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List of Lawyers in Bangladesh Prepared by the British High Commission, Dhaka www.gov.uk The following list of lawyers has been prepared by the British High Commission, Dhaka for the convenience of British Nationals who may require legal advice and assistance in Bangladesh. It is provided on the understanding that we (the British High Commission) do not assume or undertake any legal responsibility, to you, or those affected, if you choose to take it into account when instructing a local lawyer. Further and alternatively, we cannot accept any liability to any person or company for any financial loss or damage arising from the use of this information or from any failure to give information. Our aim is to provide our customers with as much relevant information to enable them to make better informed decisions but our lists are not recommendations and should not be treated as such. List of lawyers in Bangladesh Updated: June 2019 This list is in alphabetical order (following Honorary Legal Advisor’s details).

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Page 1: List of Lawyers in Bangladesh · 2019-06-30 · List of Lawyers in Bangladesh Prepared by the British High Commission, Dhaka The following list of lawyers has been prepared by the

List of Lawyers in Bangladesh

Prepared by the British High Commission, Dhaka

www.gov.uk

The following list of lawyers has been prepared by the British High Commission, Dhaka for the convenience of British Nationals who may require legal advice and assistance in Bangladesh. It is provided on the understanding that we (the British High Commission) do not assume or undertake any legal responsibility, to you, or those affected, if you choose to take it into account when instructing a local lawyer. Further and alternatively, we cannot accept any liability to any person or company for any financial loss or damage arising from the use of this information or from any failure to give information. Our aim is to provide our customers with as much relevant information to enable them to make better informed decisions but our lists are not recommendations and should not be treated as such.

List of lawyers in Bangladesh Updated: June 2019 This list is in alphabetical order (following Honorary Legal Advisor’s details).

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DHAKA Orr, Dignam & Co (Honorary Legal Advisor, British High Commission, Dhaka)

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

ORR, DIGNAM & CO.

Muhammad Ohiullah

Barrister-at-Law Honorary Legal Adviser to H.E. The British High Commissioner

SHAJAN TOWER (1ST FLOOR) OFFICE NOS.101 – 104 3, SEGUN BAGICHA DHAKA-1000 BANGLADESH.

TEL : 9563946 & 9563950 FAX : 9559887 E-MAIL : [email protected] [email protected]

Generally practices in all areas of law excepting Tax and criminal matters.

Commercial, corporate matters, incorporation of companies, preparation of joint venture agreement, insurance, aviation, maritime, shipping, customs and intellectual property matters etc.

Languages Spoken

Office Hours Experience with British Nationals?

Provides Legal Aid?

Offers Pro-Bono Service?

Coverage; Other Offices

Affiliations

English and Bengali.

9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with a break from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. for launch.

Yes

No

No

ORR, DIGNAM & CO. Also has branch offices Khulna and Chittagong.

Supreme Court Bar Association of Bangladesh

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Amir & Amir Law Associates

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Amir & Amir Law Associates

Head of Chambers: M. Amir-UlIslam, Barrister-at-Law Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh. Senior Partner: Ms. Tania Amir Barrister-at-Law, Advocate Supreme Court of Bangladesh Partner: Ms. Eva Quasem Barrister-at-Law Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh

Amir & Amir Law Associates 203 Concord Tower (2nd Floor), 113 KaziNazrul Islam Avenue, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh

Tel: 880-2-9330877, 9333253, Fax: 880-2-9337746, 8317178 Email:[email protected] Website/Links: www.aalabd.com http://www.martindale.com/Amir-Amir-Law-Associates/1150777-law-firm-office.htm http://www.lexmundi.com/assnfe/cv.asp?ID=12242

1. Litigations And Dispute Resolution 2.Corporate Law 3. Commercial Law

4. Foreign Investment

5. Corporate

Governance

6. Corporate Finance

7. Banking & Finance

8. Investment Funds

9. International Joint

Ventures

10. International Trade

11. Foreign Direct

Investment

12. Mergers &

Acquisitions

13. IP-Trademark &

Copyright

14. Energy Law

15. Immigration Law

16. Family Law

17. Corporate Law 18. Criminal Law 19. Foreign Investment 20. Legal Due Diligence

1. Litigation and Dispute Resolution 2. Corporate Law 3. Criminal Law 4. Foreign Investment 5. Legal Due Diligence 6.Corporate Governance 7. Banking and Finance 8. International Joint Ventures 9. Foreign Direct Investment 10. Mergers & Acquisition 11. IP- Trademark & Copyright 12. Immigration Law 13. Family Law

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Languages Spoken

Office Hours Experience with British Nationals?

