Attorney General of Bangladesh

Position in Bangladeshi government

Attorney General of Bangladesh

বাংলাদেশের অ্যাটর্নি জেনারেল

Emblem of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh

Flag of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh

Incumbent
Md Asaduzzaman

since 8 August 2024

Office of the Attorney General
Style|

* The Honourable (formal)
* Mr. Attorney General (informal)
* His Excellency (diplomatic)

Type| Chief Legal Adviser
Status| Senior Advocate
Abbreviation| AGB
Member of|

* Bangladesh Bar Council

Residence| Dhaka, Bangladesh
Seat| Supreme Court of Bangladesh, Ramna, Dhaka
Appointer| The President of Bangladesh
on the advice of the Chief Adviser
Term length| Until the age of 67 or At the pleasure of the President
Inaugural holder| M. H. Khandaker
Formation| 21 January 1972; 52 years ago (1972-01-21)
Deputy| Deputy Attorney General
Salary| ৳142000 (US$1,200)
per month
(incl. allowances)
Website| attorneygeneral.gov.bd
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Politics of Bangladesh

Constitution

* Amendments
* Law of Bangladesh
* Bangladesh Code
* Penal Code
* Human rights
* Article 70
* Judicial review

Government

* President: Mohammed Shahabuddin

* Chief Adviser: Muhammad Yunus

* Cabinet: Yunus (interim)

* Taxation
* Agencies
* Civil Service
* Local governments

Parliament

* Speaker: Vacant
* Leader of the House: Vacant
* Leader of the Opposition: Vacant

Judiciary

* Supreme Court:
* Appellate Division
* High Court Division

* District courts

* Metropolitan courts

* Chief Justice: Syed Refaat Ahmed

* Attorney General: AM Amin Uddin
* Bangladesh Bar Council

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*     * General: 2024
* next

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The attorney general of 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. Md Asaduzzaman is the current and 17th 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]

Unlike the attorney general of the United States, the attorney general of 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

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No.[4] | Name  | Took office  | Left office

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1 | M. H. Khandaker | 21 January 1972 | 17 December 1972
2  | Faqueer Shahabuddin Ahmad | 18 December 1972  | 21 March 1976
3 | Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed | 22 March 1976 | 6 May 1976
4 | Khandaker Abu Bakr | 10 May 1976 | 13 March 1985
5  |

M. Nurullah

14 March 1985

6 April 1990

6 | Rafique Ul Huq | 7 April 1990 | 17 December 1990
7 | Aminul Haque | 18 December 1990 | 13 July 1995
8  |

M. Nurullah

26 July 1995

26 June 1996

9 | K. S. Nabi[5] | 31 July 1996 | 30 May 1998
10 | Mahmudul Islam[6] | 16 July 1998 | 9 October 2001
11 | A. F. Hassan Ariff | 14 October 2001 | 30 April 2005
12 | A. J. Mohammad Ali | 30 April 2005 | 24 January 2007
13 | Fida M. Kamal | 5 February 2007 | 16 July 2008
14 | Salahuddin Ahmad | 20 July 2008 | 12 January 2009
15 | Mahbubey Alam | 13 January 2009 | 27 September 2020
16  | AM Amin Uddin | 11 October 2020  | 7 August 2024
17  | Md Asaduzzaman | 8 August 2024  | Present

## See also

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* Chief Justice of Bangladesh
* Justice ministry
* Politics of Bangladesh

## References

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1. ^ "..:: Law and Justice Division ::". Archived from the original on 26 September 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
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. ^ বাংলাদেশের অ্যাটর্নি জেনারেলগণের নাম ও কার্যকাল. এটর্নি জেনারেলের কার্যালয়. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
5. ^ "Law officers call on President". The Daily Star. 9 January 1998. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
6. ^ "Constitution expert and former attorney general Mahmudul Islam dies at 80". bdnews24.com. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2017.

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