Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association

Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association
Formation1972
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
secretary
Mohammad Ruhul quddus (Kazal)
Websitescba.org.bd

The Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ সুপ্রিম কোর্ট আইনজীবী সমিতি) is an 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.

List of presidents

Name Term start Term end Reference
A. K. Fazlul Huq 1948 1956
Nurul Huq Chowdhury 1956 1958
Mohammed Nurul Huda 1958 1962
Tafazzal Ali 1962 1964
M. H. Khondker 1964 1965
Abdus Salam 1965 1966
Abdus Salam Khan 1966 1968
A. S. M. Mofakhar 1968 1969
Ataur Rahman Khan 1969 1970
Asaduzzaman Khan 1970 1972
Ahmed Sobhan 1972 1974
Mirza Golam Hafiz 1973 1974
Aleem-Al-Razee 1974 1975
Tafazzal Ali 1975 1976
T. H. Khan 1977 1978
Syed Ishtiaq Ahmed 1978 1979
Khondker Mahubuddin Ahmed 1979 1980
Rafiqur Rahman 1980 1981
Mohammad Yeasin 1981 1982
Serajul Huq 1982 1983
Shamsul Huq Choudhury 1983 1989
Kamal Hossain 1990 1991
Rafiqur Rahman 1991 1992
Khondker Mahubuddin Ahmed 1992 1993
Kazi Golam Mahbub 1993 1994
M. Hafizullah 1994 1995
Shaukat Ali Khan 1996 1997
Nazmul Huda 1997 1998
Habibul Islam Bhuiyan 1998 1999
Shafique Ahmed 1999 2000
Mainul Hosein 2000 2001
Abdul Baset Majumder 2001 2002
Mohammad Ozair Farooq 2002 2003
Rokanuddin Mahmud 2003 2005
Mahbubey Alam 2005 2006
M. Amir-ul Islam 2006 2007
Shafique Ahmed 2008 2009
A. F. M. Mesbahuddin 2009 2010
Khandker Mahbub Hossain 2010 2012
Zainul Abedin 2012 2013
A. J. Mohammad Ali 2013 2014
Khandker Mahbub Hossain 2014 2016
Muhammad Yusuf Hussain Humayun 2016 2017
Zainul Abedin 2017 2019
A. M. Amin Uddin 2019 2022
Abdul Matin Khasru 2021 2022
Momtazuddin Fakir 2022 2023

Secretaries

Name Term start Term end Reference
Dinesh Chandra Roy 1948 1949
Syed Jalal Uddin Hossain Khandaker 1949 1950
Syed Modares Ali 1950 1951
B. A. Siddiqui 1951 1952
M. H. Khondker 1952 1953
Muhammad Saydur Rahman 1953 1954
Kemaluddin Hossain 1953 1954
Syed Modares Ali 1954 1955
Md. Moinul Huq 1955 1956
Mohammad Jane Alam 1956 1957
Abu Saadat Mohammed Sayem 1957 1958
Abdul Wadud Chowdhury 1958 1959
Abu Saadat Mohammed Sayem 1959 1960
Ruhul Islam 1960 1962
Nainuddin Ahmed 1962 1963
A. H. M. Abdur Rashid 1962 1964
Siddique Ahmed Chowdhury 1864 1965
Muhammad Abdur Rob 1965 1966
A. F. M. Abdur Rahman Chowdhury 1966 1968
Muhammad Abdul Haque 1968 1969
Tufail Ahmed 1969 1971
Mohammad Yeasin 1971 1972
Shamsul Huq Choudhury 1972 1973
Mohammad Yeasin 1973 1975
A. K. M. Shafiqur Rahman 1975 1976
H. K. Abdul Hye 1976 1977
Shah Md. Sharif 1977 1978
M. Hafizullah 1978 1979
Syed Abul Mokarrum 1979 1980
Md. Ruhul Amin 1980 1981
Habibul Islam Bhuiyan 1981 1982
Md. Fazlul Karim 1982 1983
Giusuddin Ahmed 1983 1984
Abu Sayeed Ahammad 1984 1985
A. Y. Masihuzzaman 1985 1986
Abdul Baset Majumder 1986 1988
M. A. Wahhab Miah 1988 1990
Md. Fazlul Haque 1990 1991
A. F. M. Mesbahuddin 1991 1992
A. F. M. Ali Asgar 1992 1993
Mahbubey Alam 1993 1994
Mohammad Ozair Farooq 1994 1995
S. M. Munir 1995 1996
Nozrul Islam Chowdhury 1996 1997
Zainul Abedin 1997 1998
Abdul Awal 1998 1999
Md. Saidur Rahman 1999 2000
Md. Shahidul Karim Siddique 2000 2001
Md. Momtazuddin Fakir 2001 2002
M. A. Hafiz 2002 2003
Md. Mahbub Ali 2003 2004
Bashir Ahmed 2004 2005
M. Enayetur Rahim 2005 2006
A. M. Amin Uddin 2006 2007
Md. Nurul Islam Sujan 2008 2009
S. M. Rezaul Karim 2009 2010
Md. Bodruddoza 2010 2012
Momtaz Uddin Ahmed Mehedi 2012 2013
Mahbub Uddin Khokon 2013 2020
Ruhul Quddus Kazal 2020 2022
Md. Abdun Nur Dulal 2022 2023

See also