Provides Legal Aid?

Offers Pro-Bono Service?

Coverage; Other Offices

Affiliations

English Bengali Hindi

09:00 AM- 8:00 PM

Yes

Yes

Yes

Room-139, Bar Association Building, Bangladesh Supreme Court. Dhaka-1000. Tel- +8802-9554098, 9556900.

1. Lex Mundi 2. Martindale Hubbell 3. Chambers & Partners 4.InternationalReferral

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Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK)

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK)

Nina Goswami Salma Jabin

7/17, Block: B Lalmatia, Dhaka-1207 Bangladesh.

Tel: 880-2-8126047

880-2-8126134

880-2-8126137

Fax: 880-2- 8126045

E-mail:[email protected] website: www.citechco.org

Provides legal aid services regarding family matters, dowries, maintenance, divorce, child custody, torture against women and children, sexual harassment, acid violence, force marriage etc.

Specialises in Human rights, women's rights, children's rights and constitutional rights.

Languages Spoken

Office Hours Experience with British Nationals?

Provides Legal Aid?

Offers Pro-Bono Service?

Coverage; Other Offices

Affiliations

Bengali and English

9am to 5pm

Yes - particularly forced marriage cases concerning British Nationals.

Yes - for women and children.

All services are provided without any fee.

Provides legal aid services throughout the whole country. Works together with local partner N.G.O to provide legal aid services outside of Dhaka. N.G.O partners located in: Rajshahi, Satkhira, Tangail, Bogra, Hobigong, Chittagong, Barishal.

Affiliated with N.G.O Bureau, Special consultative status with UNECOSOC. Registered under Societies Registration Act, 1860 and Foreign Donations Regulation Ordinance, 1978.

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Azurist (London), The Zurist (Dhaka)

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

AZURIST www.a-zurist.com AZURIST is set up in London, to exclusively provide access to legal services for Bangladesh to NRBs, businesses and foreign investors. AZURIST partners with The Zurist in Dhaka to deliver representative services in matters arising in Bangladesh. AZURIST also offers business services to Bangladeshi entities wishing to explore the UK and European markets. THE ZURIST www.thezurist.com

Nabila Rafique Barrister-at-Law Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh K.I.M. Manzur-E-Mawla Barrister-at-Law Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh

LONDON OFFICE :

2nd Floor, 6 Commercial St., London E1 6LP, UK DHAKA OFFICE :

Suite No.5, Akram Tower (7th floor) 15/5 Bijoynagar, Shahid Syed Nazrul Islam Swarani, Dhaka-1000. Bangladesh

E : [email protected] T : + 44 (0) 20 3730 3497 M : +44(0)7574782763 (UK) E :[email protected] T : + 88 (0) 283 913 12 M: + 8801199862464 (BD) +44 (0)7940029899 (UK)

Legal Advice Written opinions Civil litigation Criminal litigation Tribunal/Ombudsman Representations Setting up business Corporate due diligence Property due diligence Arbitration Mediation Business negotiations Drafting contracts, MOUS, Will, POA Filing applications

Company Law Commercial and Trade Law Employment Law Compliance Law Regulatory Law Constitutional/Public Law Family Law Succession Law Property/Land Law Investment Law Banking and Remittance Law Public Procurement Law Tax Law Capital Market Regulations Shipping and Admiralty Law Entertainment Law Intellectual Property Law Nationality/Immigration Law

Languages Spoken Office Hours Experience with British Nationals?

Offers Legal Aid or Pro-Bono Service?

Coverage; Other Offices

Affiliations

English Bengali (both mainstream and Sylheti dialect)

AZURIST : 10AM-6PM THE ZURIST: 9AM-8PM

Experience with both British and international clients of Bangladeshi ethnicity.

