Bangladesh Bar Council

Bangladesh Bar Council is a statutory autonomous body in Bangladesh, established under the Legal Practitioners and the Bar Council Order.[1][2] It is the licensing and Regulatory body for lawyers in Bangladesh.[3]

Bar Council
Formation1972 (1972)
TypeStatutory body, Regulatory body
HeadquartersBar Council Bhaban, 3, Captain Mansur Ali Sarani, Dhaka 23°43′58.987″N 90°24′13.583″E
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bangla and English
Chairman
Abu Mohammad Amin Uddin
Websitebarcouncil.gov.bd

The bar council can establish tribunals to investigate and prosecute complaints against lawyers. In 2019 there were five such tribunals. A tribunal may reprimand or suspend a lawyer or remove them from practice. It dealt with 378 complaints from 2014 to 2018. Nine lawyers have lost their license permanently and 6 were suspended for a limited period of time.[4]

History

The council was established in 1972 through the Legal Practitioners and the Bar Council Order. It has 15 members including the Attorney General of Bangladesh. It publishes a legal journal called Bangladesh Legal Decisions.[5] Members are elected to the council.[6]

References
  1. "Remarkable insight on admission to practice in Bangladesh Bar Council". The Daily Star. 6 May 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  2. "Bangladesh Bar Associations". hg.org. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  3. "Bar Council penalises 3 lawyers". The Daily Star. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  4. "How does the Bar Council Tribunal function". The Daily Star. 19 February 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  5. "Bangladesh Bar Council". Banglapedia. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  6. "Bangladesh Bar Council election held". The Daily Star. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2017.


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