice Muhammad Shahabuddin (1950-1953)
• Justice Amiruddin Ahmad (1954-1956)
• Justice Amin Ahmed (1956 - 1959)
• Justice Mirza Ali Ispahani (1959-1962)
• Justice Imam Hossain Choudhury (1962-1964)
• Justice Syed Mahbub Murshed (1964-1967)
• Justice Badruddin Ahmed Siddiky (1967-1971)

Division of the Supreme Court (1971 - present)

In 1971, East Pakistan became the independent Republic of Bangladesh. On 17 January 1972, the High Court of Bangladesh Order, 1972 (the President Order No. 5 of 1972) was promulgated to regularize the judicial system. The Order declared that the High Court of Bangladesh would be a Court of Record and would possess original, appellate, special, revisional and review powers, along with all procedural other powers previously exercisable by the High Court of Judicature at Dacca in East Pakistan under any law in force before March 26, 1971. Subsequently, the High Court of Bangladesh Order, 1972 was amended by the High Court of Bangladesh (Amendment) Order 1972 (the President Order No. 91 of 1972) to establish the Appellate Division conferring upon it all the powers formerly vested in the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Following the enactment of the Constitution of Bangladesh, the Supreme Court of Bangladesh was established, comprising two divisions, namely the High Court Division and the Appellate Division.

Jurisdiction

Original Jurisdiction

The High Court Division can hear a case or suit as Court of first instance. The jurisdiction of the High Court is described in Article 101 of the Constitution of Bangladesh. The High Court Division will deal with original cases, appeals and other judicial functions. Also, under Article 102 of the Constitution of Bangladesh, writ petitions and company and army divisions have original jurisdiction in certain limited cases.

Appellate Jurisdiction

Any law may confer appellate jurisdiction on the High Court Division on any matter. For example, the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Code of Civil Procedure have conferred on the High Court Division appellate jurisdiction.

Sitting Permanent Judges of the High Court Division

As of September 2025, the list of permanent judges are as follows:

1. Justice Sheikh Abdul Awal
2. Justice Mamnoon Rahman
3. Madame Justice Naima Haydar*
4. Justice Md. Rezaul Hasan
5. Justice Sheikh Md. Zakir Hossain
6. Justice Md. Habibul Gani
7. Justice Gobinda Chandra Tagore
8. Justice Sheikh Hassan Arif*
9. Justice J. B. M. Hassan
10. Justice Md. Ruhul Quddus
11. Justice Md. Khasruzzaman
12. Justice Farid Ahmed
13. Justice Md. Nazrul Islam Talukder
14. Justice M Akram Hossain Chowdhury
15. Justice M Ashraful Kamal
16. Justice K. M. Kamrul Kader
17. Justice Mohammad Mujibur Rahman Miah
18. Justice Mostofa Zaman Islam
19. Justice Mohammadullah
20. Justice Mohammad Khurshid Alam Sarker*
21. Justice Mohammad Jahangir Hossain
22. Justice Abu Taher Mohammad Saifur Rahman
23. Justice Mahmudul Haque
24. Justice Badruzzaman Badol
25. Justice Zafar Ahmed
26. Justice Kazi Md. Ejarul Haque Akondo
27. Justice Khizir Ahmed Choudhury
28. Justice Razik Al-Jalil
29. Justice Bhishmadev Chakrabortty
30. Justice Md. Iqbal Kabir
31. Justice Md. Salim
32. Justice Md. Sohrowardi
33. Justice A. S. M. Abdul Mobin
34. Justice Md Mostafizur Rahman
35. Madam Justice Fatema Najib
36. Justice Md. Kamrul Hossain Molla
37. Justice S. M. Kuddus Zaman
38. Justice Md. Atowar Rahman
39. Justice Shashanka Shekhar Sarkar
40. Justice Mohammad Ali
41. Justice Mohi Uddin Shamim
42. Justice Md. Riaz Uddin Khan
43. Justice M Khairul Alam
44. Justice S. M. Moniruzzaman*
45. Justice Ahmed Sohel
46. Justice Sardar Mohammad Rashed Jahangir
47. Justice K. M. Hafizul Alam
48. Justice Muhammad Mahbub-Ul-Islam
49. Justice Md Zakir Hossain
50. Justice Md Mahmud Hasan Talukder
51. Justice Kazi Ebadoth Hossain
52. Justice K. M. Zahid Sarwar
53. Justice A. K. M. Zahirul Haque
54. Madam Justice Kazi Zinat Hoque
55. Justice Mohammad Showkat Ali Chowdhury
56. Justice Biswajit Debnath
57. Justice Md. Atabullah
58. Justice Md. Ali Reza
59. Justice Md. Bazlur Rahman
60. Justice K. M. Emrul Kayesh
61. Madam Justice Fahmida Quader
62. Justice Md. Bashir Ullah
63. Justice A. K. M. Rabiul Hassan
64. Justice Md. Golam Mortuza Mozumder
65. Justice Syed Enayet Hossain
66. Justice Md. Mansur Alam
67. Justice Sayed Jahed Mansur
68. Justice K. M. Rasheduzzaman Raja
69. Justice Md. Jabid Hossain
70. Madam Justice Mubina Asaf
71. Justice Kazi Waliul Islam
72. Madam Justice Aynun Nahar Siddiqua
73. Justice Md. Abdul Mannan
74. Madam Justice Tamanna Rahman
75. Justice Md. Shofiul Alam Mahmood
76. Justice Md. Hamidur Rahman
77. Madam Justice Nasreen Akter
78. Madam Justice Shathika Hossain
79. Justice Syed Mohammed Tazrul Hossain
80. Justice Md. Toufiq Inam
81. Justice Yousuf Abdullah Suman
82. Justice Sk. Tahsin Ali
83. Justice Foyej Ahmed
84. Justice Md. Sagir Hossain
85. Justice Sikder Mahmudur Razi
86. Justice Debasish Roy Chowdhury
87. Justice Anwarul Islam (Shahin)
88. Justice Saiful Islam
89. Justice Nurul Islam
90. Justice Sheikh Abu Taher
91. Justice Aziz Ahmed Bhuiyan
92. Justice Rajiuddin Ahmed
93. Justice Faisal Hasan Arif
94. Justice SM Saiful Islam
95. Justice Md Ashif Hasan
96. Justice Md Ziaul Haque
97. Justice Dihidar Masum Kabir
98. Madam Justice Jasmine Ara Begum
99. Justice Murad-e-Mawla Sohel
100. Justice Md Zakir Hossain
101. Justice Md Rafizul Islam
102. Justice Md Manjur Alam
103. Justice Md Lutfar Rahman
104. Justice Rezaul Karim
105. Madam Justice Fatema Anwar
106. Justice Mahmud Hasan
107. Justice Abdur Rahman
108. Justice Syed Hasan Zubair
109. Justice AFM Saiful Karim
110. Madam Justice Urmi Rahman
111. Justice SM Iftekhar Uddin Mahmud