Attorney General of Bangladesh

The Attorney General for Bangladesh (Bengali: অ্যাটর্নি জেনারেল) is the Bangladeshi government's chief legal adviser, and its primary lawyer in the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. The Attorney General is usually a highly respected Senior Advocate, and is appointed by the ruling government. AM Amin Uddin is the current and 16th Attorney General for Bangladesh. The Attorney General is the ex-officio chairman of the Bangladesh Bar Council and accordingly he performs the duties assigned to that post and empowered to participate in any reference to the Supreme Court of Bangladesh made by the President under article 106 of the Constitution and can express his own opinion.[1][2]

Attorney General of Bangladesh
বাংলাদেশের অ্যাটর্নি জেনারেল
Government Seal of Bangladesh
Incumbent
AM Amin Uddin
since 8 October 2020
Office of the Attorney General
StyleThe Honourable
SeatSupreme Court of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
NominatorThe Prime Minister
AppointerThe President
Term lengthNo fixed term
Formation19 February 1765 (1765-02-19)
First holderSir John Day
as Advocate-General of Bengal
DeputyAdditional Attorneys-General, Deputy Attorneys-General and Assistant Attorneys-General
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Unlike the Attorney General of the United States, the Attorney General for Bangladesh does not have any executive authority, and is not a political appointee; those functions are performed by the Minister of Justice. The Attorney General is assisted by the several Additional Attorneys-General, Deputy Attorneys-General, and Assistant Attorneys-General.[3]

List of attorneys general
No. Name Took office Left office
1M. H. Khandaker
2 Faqueer Shahabuddin Ahmad 1972 1976
3Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed1976
4Mustafa Kamal[4]1977

Muhammad Nurullah

1985

1990

5Rafique Ul Huq7 April 199017 December 1990[5]
6Aminul Haque19911994

Muhammad Nurullah

1995

1996

7K. S. Nabi[6]19961998
8Mahmudul Islam[7]19982001
9A. F. Hassan AriffOctober 200128 April 2005
10A. J. Mohammad Ali30 April 200524 January 2007
11Fida M. KamalJanuary 200716 July 2008
12Salahuddin Ahmad13 July 200812 January 2009
13Mahbubey Alam13 January 200927 September 2020 [8]
16 AM Amin Uddin 8 October 2020[9] Present

See also

References
  1. "..:: Law and Justice Division ::". Archived from the original on 2016-09-26. Retrieved 2016-10-06.
  2. ".::Bangladesh Judicial Service Commission::". Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  3. "15 deputy attorneys general appointed". bdnews24.com. 21 June 2007.
  4. "Chief Justice Mustafa Kamal". lawjournalbd.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  5. ব্যারিস্টার রফিকুল হক আর নেই (in Bengali). dainikshiksha.com. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  6. "Law officers call on President". The Daily Star. 9 January 1998. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  7. "Constitution expert and former attorney general Mahmudul Islam dies at 80". bdnews24.com. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
  8. অ্যাটর্নি জেনারেল মাহবুবে আলম আর নেই. Prothom Alo (in Bengali).
  9. "AM Amin Uddin appointed attorney general". The Business Standard. 2020-10-08. Retrieved 2020-10-08.
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