Chief Justice of Bangladesh

The chief justice of Bangladesh (Bengali: বাংলাদেশের প্রধান বিচারপতি – Baṅladeśer Prodhan Bicarpoti) is the highest-ranking judge of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh and the head of the country's judiciary, overseeing both the Supreme Court and all subordinate courts. The chief justice is appointed by the president of Bangladesh. The chief justice sits in the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court with other judges to hear and decide cases, presides over meetings of the full Supreme Court to transact business relating to administration of the court, and supervises the discipline of the judges and magistrates of the subordinate courts. Most rules for regulating the practice and procedure of both the Appellate and High Court Divisions of the Supreme Court—including those applicable to subordinate courts and specified in legislative acts such as the Companies Act 1994 and the Banking Companies Act 1991—are duly scrutinized and approved in full court meetings presided over by the chief justice. He also distributes judicial business of the High Court Division by constituting different benches to exercise its original, appellate and revisable jurisdictions.^[1]

Style

• The Honourable (formal)
• Mr. Chief Justice (informal)
• His Excellency (diplomatic)

TypeChief Justice

StatusPresiding Judge

AbbreviationCJB

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Chief Justice of Bangladesh
বাংলাদেশের প্রধান বিচারপতি
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Incumbent Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury since 28 December 2025
Supreme Court of Bangladesh
Style	The Honourable (formal) Mr. Chief Justice (informal) His Excellency (diplomatic)
Type	Chief Justice
Status	Presiding Judge
Abbreviation	CJB
Member of	Judiciary of Bangladesh
Residence	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Seat	Supreme Court of Bangladesh, Shahbag, Dhaka
Appointer	The president of Bangladesh
Term length	Until the age of 67 or at the pleasure of the president
Inaugural holder	Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem
Formation	16 December 1972; 53 years ago (1972-12-16)
Website	supremecourt.gov.bd

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Administrative control—including the power to create posts, grant promotion and approve leave—and disciplinary authority over judges and magistrates of the subordinate courts are exercised by the president in consultation with the Supreme Court. Urgent matters in this regard are dealt with in consultation with the chief justice.