Bangladesh, June 25 -- BNP Legal Affairs Secretary Badruddoza Badal on Wednesday described the resignation of 18 deputy and assistant attorneys general as a politically motivated move, questioning the timing of their departure after serving in office for several months.
Speaking to reporters in front of the annex building of the Supreme Court, Badal said it has long been customary for government-appointed law officers at the Attorney General's Office to step down voluntarily following a change in government.
He noted that, in previous instances, law officers, including attorneys general, had resigned even before a new administration formally assumed office, once election results made it clear that another party would form the government....