United News of Bangladesh

A total of 18 state law officers – seven deputy attorneys general and 11 assistant attorneys general – who were appointed during the previous interim government period have stepped down. They separately submitted their resignation letters to the Office of the Attorney General on Tuesday. According to sources, all the resigning officials are supporters of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami. Speaking at a press briefing, Deputy Attorney General M Yusuf Ali said they resigned in protest against the non-implementation of the “July Charter,” and the failure to pass the Supreme Court Secretariat Ordinance and the Supreme Court Judges Appointment Ordinance. The other deputy attorneys general who resigned were Mohammad Shafiqur Rahman, Mohammad Abdul Karim, Farid Uddin Khan, Md Golam Rahman Bhuiyan, Md Asad Uddin and Muhammad Tarikul Islam. The assistant attorneys general who resigned are Imrul Kayes Rana, Humayun Kabir Tanin, Md Abdul Kaiyum Bhuiyan, Abdullahil Maruf Fahim, Joadur Rahman, Mohammad Shamsil Arefin, Mahbuba Akter Roly, Nur Nabi Ujjal, Al Reza Amir, Rezaul Islam and Zakir Hossain.