Seven deputy attorney generals and 10 assistant attorney generals, affiliated with Jamaat-e-Islami, have resigned from their positions at the Attorney General’s Office.
Deputy Attorney General Tarikul Islam, one of the officials who stepped down, confirmed the matter to the media today (23 June).
The lawyers submitted their resignation letters collectively to the Attorney General’s Office yesterday, he said.
The deputy attorney generals who resigned are Yusuf Ali, Shafikur Rahman, Abdul Karim, Farid Uddin Khan, Golam Rahman Bhuiyan, Asad Uddin and Tarikul Islam.
The assistant attorney generals who resigned are Imrul Kayes Rana, Humayun Kabir Tanim, Abdul Kaiyum Bhuiyan, Abdullahil Maruf Fahim, Jowadur Rahman, Shamsil Arefin, Mahabuba Akter Roli, Nur Nabi Ujjal, Al Reza Amir and Rezaul Islam.
According to Supreme Court sources, all those who resigned are active members and hold various positions in the Supreme Court branch of the Bangladesh Lawyers’ Council, an attorneys’ organisation associated with Jamaat-e-Islami.
They were appointed after the political changeover in the country on 5 August 2024.
However, no detailed information regarding the reasons behind the resignations was immediately available.
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