Justice Ashfaqul Islam retires

Justice Md. Ashfaqul Islam of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has retired in accordance with the Constitution after attaining the age of 67.

On 14 July, he was accorded a farewell reception on his last working day by the Office of the Attorney General and the Supreme Court Bar Association.

Attorney General Barrister Md. Ruhul Quddus Kajol and Supreme Court Bar Association President Barrister A. M. Mahbub Uddin Khokon delivered brief farewell remarks.

The Chief Justice, judges of the Appellate Division, and other lawyers were present at the event.

Justice Ashfaqul Islam obtained his LL.B. and LL.M. degrees from the University of Dhaka. He was enrolled as an advocate of the District Courts in 1983 and of the High Court Division in 1985.

He was appointed as an Additional Judge of the High Court Division on 27August, 2003, and was confirmed as a permanent judge on 27 August, 2005.

On December 8, 2022, he took oath as a judge of the Appellate Division. He officially retired 14 July.