| Bangladesh Bar Council | |
| Type: | Statutory body Regulatory body |
| Language: | Bangla and English |
| Leader Title: | Chairman |
| Leader Name: | Md. Asaduzzaman[1] |
| Region Served: | Bangladesh |
Bangladesh Bar Council (bn|বাংলাদেশ বার কাউন্সিল) is a statutory autonomous body in Bangladesh, established under the Legal Practitioners and the Bar Council Order.[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]
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.[7] Members are elected to the council.[8] 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.[9]