The New Nation - Internet Edition

UNB, Dhaka

Law Advisor AF Hassan Ariff on Thursday said Attorney-General Barrister Fida M Kamal's resignation is a great loss to him. "It's a great loss to me," he told reporters at the Secretariat.

Barrister Fida Wednesday resigned on 'personal grounds' after a prolonged but fruitless meeting with the Law Adviser.

Carrying his resignation letter in his pocket, he had gone to the office of Law Adviser Hassan Ariff in the afternoon and submitted the letter addressed to the President, Law Ministry sources said.

The Law Adviser persistently persuaded him to change his mind, but the 60-year-old Fida stuck to his guns.

For quite some time, the relationship between Fida and the government had been strained over some important cases for their quick disposal.

The latest dispute cropped up over an ordinance related to recruitment of government law officers and organogram of the attorney services. "He felt insulted as he was never consulted in this matter," a source in the AG office said.