bdnews24.com, Dhaka
Attorney General Salahuddin Ahmed resigned his position on Monday.
“I have submitted my resignation in line with the tradition that the attorney general resigns after a new government takes over,” Salahuddin told bdnews24.com after handing a letter to the law ministry at around 3pm.
“I ubmitted my resignation letter to the law minister addressed to the president,” said Salahuddin. Law minister Shafique Ahmed confirmed he had received the letter. “He (Salahuddin) has resigned. The new attorney general will be appointed in a day or two,” the minister said.
On who would be appointed the new attorney general, he said: “You will see after appointment. It cannot be said now.”
Salahuddin was appointed attorney general on July 13 last year during the regime of the caretaker government. Earlier, he served as additional attorney general since February 13, 2007.
He joined the Appellate Division as a lawyer in 2002 after becoming a High Court lawyer in 1982.
Salahuddin was involved in law profession in 1980 after he had passed LLB from Dhaka University in 1978.
Courtesy: thebangladeshtoday.com
