Dhaka, March 11 -- The government has relieved three assistant attorneys general of their duties amid the uproar, violence, lawsuits, and arrests surrounding the election to the Supreme Court Bar Association or SCBA.

Advocate Kazi Bashir Ahmed, Advocate Zakir Hossain Masud, and Advocate Shaama Akter got the sack on Monday, according to a notice from the Ministry of Law's Solicitor Office.

The order takes effect immediately.

Asked about the reason for the removal, a deputy attorney general said, "We can't talk about it. But you know already. We can't say such things. It is a matter of state secrets."

Bashir and Zakir were also named on the suspect list of cases over the uproar and violence surrounding the SCBA election.

The polls were...