Attorney General Mahbubey Alam

Khaleda’s release: seeking court’s opinion not mandatory, says AG

Attorney General Mahbubey Alam has said seeking the court’s opinion to suspend jail sentence of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and release her from jail is not mandatory for the government.

AG for action against pro-BNP lawyers over courtroom chaos

Attorney General Mahbubey Alam urges the chief justice to take action against the pro-BNP lawyers who made chaos in the courtroom forcing the Appellate Division judges to leave the room.

Deputy, asst AGs appointed before 2017 asked to resign

Attorney General Mahbubey Alam instructs the deputy attorney generals and assistant attorney generals who were appointed before 2017 to resign from their offices.

Life term means jail until natural death

Attorney General Mahbubey Alam tells the Supreme Court that life imprisonment means jail sentence until the natural death of the convict as per the relevant provisions of the Penal Code.

Sultan Mansur's JS membership remains valid: AG

Attorney General Mahbubey Alam says the parliamentary membership of Sultan Mansur will not be cancelled as he neither resigned from the party nor voted against the party.

'Judiciary has seen degradation'

Attorney General Mahbubey Alam yesterday said he still stands by his statement that “judiciary has seen degradation”.

Bringing Tarique back not difficult: AG

Attorney General Mahbubey Alam yesterday said it will not be difficult for the government to bring Tarique Rahman, BNP's senior vice chairman who is a convict in the August 21 grenade attack cases, back to the country.

Sinha's remarks about judiciary unacceptable: AG

The unseemly remarks on the apex court's judges made by former Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha in his recently published autobiography have damaged the image of the judiciary, Attorney General Mahbubey Alam said yesterday, terming Sinha's comments “unacceptable”.

AG gets death threat again

Attorney General Mahbubey Alam once again receives death threat allegedly for his role in the trials of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in different cases.

November 12, 2017
November 12, 2017

Judiciary relieved, AG says on CJ’s resignation

Attorney General Mahbubey Alam says the judiciary has been relieved of burden following the resignation of Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha as the chief justice.

November 8, 2017
November 8, 2017

16th amendment: Govt yet to finalise review plea

The attorney general’s office is yet to complete the petition in order to seek a review of the Supreme Court verdict that scrapped the 16th amendment from the constitution though the deadline for submitting the plea ends tomorrow.

November 5, 2017
November 5, 2017

Discharging CJ’s duty a far cry for Sinha: AG

Attorney General Mahbubey Alam says Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha's rejoining office after returning to Bangladesh is “a far cry.”

November 3, 2017
November 3, 2017

AG for trial of Bangabandhu, 4 leaders’ murders

Attorney General Mahbubey Alam says the killers of four national leaders could not be given appropriate punishment due to lack of evidence.

October 20, 2017
October 20, 2017

16th amendment verdict: Team formed to file review

A 11-member team is formed led by the Attorney General Mahbubey Alam for filing a review petition against the Supreme Court verdict in the case on the 16th amendment to the constitution.

October 14, 2017
October 14, 2017

Sinha’s rejoining a far cry: AG

Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha’s rejoining after returning home from abroad is a far cry, Attorney General Mahbubey Alam says.

August 22, 2017
August 22, 2017

Exemplary verdict: AG

Attorney General Mahbubey Alam terms the High Court verdict on the seven-murder cases as exemplary and relieving.

August 1, 2017
August 1, 2017

I’m shocked at restoration of Supreme Judicial Council: Attorney general

Attorney General Mahbubey Alam expresses sorrow at the restoration of Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) through the Supreme Court judgment in the constitution's 16th amendment case.

July 19, 2017
July 19, 2017

7-murder was pre-planned, AG Mahbubey Alam tells HC

Attorney General Mahbubey Alam tells the High Court that the incident of killing the seven people including Narayanganj City Corporation councillor Nazrul Islam and senior lawyer Chandan Sarker was a pre-planned murder.

May 9, 2017
May 9, 2017

Chief justice, attorney general trade heated words

Attorney General Mahbubey Alam and Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha lock into a heated exchange of words during hearing of a case regarding the 16th amendment of the constitution that empowered the parliament to remove its judges for incapacity or misbehavior.