Eighteen law officers appointed to the Attorney General’s Office to represent the state in the Supreme Court have resigned en masse, protesting against the government’s stance on the failure to implement the July Charter and several other issues.
The resigning officers, including seven Deputy Attorneys General and eleven Assistant Attorneys General, submitted separate resignation letters to the Attorney General’s Office on Tuesday.
Resigning Deputy Attorney General Advocate M Yusuf Ali confirmed the information to TIMES of Bangladesh. He said the law officers resigned in protest against the failure to implement the July Charter, the cancellation of the Supreme Court Secretariat Ordinance and the Supreme Court Judges Appointment Ordinance, and the failure to pass the Human Rights Commission Ordinance and the Disappearance Commission Ordinance.
The other resigning DAGs are Shafiqur Rahman, Abdul Karim, Farid Uddin Khan, Golam Rahman Bhuiyan, Md Asad Uddin, and Tariqul Islam.
The AAGs who resigned are Imrul Kayes Rana, Humayun Kabir Tanim, Abdul Kaium Bhuiyan, Abdullahil Maruf Fahim, Jowadur Rahman, Shamsil Arefin, Mahabuba Akhter Roli, Noor Nabi Uzzal, Al Reza Amir, Rezaul Islam, and Zakir Hossain.
All of them are known to be supporters of Jamaat-e-Islami, sources said.
The mass resignation comes at a time when the government is facing growing pressure from various quarters over the July Charter and other reform-related issues. The development is likely to have significant implications for the functioning of the Attorney General’s Office, which plays a crucial role in representing the state before the Supreme Court. The government is yet to comment on the resignations.
