Bangladesh Bar Council
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 Logo of Bangladesh Bar Council | |
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| Formation | 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 |
Region served | Bangladesh |
Official language | Bangla and English |
Chairman | Md. Asaduzzaman[1] |
| 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, 1972.[2][3] It is the licensing and Regulatory body for lawyers in Bangladesh.[4] The Bangladesh Bar Council ensures that every lawyer maintains the highest professional standards and adheres to proper etiquette.[5]
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.[6]
