Dhaka, Aug 28 The Supreme Court Justice Jahangir Hossain is set to replace AKM Zaheer Ahmed, one of the three judges of the first war crimes tribunal who resigned on Tuesday on health grounds. Supreme Court Registrar Shamsul Islam told bdnews24.com that Chief Justice Muzammel Hossain has given his consent to the Law Ministry's proposal for appointing Hossain to the International Crimes Tribunal-1, formed to try crimes against humanity committed during the 1971 Independence war.
The Law Ministry sent the proposal hours after Ahmed submitted his letter of resignation at the ministry in the afternoon. Law Minister Shafique Ahmed, immediately after the judge's resignation, had told bdnews24.com that a new judge would be appointed in a day or two.
Hossain, 53, was appointed at the Supreme Court in 2010.
Hossain began his career as a lawyer in 1986. He worked at High Court as a lawyer since 1991 until he was appointed at the Supreme Court .
Former district's Judge Ahmed had been appointed to the tribunal on Mar 25, 2010 along with Chairman Justice Mohammad Nizamul Huq and Justice A T M Fazle Kabir.
Regarding the resignation, Shafique Ahmed said, "He (Zaheer) has resigned because of physical illness. He is suffering from problems in his leg. Doctors have prescribed him taking rest and not to climb staircases."
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