Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed today spoke at at the Supreme Court Bar Association auditorium . Photo: BSS

DHAKA, Aug 10, 2025 (BSS) - Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed today said former Attorney General (AG) Senior Advocate AJ Mohammad Ali’s important contribution to the country's judiciary will be kept written in the history.

He said this at a memorial meeting organized by “AJ Mohammad Ali and Associates” at the Supreme Court Bar Association auditorium today.

Recalling the contribution of Mohammad Ali, also a former President of the Supreme Court Bar Association,  the Chief Justice said Mohammad Ali was a man of integrity and was respected by all, including lawyers. 

The void created by his demise is an irreparable loss to the country’s legal arena, he said. 

Refaat Ahmed said, “Mohamma Ali’s ideals, actions, and values continue to guide us even today. I believe that his important contribution to the judiciary of Bangladesh will be written in the pages of history.”

The main speaker of this memorial meeting was Senior Advocate Zainul Abedin, Vice Chairman of the Bar Council. Attorney General Md. Asaduzzaman spoke as a special guest at the meeting.

Former Speaker Barrister Jamiruddin Sirkar, President of the Supreme Court Bar Association Barrister AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon, Former Secretary of the Supreme Court Bar Association and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Bar Council Barrister Md. Ruhul Quddus Kajal, BNP Law Secretary and Secretary General of the Nationalist Lawyers Forum Barrister Kaiser Kamal and Senior Lawyer AHM Mushfiqur Rahman Tuhin also spoke in the memorial meeting. 

Former Justice Md. Sharif Uddin Chaklader presided over it.

Late AJ Mohammad Ali's wife Farzana Ali and daughter Radia Khandaker also spoke. 

At the end of the speech, prayers were offered for the eternal peace of late AJ Mohammad Ali.