Syed Refat Ahmed was appointed as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. The judges of the Appellate Division also gave in to the demands of the students.

Chief Justice Obaidul Hasan has resigned. The Ministry of Law sources gave this information on Saturday 10/08/2024 around 2:30 pm. The Chief Justice resigned in the face of demands from students and lawyers. Also, five other judges of the Appellate Division resigned on Saturday 10/08/2024. The other five judges who resigned from the Appellate Division are Justice Enayetur Rahim, Justice Jahangir Hossain, Justice Abu Zafar Siddiqui, Justice Shahinur Islam, and Justice Kashefa Hossain.

It should be noted here that after the fall of Sheikh Hasina, Chief Justice Obaidul Hasan stopped the proceedings of the High Court and the Supreme Court for two days after talking to the President. On Saturday, he convened a full court meeting of the Supreme Court. After that, the students took a stand in the Supreme Court demanding his resignation. Later that full court meeting was also cancelled. But as the Chief Justice demanded to resign, the students started protesting on the court premises. They even set a deadline to resign by one in the afternoon. The Chief Justice decided to resign before one in the afternoon. Later his resignation was sent to the Law Ministry. After the Chief Justice's resignation, five Appellate Division judges resigned.