The full court meeting of the Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday recommended nearly a thousand judges from senior assistant judges to district judges in promotion panels, officials said.

The decision was made during a full court session presided over by Chief Justice Dr. Syed Refaat Ahmed, with the presence of all judges of the High Court Division.

Sources said the meeting proposed 345 additional district judges for inclusion in the panel for promotion to district judge. However, several judges under investigation for various allegations were excluded. Of the remaining, nearly 300 judges were included in the promotion panel.

In addition, 207 joint district judges were recommended for inclusion in the panel for promotion to additional district judge, while a total of 551 senior assistant judges from five batches were proposed for promotion to joint district judge.

Nearly all eligible judges for these two positions have been included in the panels.

The Ministry of Law will forward the names of panel-included judges to the Supreme Court for phased promotion and posting. Following the SC’s recommendation, the ministry will implement the promotions through official gazette notification.

The meeting also discussed the controversial bail granted to an accused in the Rain Tree Hotel rape case by District Judge Kamrunnahar, despite an Appellate Division order.

No decision was made, and the matter was left for the Appellate Division to resolve.

The full court session was held from 3pm to 5pm, covering over 20 agenda items. However, no decision was reached on approving the SC’s annual calendar due to time constraints.