Five Appellate Division judges resigned following former Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan's resignation on Saturday (10 August).
The judges are Justice M. Enayetur Rahim, Justice Jahangir Hossain, Justice Md. Abu Zafor Siddique, Justice Md. Shahinur Islam, and Justice Kashefa Hussain.
Their resignation letters were sent to the President through the Ministry of Law this afternoon.
Earlier in the day, Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan stepped down after protests broke out at the Supreme Court premises, demanding his resignation.
The protesters issued an ultimatum to him and the judges of the Appellate Division to resign by 1:00 p.m. They also threatened to lay siege to their residences if their demands were not met, according to Hasnat Abdullah, a coordinator of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement.