Bangladesh does not have a nationalised scheme for legal aid. As such Azurist cannot be accredited to offer legal aid. However first consultations could be pro-bono following a means assessment of the client.

SYLHET OFFICE :

178 Court Road, Moulvibazar – 3200, Sylhet, Bangladesh E :[email protected]

Dhaka Bar Association, Dhaka Supreme Court Bar Association, Dhaka Taxes Bar Assoication, Dhaka Moulvibazar Bar Association, Moulvibazar Lincoln’s Inn, UK British Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce, UK

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Bangladesh Mahila Parishad

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Babgladesh Mahila Parishad

Attention of: Adv. M. Akhter

Legal aid unit, second floor 10 Sufia Kamal bhaban, 10/b/1 Shegunbagicha, Dhaka 1000,

[email protected] Adv. Akhter: +880 1717033642

Family, (violence against women)

Family, (violence against women)

Languages Spoken

Office Hours Experience with British Nationals?

Provides Legal Aid?

Offers Pro-Bono Service?

Coverage; Other Offices

Affiliations

English, Bengali

10am – 6pm

Yes

Yes – for female victims of violence

Yes

Sylhet, Moulvibazar, Dhaka.

UN ECOSOC

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Bangladesh National Woman Lawyers' Association (BNWLA)

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Bangladesh National Woman Lawyers' Association (BNWLA)

Adv. Towhida Khondker

Monico Mina Tower, 48/3 - west Agargoan, Sher - e - Banglanagar, Dhaka - 1207

Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Mob: 01817533523

Civil and Criminal Law

Specializes in law relating to women & children, DV act 2010, Personal laws, Woman & Children Repression & Prevention Act, Human Trafficking Prevention Act. BNWLA promotes the rights of woman & children.

Languages Spoken

Office Hours Experience with British Nationals?

Provides Legal Aid?

Offers Pro-Bono Service?

Coverage; Other Offices

Affiliations

Bengali and English

9 am – 5 pm

Yes

Yes

BNWLA provides Pro Bono services to all

Associated with lawyers all over Bangladesh

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ERGO Legal Counsel

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

ERGO Legal Counsel

Dr. Shahdeen Malik Mobile : 01715016675 01983463698 Email: [email protected] [email protected]

House No. 27, Road No. 13/A, Dhanmondi R/A, Dhaka-1209

House No. 27, Road No. 13/A, Dhanmondi R/A, Dhaka-1209 Mobile : 01715016675 01983463698 Email: [email protected] [email protected]

Litigation, Counseling and Drafting.

Service, Family matters, Lease and Contracts, Immigration.

Languages Spoken

Office Hours Experience with British Nationals?

Provides Legal Aid?

Offers Pro-Bono Service?

Coverage; Other Offices

Affiliations

English Bengali Sylheti Russian

10 am to 10 pm Studied and worked in the UK Has provided legal assistance to British Nationals resident and employed in Bangladesh

Yes Yes No Penal Lawyer of a number of Statutory, Semi-Government and private companies such as Bangladesh Election Commission, Dhaka Water and Sewerage Authority, Sylhet Gas Fields Limited,

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Ashuganj Power Station Company Limited, ICB Islami Bank Limited, and others. Member, Supreme Court Bar Association. Member of Governing Boards of some organizations including Pubali Bank Limited, Action Aid, Bangladesh, and Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit.

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Fox Mandal Associates Bangladesh

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Fox Mandal Associates Bangladesh

1. Barrister Al

Amin Rahman, Partner, FM Associates.

2. Barrister Sabrina Zarin, Partner, FM Associates

87 New Eskaton, Hometown Commercial Complex, 16th Floor, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh.

Tel: +88 02 8313311, +88 02 8317797; Fax: +88 02 8317797 Cell: +88 01713061213 ( Al Amin)

+88 01714328389

(Sabrina) Email: [email protected]; [email protected] [email protected]; [email protected] Website: www.foxmandal.com

Provide services in the following areas of law: o Arbitration o Adoptions o Aviation o Admiralty &

