 After Grand Alliance led by Awami League leader Sheikh Hasina formed a new government on January 6, 2009, Salahuddin Ahmad "submitted his resignation to the law minister in line with the tradition that the attorney general resigns after a new government takes over".Ahmad has been replaced by Mahbub-e Alam.He completed his BSc in Economics from London School of Economics in 1969; MA from University of London in 1970 and LL.M from Columbia Law School in 1984.