President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath at 11am at the Darbar Hall of Bangabhaban, witnessed by the president's wife Dr Rebecca Sultana, Cabinet members, former chief justices, judges of both the Appellate and High Court divisions, heads of the three services, principal secretary to the prime minister, the attorney general, and Supreme Court lawyers, including Supreme Court Bar Association leaders.
Cabinet Secretary Md Mahbub Hossain conducted the ceremony.
The president made the appointment as per Article 95 (1) of the Constitution on Thursday as the outgoing chief justice retired on the day.
Hassan, a senior judge of the Appellate Division, was appointed the chief justice on September 12.
Obaidul Hassan was appointed as an additional judge of the Supreme Court’s High Court Division in 2009 while his appointment was confirmed as a permanent judge in 2011.
He was elevated as a judge in the Appellate Division on September 3, 2020.
Hassan was born on January 1, 1959, at Chayashi village under Mohanganj upazila in Netrokona district to Dr Akhlaqul Hossain Ahmed and Begum Hosne Ara Hossain.
Hassan was appointed as the chairman of International Crimes Tribunal-2 on March 25, 2012 and in his capacity as the head of that court, also known as War Crimes Tribunal, until September 15, 2015, he pronounced 11 verdicts.
Source: UNB
