STAFF CORRESPONDENT

Hasan Foez Siddique was sworn in as the 23rd chief justice of Bangladesh yesterday.

President M Abdul Hamid administered the oath at the Darbar Hall of the Bangabhaban at 4:00pm.

According to Md Joynal Abedin, press secretary to the president, the ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Law Minister Anisul Huq, Agriculture Minister Dr Abdur Razzaque, Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni, outgoing chief justice Syed Mahmud Hossain, judges of the Appellate Division -- Justice Md Nuruzzaman and Justice Obaidul Hassan -- Attorney General AM Amin Uddin, and heads of the three forces among others.

He said the ceremony, conducted by Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam, was held on a limited scale due to the ongoing pandemic.

Justice Hasan Foez Siddique, a senior judge of the Supreme Court, was appointed as the chief justice of the country on Thursday.