Chief Justice Obaidul resigns

Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan has resigned, Law, Justice and Parliamentary affairs Adviser Prof Asif Nazrul said today (Aug 10).

"Chief justice has reigned few minutes back. His resignation letter has already reached at the law ministry. We will send it to the president without delay for taking necessary measures," he said in a video message in his Facebook post.

Asif Nazrul also said: "We have received only the resignation letter of the chief justice. There is no update about (resignation) of others," he added.

Obaidul’s decision to resign came after a protest by the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement on the High Court premises, where they demanded the resignation of the Appellate Division judges, including the Chief Justice.