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.

August 24, 2016
August 24, 2016

SC directs Sylhet pvt medical college to submit financial documents

The Supreme Court seeks for the documents on the bank transactions of Jalalabad Ragib-Rabeya Medical College Hospital in Sylhet.

March 27, 2016
March 27, 2016

Cabinet may decide Qamrul, Mozammel’s fate

Attorney General Mahbubey Alam says the cabinet may decide whether Qamrul Islam and AKM Mozammel Huq can hold the office as ministers following today’s Supreme Court judgement.

March 15, 2016
March 15, 2016

War trial: Death warrant issued for Nizami

The International Crimes Tribunal issues death warrant for convicted war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami hours after the Supreme Court released its full verdict upholding his death penalty.

March 7, 2016
March 7, 2016

Quasem’s death penalty will be upheld, AG hopes

Attorney General Mahbubey Alam hopes that the capital punishment of war criminal Mir Quasem Ali will be upheld in the Supreme Court judgement.

March 6, 2016
March 6, 2016

AG urges all not to comment on CJ

Attorney General Mahbubey Alam urges all not to make any comment on Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha to keep judiciary above controversy.

January 6, 2016
January 6, 2016

‘Execution after disposal of review, if Nizami files’

Jamaat-e-Islami leader Motiur Rahman Nizami’s execution will be carried out after the disposal of review, if he files it, says Attorney General Mahbubey Alam.

December 8, 2015
December 8, 2015

Verdict on Nizami appeal Jan 6

The Supreme Court has fixed January 6 for delivering verdict on the appeal filed by Jamaat-e-Islami leader Motiur Rahman Nizami challenging his death penalty for crimes against humanity during the Liberation War of 1971.

November 29, 2015
November 29, 2015

HC urged to uphold death penalty of 152 BDR mutiny convicts

Attorney General Mahbubey Alam prays to the High Court to uphold the lower court verdict that sentenced 152 convicts for killing 74 people including 57 army officials in the 2009 Pilkhana mutiny.

November 22, 2015
November 22, 2015

Nizami’s appeal hearing may end by Dec 15: AG

Attorney General Mahbubey Alam expresses hopes that the Supreme Court hearing on the appeal of war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami against his death penalty will be completed by Dec 15.

September 3, 2015
September 3, 2015

Official results: AL-backed lawyers win bar council polls

Ruling Awami League-backed lawyers' panel bags 11 out of total 14 posts of executive members of Bangladesh Bar Council while the Pro-BNP lawyers’ panel grabs the rest three posts, according to official result.