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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]

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. ^ 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. ^ "How does the Bar Council Tribunal function". The Daily Star. 19 February 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Bangladesh Bar Council". Banglapedia. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Bangladesh Bar Council election held". The Daily Star. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  8. ^ Council, Bangladesh Bar. "About Us – Bangladesh Bar Council". Retrieved 6 July 2024.


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