The government has sent 18 judges of the Bangladesh Judicial Service into forced retirement.
The Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs published a notification in this regard on Thursday night.
It stated that the decision was taken following the provisions of Section 45 of the Public Service Act, 2018, in consultation with the Supreme Court of Bangladesh.
The members of the Bangladesh Judicial Service, who completed 25 years of service, have been sent into retirement from their services in the public interest, and the order will come into effect immediately, it added.
The retired officials will receive all retirement benefits as per government regulations.
Most of the judges were serving as special judges in various districts and different tribunals.
The retired judges are -Bikash Kumar Saha, Sheikh Mofizur Rahman, Mahbubar Rahman Sarkar, Sheikh Golam Mahbub, Mojibur Rahman, Ehsanul Haque, Jewel Rana, Monir Kamal, Shahidul Islam, Al Mahmud Faizul Kabir, Md Nazimuddaula, AKM Mozammel Haque Chowdhury, Fazle Elahi Bhuiyan, Abu Zafar Md Kamruzzaman, Md Rustam Ali, Nurul Islam, AKM Enamul Karim and Mohammad Hossain.
Meanwhile, law ministry sources said that it is the first time after fall of AL government on August 5, 2024, any lower court judge has been sent into forced retirement.