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{{Short description|Position in Bangladeshi government}}
{{Infobox official post
{{Infobox official post
| post = Attorney General
| post = Attorney General
| body = Bangladesh
| body = Bangladesh
| native_name = বাংলাদেশের মহাব্যবহারদেশক
| native_name = বাংলাদেশের অ্যাটর্নি জেনারেল
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| incumbent = [[Mahbubey Alam]]
| incumbent = [[AM Amin Uddin]]
| incumbentsince = {{start date|2009|1|13|df=y}}
| incumbentsince = 8 October 2020
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| department = [[Office of the Attorney General]]
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| style = [[The Honourable]]
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| seat = [[Bangladesh Supreme Court]], Dhaka, Bangladesh.
| seat = [[Supreme Court of Bangladesh]], [[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]]
| nominator = The [[Prime Minister of Bangladesh|Prime Minister]]
| nominator = The [[Prime Minister of Bangladesh|Prime Minister]]
| appointer = The [[President of Bangladesh|President]]
| appointer = The [[President of Bangladesh|President]]
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| formation = {{start date|1765|02|19|df=y}}
| formation = 1972
| first = [[M. H. Khandaker]]
| first = Sir [[John Day (advocate-general)|John Day]]<br>as [[Advocate-General of Bengal]]
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{{Politics of Bangladesh}}
{{Politics of Bangladesh}}


The '''Attorney General of Bangladesh''' ({{lang-bn|মহাব্যবহারদেশক, Mahābyabahāradēśaka}}) is the Bangladeshi government's chief [[law|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. The current Attorney General is [[Mahbubey Alam]]. 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 Supreme Court made by the President under article 106 of the Constitution and can express his own opinion.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lawjusticediv.gov.bd/static/attorny_general.php |title=Archived copy |access-date=2016-10-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160926011239/http://www.lawjusticediv.gov.bd/static/attorny_general.php |archive-date=2016-09-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jscbd.org.bd/jscbd/m_profile.php |title=Archived copy |access-date=6 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010041425/http://www.jscbd.org.bd/jscbd/m_profile.php |archive-date=10 October 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
The '''Attorney General for Bangladesh''' ({{lang-bn|অ্যাটর্নি জেনারেল}}) is the Bangladeshi government's chief [[law|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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.lawjusticediv.gov.bd/static/attorny_general.php |title=..:: Law and Justice Division :: |access-date=2016-10-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160926011239/http://www.lawjusticediv.gov.bd/static/attorny_general.php |archive-date=2016-09-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jscbd.org.bd/jscbd/m_profile.php |title=.::Bangladesh Judicial Service Commission:: |access-date=6 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010041425/http://www.jscbd.org.bd/jscbd/m_profile.php |archive-date=10 October 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


Unlike the [[Attorney General of the United States]], the Attorney General of Bangladesh does not have any [[executive (government)|executive]] authority, and is not a [[Political minister|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.<ref>{{cite news |title=15 deputy attorneys general appointed |url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2007/06/21/15-deputy-attorneys-general-appointed |work=bdnews24.com |date=21 June 2007}}</ref>
Unlike the [[Attorney General of the United States]], the Attorney General for Bangladesh does not have any [[executive (government)|executive]] authority, and is not a [[Political minister|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.<ref>{{cite news |title=15 deputy attorneys general appointed |url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2007/06/21/15-deputy-attorneys-general-appointed |work=bdnews24.com |date=21 June 2007}}</ref>

== List of attorneys general ==


==List of Attorneys General==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!No.<ref>{{cite news |title=বাংলাদেশের অ্যাটর্নি জেনারেলগণের নাম ও কার্যকাল |work=এটর্নি জেনারেলের কার্যালয় |url=https://attorneygeneral.gov.bd/site/page/e3bd9a23-e351-4a43-974b-6750dc9ef422/- |access-date=11 April 2023}}</ref>
!No.
!Name
!Name
!Took office
!Took office
!Left office
!Left office
|-
|-
|1|| [[M. H. Khandaker]] || ||
|1|| [[M. H. Khandaker]] || 21 January 1972||17 December 1972
|-
|-
|2
|2
|Faqueer Shahabuddin Ahmad
|[[Faqueer Shahabuddin Ahmad]]
|1972
|18 December 1972
|1976
|21 March 1976
|-
|-
| || [[Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed]] || 1976 ||
| 3|| [[Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed]] || 22 March 1976 ||6 May 1976
|-
|-
|4 || Khondokar Abu Bakr || 10 May 1976 ||13 March 1985
| || [[Mustafa Kamal (judge)|Mustafa Kamal]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lawjournalbd.com/biographies/chief-justice-mustafa-kamal/|title=Chief Justice Mustafa Kamal|accessdate=9 July 2017|publisher=lawjournalbd.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008200713/http://www.lawjournalbd.com/biographies/chief-justice-mustafa-kamal/|archive-date=8 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> || 1977 ||

