| Attorney General of Bangladesh | |
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| বাংলাদেশের অ্যাটর্নি জেনারেল | |
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| Office of the Attorney General | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Seat | Supreme Court of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Nominator | Prime Minister of Bangladesh |
| Appointer | President of Bangladesh |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Formation | 1972 |
| First holder | M. H. Khandaker |
| Deputy | Additional Attorneys-General, Deputy Attorneys-General and Assistant Attorneys-General |
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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 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 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]
- ^ "..:: Law and Justice Division ::". Archived from the original on 26 September 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ ".::Bangladesh Judicial Service Commission::". Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ "15 deputy attorneys general appointed". bdnews24.com. 21 June 2007.