Maritime law o Antitrust &

Antidumping o Banking &

Finance o Capital Markets o Civil Litigation o Civil disputes o Corporate &

Commercial o Dispute

Resolution o Employment &

Labour o Family law o Intellectual

Property o Land Law o Litigation o M & A o PPP o Project Finance o Real Estate &

Areas of expertise are: o Civil Litigation o Matromonial and

family related issues

o Adoptions o Property Disputes o Loan

Agreements/Bridge Loan Documents

o Debenture Subscription Agreement

o Debenture Trust Deeds

o Deed of Mortgage/ Creation of Mortgage by deposit of Title Deeds

o Deed of Hypothecation, Guarantee, Promissory Notes, etc

o Share Pledge Agreements

o Deferred Payment Guarantees

o Underwriting

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Environmental o Human Rights o Power o PPP

Contracts o Escrow

Agreements o Investigation of

title of properties offered as security

o Credit Agreements o Inter Creditor

Agreements o Concession

Agreements o BOT Contracts o O&M Agreements o Bidding strategy

Languages Spoken Office Hours Experience with British Nationals?

Provides Legal Aid?

Offers Pro-Bono Service?

Coverage; Other Offices

Affiliations

1. English 2. Bengali

10 am to 7 pm

Saturday to

Thursday.

Yes.

Yes

Yes

Capable of providing services all over Bangladesh and has international offices in India, and the United Kingdom.

1. Member of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh

2. Member of the Bar Council

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H & H Company

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

H & H Company

MOLLAH REZWANUL HAQUE Advocate/Partner 9552447, 9550705 01911343272

H & H Company Barristers & Advocates 56-57, Motijheel C/A Shareef Mansion (2nd Floor) Dhaka-1000. Bangladesh: E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.hnhcompany.com

H & H Company Barristers & Advocates 56-57, Motijheel C/A Shareef Mansion (2nd Floor) Dhaka-1000. Bangladesh: E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.hnhcompany.com

Aviation

Banking and finance

Commercial property real estate

Construction

Company matters.

Dispute resolution-litigation and arbitration

Inheritance law

Insurance law

Intellectual property

laws.

Shipping and transport

Aviation

Banking and finance

Commercial property real estate

Construction

Company matters.

Dispute resolution-litigation and arbitration

Inheritance law

Insurance law

Intellectual property

laws.

Shipping and transport

Languages Spoken

Office Hours Experience with British Nationals?

Provides Legal Aid?

Offers Pro-Bono Service?

Coverage; Other Offices

Affiliations

English Bengali

9:00 AM- 5:00 PM

Works with British Airways

N/A

N/A

Chittagong, Khulna, Pabna, Sylhet, Gazipur, Narayanganj.

1. Dhaka Metropolitan Chamber. 2, Asian Patent Attorneys Associates.

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Huq and Company

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Huq and Company

Mr.Faheemul Huq, Barrister-at-Law

47/1, Puranapaltan, Dhaka- 1000, Bangladesh

Tel - +88 01819215443/ FAX - +88 02 9561491/ Email – [email protected]

All legal services

Civil law

Languages Spoken

Office Hours Experience with British Nationals?

Provides Legal Aid?

Offers Pro-Bono Service?

Coverage; Other Offices

Affiliations

English, Bengali and Hindi

Flexible, available by e-mail 24/7

Yes

Yes

No.

No

No

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Junayed Adel and Associates

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided

Specialist Areas

Junayed Adel & Associates (Barristers & Advocates)

Junayed Ahmed Adel Barrister-at-Law

Adel Plaza 6th Floor, Block-A, 1/1 Lalmatia, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh

Tel: 8143886, 9122303, Home # 8143885 Cell: 01713062542, Fax: 88-02-9122303 E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] Web: www.barristerjunayedadel.com

Corporate and Commercial Law, Arbitration, Property Law, Family Law, Criminal Law

Criminal Law, Property Law and Family Law

Languages Spoken

Office Hours

Experience with British Nationals?

Provides Legal Aid?

Offers Pro-Bono Service?

Coverage; Other Offices

Affiliations

English & Bengali.

(Also Urdu and Hindi)

10-30 am----5-00 pm

‘’Yes’’

‘’Yes’’

“Yes”

Magistrate Courts, Labour Courts, District Courts, and Supreme Court of Bangladesh

Dhaka Bar Association, Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association.