|-
|-
|5
⚫
| || [[Rafique Ul Huq]] || 1990 ||
|
M. Nurullah
|
14 March 1985
|
6 April 1990
|-
|-

⚫
| || [[Aminul Haque (Attorney General)|Aminul Haque]] || 1991 || 1994
⚫
|6 || [[Rafique Ul Huq]] || 7 April 1990 || 17 December 1990
|-
|-
⚫
|7 || [[Aminul Haque (Attorney General)|Aminul Haque]] || 18 December 1990 || 13 July 1995
⚫
| 9 || [[K. S. Nabi]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news/law-officers-call-on-president|title=Law officers call on President|date=9 January 1998|accessdate=13 September 2017|newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref> || 1996 || 1998

|-
|-
|8
⚫
| 10 || [[Mahmudul Islam]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2016/02/16/constitution-expert-and-former-attorney-general-mahmudul-islam-dies-at-80|title=Constitution expert and former attorney general Mahmudul Islam dies at 80|date=16 February 2016|accessdate=13 September 2017|publisher=bdnews24.com}}</ref> || 1998 || 2001
|
M. Nurullah
|
26 July 1995
|
26 June 1996
|-
|-
⚫
|9 || [[K. S. Nabi]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/news/law-officers-call-on-president|title=Law officers call on President|date=9 January 1998|access-date=13 September 2017|newspaper=The Daily Star}}</ref> || 31 July 1996 || 30 May 1998
⚫
| 11 || [[A. F. Hassan Ariff]] || October 2001 || 28 April 2005
|-
⚫
| 10 || [[Mahmudul Islam]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2016/02/16/constitution-expert-and-former-attorney-general-mahmudul-islam-dies-at-80|title=Constitution expert and former attorney general Mahmudul Islam dies at 80|date=16 February 2016|access-date=13 September 2017|publisher=bdnews24.com}}</ref> || 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
| 12 || [[A. J. Mohammad Ali]] || 30 April 2005 || 24 January 2007
|-
|-
| 13 || [[Fida M. Kamal]] || January 2007 || 16 July 2008
| 13 || [[Fida M. Kamal]] || 5 February 2007 || 16 July 2008
|-
|-
| 14 || [[Salahuddin Ahmad]] || 13 July 2008 || 12 January 2009
| 14 || [[Salahuddin Ahmad]] || 20 July 2008 || 12 January 2009
|-
|-
| 15 || [[Mahbubey Alam]] || 13 January 2009 || 27 September 2020
| 15 || [[Mahbubey Alam]] || 13 January 2009 || 27 September 2020 <ref>{{cite news|title=অ্যাটর্নি জেনারেল মাহবুবে আলম আর নেই|url=https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/%E0%A6%85%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%87}}</ref>
|-
|16
|[[AM Amin Uddin]]
|11 October 2020
|Present
|}
|}


==See also==
==See also==

* [[Chief Justice of Bangladesh]]
* [[Chief Justice of Bangladesh]]
*[[Justice ministry]]
*[[Justice ministry]]
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[[Category:Attorneys General of Bangladesh|Attorneys General of Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Attorneys General of Bangladesh|Attorneys General of Bangladesh]]
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[[Category:Justice ministries|Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Justice ministries]]
[[Category:Government of Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Government of Bangladesh]]

Latest revision as of 07:29, 19 March 2024

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
Formation1972
First holderM. H. Khandaker
DeputyAdditional Attorneys-General, Deputy Attorneys-General and Assistant Attorneys-General
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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]

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

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No.[4] Name Took office Left office
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 Khondokar 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 Present

See also

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References

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  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. ^ "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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