AM Amin Uddin, a senior lawyer of the Supreme Court and President of Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association, has been appointed as the new attorney general.

Attorney General Mahbubey Alam was laid to eternal rest in the capital on Monday.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday expressed profound shock and sorrow at the death of Attorney General Mahbubey Alam.

The Appellate Division on Tuesday stayed a High Court (HC) order that had directed the authorities concerned to take legal action if patients are denied treatment.