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Position in Bangladeshi government
The
Attorney General for Bangladesh
(
Bengali
:
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) 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. AM Amin Uddin 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.
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Unlike the
Attorney General of the United States
, the Attorney General for 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.
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List of attorneys general
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