Bangladesh Bar Council
Logo of Bangladesh Bar Council | |
| Formation | 1972 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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. It is the licensing and Regulatory body for lawyers in Bangladesh. The Bangladesh Bar Council ensures that every lawyer maintains the highest professional standards and adheres to proper etiquette.
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.