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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>http://www.lawjusticediv.gov.bd/static/attorny_general.php</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 |dead-url=yes }}</ref> |
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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>http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2007/06/21/15-deputy-attorneys-general-appointed</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> |
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==List of Attorneys General== |
==List of Attorneys General== |
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| || [[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|dead-url=yes}}</ref> || 1977 || |
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| || [[Rafique Ul Huq]] || 1990 || |
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| || [[Aminul Haque (Attorney General)|Aminul Haque]] || 1991 || 1994 |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
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Office of the Attorney General | |
Style | The Honourable |
Seat | Bangladesh Supreme Court, Dhaka, Bangladesh. |
Nominator | The Prime Minister |
Appointer | The President |
Term length | No fixed term |
Formation | 19 February 1765 |
First holder | Sir John Day as Advocate-General of Bengal |
Deputy | Additional Attorneys-General, Deputy Attorneys-General and Assistant Attorneys-General |
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The Attorney General of Bangladesh (Bengali: মহাব্যবহারদেশক, Mahābyabahāradēśaka) 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. 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.[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
No. | Name | Took office | Left office |
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1 | M. H. Khandaker | ||
2 | Faqueer Shahabuddin Ahmad | 1972 | 1976 |
Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed | 1976 | ||
Mustafa Kamal[4] | 1977 | ||
Rafique Ul Huq | 1990 | ||
Aminul Haque | 1991 | 1994 | |
9 | K. S. Nabi[5] | 1996 | 1998 |
10 | Mahmudul Islam[6] | 1998 | 2001 |
11 | A. F. Hassan Ariff | October 2001 | 28 April 2005 |
12 | A. J. Mohammad Ali | 30 April 2005 | 24 January 2007 |
13 | Fida M. Kamal | January 2007 | 16 July 2008 |
14 | Salahuddin Ahmad | 13 July 2008 | 12 January 2009 |
15 | Mahbubey Alam | 13 January 2009 | Incumbent |
See also
References
- ^ http://www.lawjusticediv.gov.bd/static/attorny_general.php
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
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- ^ "Chief Justice Mustafa Kamal". lawjournalbd.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
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- ^ "Constitution expert and former attorney general Mahmudul Islam dies at 80". bdnews24.com. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2017.