Bangladesh Bar Council Explained

Bangladesh Bar Council
Type:Statutory body
Regulatory body
Language:Bangla and English
Leader Title:Chairman
Leader Name:Abu Mohammad Amin Uddin
Region Served:Bangladesh

Bangladesh Bar Council (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ বার কাউন্সিল) 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] The Bangladesh Bar Council ensures that every lawyer maintains the highest professional standards and adheres to proper etiquette.[4]

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.[5]

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.[6] Members are elected to the council.[7] The elected members, in their first meeting, elects’ from amongst themselves a vice-chairman and different standing Committees, viz- Executive Committee, Finance Committee, Legal Education Committee, Enrolment Committee, etc.[8]

Notes and References

  1. News: Remarkable insight on admission to practice in Bangladesh Bar Council. The Daily Star. 6 May 2017. 20 August 2017.
  2. Web site: Bangladesh Bar Associations . hg.org . 20 August 2017.
  3. News: Bar Council penalises 3 lawyers. The Daily Star. 20 July 2016. 20 August 2017.
  4. Nabi . Rakiba . 2020 . Lawyers' Code of Professional Conduct in Bangladesh: Insights from the Kansas (USA) Rules of Professional Conduct . NJA Law Journal . 14 . 95.
  5. News: How does the Bar Council Tribunal function . The Daily Star . 19 February 2019 . 15 April 2019.
  6. Web site: Bangladesh Bar Council. Banglapedia. 20 August 2017.
  7. News: Bangladesh Bar Council election held. The Daily Star. 26 August 2015. 20 August 2017.
  8. Web site: Council . Bangladesh Bar . About Us – Bangladesh Bar Council . 2024-07-06 . en-US.