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Attorney General's Office

Over 120 attorneys to get appointed

Ashutosh Sarkar
The Attorney General's Office is going to be reshuffled soon through appointing over 120 new attorneys following the political changeover.
Sources said tension has already gripped the Attorney General’s Office because of the possible reshuffle as the existing attorneys recruited by the immediate past caretaker government are in apprehension of losing their jobs.
Law Minister barrister Shafique Ahmed yesterday told The Daily Star that the new law officers will be appointed on the basis of their talent, competence and honesty and there will be no place of politicisation in appointing them like in the past.
Replying to a question whether the government will appoint law officers from minority communities since the previous two governments did not do it, the law minister said the government is actively considering appointing some law officers from the minority communities.
Attorney General Mahbubey Alam said recently that he would request the authorities concerned to keep the job of efficient and honest law officers among the existing attorneys.
Former secretary of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) advocate M Enayetur Rahim said the BNP-led four party alliance government and even the immediate past caretaker government did not appoint law officers from religious minority communities despite having talents, qualifications and honesty in them."It was most unfortunate and regrettable."
He also urged the government not to appoint the law officers on political consideration or with a communal attitude.
Sources said three additional attorney generals (AAGs), 50 deputy attorney generals (DAGs) and 70 assistant attorney generals (AAGs) will be recruited for moving cases on behalf of the state at the Appellate Division and High Court Divisions of the Supreme Court (SO.
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There are now one AAG, 27 DAGs and 70 AAGs for moving cases on behalf of the state.
Some pro-Awami League lawyers of the SC, including a few former SCBA secretaries, have been given the responsibility' to select the names of the lawyers for appoirwwg the*n.2 newlawofficers, sources added.
They will finalise names of the candidates and hand over the list to the Attorney General who will send the list to the government for recruiting them.