Sessions Judges are appointed by the government according to the 2009 amendment of Code of Criminal Procedure of Bangladesh.
[1] The Code of Criminal Procedure requires the Government of Bangladesh to establish separate sessions courts for the metropolitan cities.
[4] The Code of Criminal Procedure defines penalty that judges of Metropolitan Sessions can sentence.
But any death sentence passed by such judge needs the confirmation from the High Court Division.
[5] Whereas CrPc enforces a few restrictions for Joint Metropolitan Sessions Judge.