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