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Md. Asaduzzaman
মোঃ আসাদুজ্জামান
Assaduzzaman in 2025
Minister of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office 17 February 2026
President	Mohammed Shahabuddin Hafiz Uddin Ahmad (acting) Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir
Prime Minister	Tarique Rahman
Preceded by	Asif Nazrul
Member of Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office 17 February 2026
Preceded by	Md Nayeb Ali Joarder
Constituency	Jhenaidah-1
17th Attorney General for Bangladesh
In office 8 August 2024 – 28 December 2025
President	Mohammed Shahabuddin
Prime Minister	Muhammad Yunus (Chief adviser)
Preceded by	AM Amin Uddin
Succeeded by	Ruhul Quddus Kazal
Personal details
Born	(1971-01-31) 31 January 1971 Baraipara, East Pakistan, Pakistan
Party	Bangladesh Nationalist Party
Children	2
Education	LLM from the University of Dhaka
Profession	Lawyer

Md. Asaduzzaman (born 31 January 1971) is a Bangladeshi lawyer and politician. He is the incumbent minister of law, justice and parliamentary affairs and the incumbent Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Jhenaidah-1 constituency since February 2026. Earlier, he had served as the 17th Attorney General for Bangladesh during 2024–2025. He served as a senior advocate of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh.

Early life and education

Asaduzzaman was born on 31 January 1971 in the village of Baraipara in Jessore District, East Pakistan, Pakistan (present-day Jhenaidah District, Bangladesh). He was a son of Sheikh Mohammad Israil Hossain Master (d. 2013) and Begum Roqeya. He passed his Secondary School Certificate from the Jessore Board in 1987, and his Higher Secondary Certificate in 1989. He then studied law at the University of Dhaka, graduating with a Bachelor of Laws followed by a Master of Laws degree. During his time in Dhaka, he became affiliated with the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal Students' League (JSD-CL). He served as the organisational secretary for the Dhaka University Committee in 1993. In the following year, he was the publicity secretary for the JSD-CL Central Committee.

Career

Asaduzzaman previously worked as a junior associate to the prominent lawyer Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed and was also the Human Rights Affairs Secretary of the BNP Central Executive Committee and an advisor to the party's Chairperson Khaleda Zia.

Former Attorney General AM Amin Uddin resigned citing personal difficulties, and subsequently, Asaduzzaman was appointed to the position.

Asaduzzaman's career includes participation in various significant cases in higher courts and solving complex legal issues.

This appointment is expected to bring new directions in the country's legal framework and aid in providing legal support to various government activities.