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Kamal Hossain and Associates

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Dr Kamal Hossain and Associates (DKHA)

Ms Sara Hossain Partner Mr Ramzan Ali Sikder Partner Dr Sharif Bhuiyan Partner Mr.AshrafulHadi Partner

Metropolitan Chamber Building (2nd Floor), 122-124 Motijheel C/A, Dhaka-1000. For further info, pls see: www.khossain.com

T: +8802- 9552946, 9560655, 9564954, 9565259 M: + 88 (0)1712 000325 F: + 8802 –9564953 All Inquiries: E: [email protected] Sara Hossain: [email protected]

Legal Advice Arbitration Litigation

- Admiralty, Arbitration, Aviation, Banking, Constitutional & Administrative, Corporate &Commercial, Employment, Energy, Property, Intellectual Property, Securities and Exchange, Taxation and Revenue (VAT, Excise and Customs) Telecommunication. - General Practice (Family/ Property) - Specialist advice (child abduction/ custody/ forced marriage)

Languages Spoken

Office Hours

Experience with British Nationals?

Provides Legal Aid? Offers Pro-Bono Service?

Coverage; Other

Offices

Affiliations

English Bengali Hindi

9am -7pm (except Fridays and Saturdays) Out of hours: [email protected]

-Work regularly with UK based law firms and individual lawyers and companies seeking advice on Bangladeshi law and practice - List of UK based Law Firms we have worked with:Clifford Chance, Linklaters, Reed Smith, Eversheds, Slaughter and May, Ince & Co., Holman Fenwick Willan, Trowers&Hamlins, Prettys among others - Also advised British P & I Clubs and other entities in relation to commercial disputes, admiralty and aviation matters. - In general matters, advised British nationals on property and matrimonial disputes, including custody disputes, and forced marriage.

Can make referrals to legal aid organizations, governmental and non-governmental. Some lawyers serve in advisory or management capacities with NGOs providing legal aid.

Yes on certain issues relating to fundamental rights or public interest matters; forced marriage.

National Individual affiliations of Partners /Associates with 1. Dhaka Bar

Association 2. Supreme Court

Bar Association 3. International Law

Association 4. International Bar

Association

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Lis and Lex

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Lis & Lex, Barristers and Advocates

Shahwar Nizam Bulbul Ahmed Mahboob Aziz

2nd Floor, Zenith Tower 40 Kawran Bazar Dhaka

[email protected]

Full service law firm covering advisory, regulatory compliance and litigation support. Company, society and other legal vehicle incorporation, reviewing and drafting legal documents, reviewing land documents, conducting legal due diligence on land, conducting sale and purchase of land, corporate and commercial matters, commercial litigation, corporate finance, mergers and acquisition, joint ventures, equity investments, banking and finance, structured finance, project finance and general corporate matters.

FDI, corporate and commercial, land, banking and finance, company and commercial litigation.

Languages Spoken

Office Hours Experience with British Nationals?

Provides Legal Aid?

Offers Pro-Bono Service?

Coverage; Other Offices

Affiliations

English and Bengali

10.00am to 7.00pm

They have lawyers who have spent considerable time in the UK, studying and working in the UK. The head of the office qualified as a barrister in the UK with full rights of audience in England and Wales, upon completing pupilage at Erskine Chambers, London. Regularly work with British companies working in the region and in Bangladesh in a number of sectors. Worked with London listed companies, undertook litigation in the courts in England, arbitration in London, including LMAA.

No. Lawyers regularly undertake pro-bono work.

Have lawyers based in Chittagong assisting on banking, corporate, land and other matters.

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Barrister Mahjabeen Fatima Omar

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Self Employed

Barrister Mahjabeen Fatima Omar

Flat A5 House 66 Road 18 Block A Banani Dhaka Bangladesh

01733755991

Family law and counseling on family issues, criminal law

Family law

Languages Spoken

Office Hours Experience with British Nationals?

Provides Legal Aid?

Offers Pro-Bono Service?

