Senior lawyer of the Supreme Court Md Asaduzzaman has been appointed as the attorney general for Bangladesh.
The law ministry in a notification said on Thursday that the president, Mohammed Shahabuddin, gave the appointment as per Article 64(1) of the constitution.
Asaduzzaman was a member of Syed Istiaq Ahmed and Associates.
The post of attorney general fell vacant after AM Amin Uddin resigned citing his difficulties on Wednesday, two days after prime minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country in the face of student movement against discrimination and for reforms in the public job quota.
鈥楴ow I am not in a position to continue my duties and responsibilities as attorney general for Bangladesh,鈥� Amin said in his resignation letter addressing to the president.
Earlier on Tuesday, additional attorney general SK Md Morshed resigned citing the same reason.
Asaduzzaman enrolled as a lower court lawyer on September 19, 1996 after completion of master鈥檚 in law from Dhaka University.
He enrolled as High Court lawyer on August 3, 1997 and later enrolled as Appellate Division lawyer.
Asaduzzaman was enrolled as senior lawyer in September 2023.
Asaduzzaman, son of late Israil Sheikh, a retired primary school teacher, was born in Sailkupa in Jhenaidah on January 31, 1971.