Logo of Bangladesh Bar Council
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| Formation | 1972; 52 years ago (1972) |
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| Type | Statutory body Regulatory body |
| Headquarters | Bar Council Bhaban, 3, Captain Mansur Ali Sarani, Dhaka 23°43′58.987″N 90°24′13.583″E / 23.73305194°N 90.40377306°E / 23.73305194; 90.40377306 |
Region served | Bangladesh |
Official language | Bangla and English |
Chairman | Abu Mohammad Amin Uddin |
| Website | barcouncil |
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]
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]
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