"The chief justice has sent the letter to us to inform the president that he is travelling abroad. A source at the court told bdnews24.com Justice Sinha and his wife Sushma Sinha got Australian visa for three years and they would stay at their eldest daughter Suchana Sinha's house there. Referring to the chief justice's letter to the president, the law secretary told bdnews24.com that Justice Sinha would leave Bangladesh on Oct 13 and return on Nov 10. The tenure of Justice Sinha, who took charge as chief justice on Jan 17, 2015, is ending on Jan 31. Justice Abdul Wahhab Miah, the most senior judge after the chief justice in the Appellate Division, is standing in as chief justice now.

Source: bd News24 October 10, 2017 15:45 UTC