Coverage; Other Offices

Affiliations

Bengali English Spoken Hindi and Urdu

Anytime of the day

Worked for White Rylands Solicitors, a solicitor firm in London from 2000t o 2002. Worked human rights, immigration and family matters. Attended family mediation sessions with clients for Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS), UK. Also served as interpreter there. Provided volunteer support to Bangladesh Women's Lawyer’s Association (BNWLA) in rescuing and rehabilitating women and children of different nationality.

Yes, Pro Bono service offered

Lis and Lex Barristers and Advocates 2nd Floor Zenith Tower 40, Kawran Bazar Dhaka1215, Bangladesh

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Regents Law Chambers

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Regents Law Chambers Advocates & Barristers

Barrister Nazir Uddin Choudhury Barrister Nuara Choudhury

House No. 81 Road No. 9A Dhanmondi R/A Dhaka 1209

Tel: & Fax: +88 02 9123561 Mobile: + 88 0172 000 3857 E-mail: [email protected]

Litigation and Legal Representation in any Court up to Supreme Court ; Advice ; Documentation; Formation of Company, NGO and related work ; Commissioner for Oaths (England & Wales)

Corporate & Commercial Law, Property Law, Family Law, Criminal Law, Solicitor & Commissioner for Oaths (England & Wales)

Languages Spoken

Office Hours Experience with British Nationals?

Provides Legal Aid?

Offers Pro-Bono Service?

Coverage; Other Offices

Affiliations

English Bengali Bengali (Sylheti dialect) Hindi Urdu

10AM –1 PM & 5PM – 8 PM

Has been dealing with British Nationals as a lawyer for more than 7 years on a regular basis.

Only initial consultation

Only initial consultation

Court Chamber: Room no. 5010(Annex) Supreme Court Bar Association Building Dhaka 1000

Solicitor & Commissioner for Oaths (England & Wales)

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RIGHTS Chambers

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

RIGHTS chambers

Partners: (1) Md. Anwar Hussain (Barrister-at-Law) (2) Ms Farzana Sharmin Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh (3) Md. Nazrul Hussain (Barrister-at-Law)

Saiham Sky View Tower (17th Floor), 45 Bijoy Nagar, Dhaka-1000

Tel: +88 02-9337235 Fax: +88 02-9337236 Mob: +8801733999907 +8801714447698 Emails: [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

General practices in all areas of law at the Judges’ Court and the Supreme Court of Bangladesh

(1) Criminal Law (2) Constitutional

Law (3) Corporate and

Commercial Law

(4) Companies Law (5) Foreign

Investment Law (6) Banking and

Finance Law (7) Immigration

Law and (8) Family Law

Languages Spoken

Office Hours Experience with British Nationals?

Provides Legal Aid?

Offers Pro-Bono Service?

Coverage; Other Offices

Affiliations

English (inc. Native Speaker), Bangla (inc. Sylheti dialect), Hindi and Urdu

10.00am – 08.00pm (Saturday to Thursday)

Yes (most of our

lawyers are British Citizens. They

have also studied and worked in the legal arena of both in Bangladesh and

England

No

Yes

Room No: 109, Annex Extension Building, Supreme Court Bar Association

1. Bangladesh

Bar Council 2. Supreme

Court of Bangladesh

3. The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s

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Inn, England 4. Bangladesh

Supreme Court Bar Association

5. Dhaka Bar Association

6. International Bar Association

7. Asian Society of International Law (AsianSil)

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Sattar & Co

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Sattar&Co.

Sameer Sattar

Unit A3, House No. 14, Road No. 13C, Block E, Banani, Dhaka

Mob: +8801711 432 101 Email: [email protected]

Corporate advisory work and litigation/arbitration

Corporate Arbitration Land Banking Mergers and Acquisition Foreign Investment Joint Ventures Company law Telecom

Languages Spoken

Office Hours Experience with British Nationals?

Provides Legal Aid?

Offers Pro-Bono Service?

Coverage; Other Offices

Affiliations

Bengali / English

9.30 am to 7.00 pm.

Yes.

No.

No.

Only Dhaka and has contacts in Sylhet.

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Advocate Tahmina Akter Hassemi

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Tahmina Akter Hassemi

Self

Chamber – 16/2 Court House Street, Kotwali, Dhaka-1100. House: 732 West Nakhalpara, Tejgaon, Dhaka-1215. Mobile: 01711246893, 01969294787 e-mmail: [email protected]

Self

1. Civil 2. Criminal

Criminal specially foreigners matters

Languages Spoken

Office Hours Experience with British Nationals?

