The Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association () is a professional association of Bangladesh Supreme Court lawyers.
History The Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association issued a statement expressing concern over the construction of Farakka Barrage by India near the border and preventing the flow of water to Bangladesh in February 1976.
In 1987, the President of association was detained and placed in Dhaka Central Jail as part of a wider crackdown on dissent against the dictatorship of President Hussain Mohammad Ershad. In 1999, President of the association, Habibul Islam Bhuiyan, moved a petition in the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court alleging statements of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was contemptuous of the court.
On 2 March 2005, Chief Justice of Bangladesh J. R. Mudassir Husain and other judges of the Supreme Court boycotted the break-up party of the association. President of the association, Barrister Rokanuddin Mahmud, reported that the judges boycotted the event as they felt certain judges were not invited respectfully.
In October 2017, the association expressed concern over the sudden leave of Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha. According to President Advocate Zainul Abedin they failed in their attempt to meet Sinha which his described as alarming.
President of the Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association, Advocate Zainul Abedin, demanded that the government cancel the 11th national election and hold a new election on 3 January 2019 citing irregularities in the election. he stated that the new elections should be held under a neutral non-partisan government.
In April 2020, the association started providing interest free loans to lawyers facing financial difficulties during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh. On 9 October 2020, President of the Supreme Court Bar Association, AM Amin Uddin, was appointed the Attorney General of Bangladesh.
On 10 November 2020, the association sent a letter to the Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain requesting mediation in a dispute between judges and lawyers. Two lawyers, Syed Sayedul Haque Suman and Ishrat Hasan, had appeared before the chief justice and according to them were treated with "discourteous behaviour" about which they posted on Facebook. Justice Gobinda Chandra Tagore and Justice Mohammad Ullah issued a contempt of court ruling against them over the Facebook posts.
On 13 March 2021, Abdul Matin Khasru, Member of Parliament and former Minister, was elected President of the association. After the death of Abdul Matin Khasru, in a Special General Meeting held on 04.05.2021 A. M Amin Uddin, Senior Advocate has been elected as President of the Supreme Court Bar Association for the third time.
On 27 April 2022, Advocate Md. Momtaz Uddin Fakir was elected president and Abdun Noor Dulal was elected Secretary of the association.
In March 2024, Mahbub Uddin Khokon was elected as the president of the association.
List of presidents +NameTerm startTerm endReferenceA. K. Fazlul Huq19481956Nurul Huq Chowdhury19561958Mohammed Nurul Huda19581962Tafazzal Ali19621964M. H. Khondker19641965Abdus Salam19651966Abdus Salam Khan19661968A. S. M. Mofakhar19681969Ataur Rahman Khan19691970Asaduzzaman Khan19701972Ahmed Sobhan19721974Mirza Golam Hafiz19731974Aleem-Al-Razee19741975Tafazzal Ali19751976T. H. Khan19771978Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed19781979Khondker Mahubuddin Ahmed19791980Rafiqur Rahman19801981Mohammad Yeasin19811982Serajul Huq19821983Shamsul Huq Choudhury19831989Kamal Hossain19901991Rafiqur Rahman19911992Khondker Mahubuddin Ahmed19921993Kazi Golam Mahbub19931994M. Hafizullah19941995Shaukat Ali Khan19961997Nazmul Huda19971998Habibul Islam Bhuiyan19981999Shafique Ahmed19992000Mainul Hosein20002001Abdul Baset Majumder20012002Mohammad Ozair Farooq20022003Rokanuddin Mahmud20032005Mahbubey Alam20052006M. Amir-ul Islam20062007Shafique Ahmed20082009A. F. M. Mesbahuddin20092010Khandker Mahbub Hossain20102012Zainul Abedin20122013A. J. Mohammad Ali20132014Khandker Mahbub Hossain20142016Muhammad Yusuf Hussain Humayun20162017Zainul Abedin20172019A. M. Amin Uddin20192022Abdul Matin Khasru20212022Momtazuddin Fakir20222023Mahbub Uddin Khokon2024
Secretaries +NameTerm startTerm endReferenceDinesh Chandra Roy19481949Syed Jalal Uddin Hossain Khandaker19491950Syed Modares Ali19501951B. A. Siddiqui19511952M. H. Khondker19521953Muhammad Saydur Rahman19531954Kemaluddin Hossain19531954Syed Modares Ali19541955Md. Moinul Huq19551956Mohammad Jane Alam19561957Abu Saadat Mohammed Sayem19571958Abdul Wadud Chowdhury19581959Abu Saadat Mohammed Sayem19591960Ruhul Islam19601962Nainuddin Ahmed19621963A. H. M. Abdur Rashid19621964Siddique Ahmed Chowdhury18641965Muhammad Abdur Rob19651966A. F. M. Abdur Rahman Chowdhury19661968Muhammad Abdul Haque19681969Tufail Ahmed19691971Mohammad Yeasin19711972Shamsul Huq Choudhury19721973Mohammad Yeasin19731975A. K. M. Shafiqur Rahman19751976H. K. Abdul Hye19761977Shah Md. Sharif19771978M. Hafizullah19781979Syed Abul Mokarrum19791980Md. Ruhul Amin19801981Habibul Islam Bhuiyan19811982Md. Fazlul Karim19821983Giusuddin Ahmed19831984Abu Sayeed Ahammad19841985A. Y. Masihuzzaman19851986Abdul Baset Majumder19861988M. A. Wahhab Miah19881990Md. Fazlul Haque19901991A. F. M. Mesbahuddin19911992A. F. M. Ali Asgar19921993Mahbubey Alam19931994Mohammad Ozair Farooq19941995S. M. Munir19951996Nozrul Islam Chowdhury19961997Zainul Abedin19971998Abdul Awal19981999Md. Saidur Rahman19992000Md. Shahidul Karim Siddique20002001Md. Momtazuddin Fakir20012002M. A. Hafiz20022003Md. Mahbub Ali20032004Bashir Ahmed20042005M. Enayetur Rahim20052006A. M. Amin Uddin20062007Md. Nurul Islam Sujan20082009S. M. Rezaul Karim20092010Md. Bodruddoza20102012Momtaz Uddin Ahmed Mehedi20122013Mahbub Uddin Khokon20132020Ruhul Quddus Kazal20202022Md. Abdun Nur Dulal20222023Shah Monjurul Hoque20242025
See also
Bangladesh Bar Council
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