Provides Legal Aid?

Offers Pro-Bono Service?

Coverage; Other Offices

Affiliations

1. Bengali 2. English

9.00 AM to 5.00 PM

1. State vs Singh Patraj 2. State vs Mohona Thus (most recent cases)

Yes

Yes - depending on the client's financial position.

No

1. Dhaka Bar

Association 2. High Court

Bar Association

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The Twelve Tables

Company Name

Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

The Twelve Tables (Chambers of Barristers, Advocates & Consultants)

Head of Chambers: Md. Ashraful Islam Khan; Judge (Retired). Partners:

1. Fatima J. Chowdhury; Barrister-at-Law; Advocate;

2. Mohammad Nafiu Alam; Barrister-at-Law;

3. Arefin Khan; Barrister-at-Law; Advocate.

Consultants:

1. Proshanto K. Mukherjee; LLB, LLM ( Dalhousie University, Canada); Ph.D. (University of Wales Swansea); Qualified Barrister and Solicitor (Bar of Ontario); Maritime Expert;

2. Fazlur Chowdhury; Maritime Expert;

3. Omar Faroque Sanuj; Advocate, Bangladesh Supreme Court.

Associates:

1. Nusrat Ahmed;

Advocate;

2. Shamima Nasren; Advocate 3. Azadul Islam; Advocate; 4. Alim Badshah Khan; LLB (Hons).

The Twelve Tables House-129, Road-5, Mohammadia Housing Ltd, Mohammadpur, Dhaka-1207, Bangladesh

Mobile: 1. +880181770080

0 2. +880167813864

2 3. +880171531251

1 Email: [email protected] Website/Links: www.thetwelvetables.com

1. Litigation And Dispute Resolution

2. Corporate Law 3. Commercial Law 4. Employment and

Law 5. Foreign

Investment 6. Corporate

Governance 7. Corporate Finance 8. Banking & Finance 9. Investment Funds 10. International Joint

Ventures 11. International Trade 12. Mergers &

Acquisitions 13. IP-Trademark,

Patent, Design & Copyright

14. Immigration Law 15. Family Law

1. Litigation And Dispute Resolution

2. Corporate Law 3. Employment and

Law 4. IP-Trademark,

Patent, Design & Copyright

5. Foreign Investment 6. Legal Due

Diligence 7. Family Law 8. Immigration Law

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Languages Spoken

Office Hours Experience with British Nationals?

Provides Legal Aid?

Offers Pro-Bono Service?

Coverage; Other Offices

Affiliations

English; Bengali; Hindi.

09:00 AM- 8:00 PM Yes Yes Yes Suit-B4, 2nd floor, 26 Eskaton Garden, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh

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CHITTAGONG Orr, Dignam & Co (Honorary Legal Advisor, British High Commission, Dhaka)

Chittagong Office:

Address

Contact Details

Lawyers

Mahmud Villa 7, Abhoy Mitra Lane Feringhee Bazaar, Chittagong.

Phone: 031-614021, 031-632693

Advocate Jasimuddin Ahmed Advocate Liakat Ali Advocate Nazrul Islam Chowdhury

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Mahbubul Alam & Associates

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Mahbubul Alam & Associates

Adv.S.M.Tariqul Islam Chisty Adv.Mossamat Meherunnesa Begum Koli.

Chamber: Khalil Chamber(Ground Floor), 1734, Sk.Mujib Road, Agrabad, Chittagong, Bangladesh. Court Chamber Room no-239,(1st floor), Ainjibi Bhaban, Court Hill, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Tel: +880-031-712061 Email: [email protected]

Civil, Criminal, Income tax, Family Division Ex- Elected General Secretary of Chittagong District Bar Association

Mediating in business disputes

Languages Spoken Office Hours Experience with British Nationals?

Provides Legal Aid?

Offers Pro-Bono Service?

Coverage; Other Offices

Affiliations

Bengali, English, Urdu, Hindi

9 am to 10 pm

Yes- worked with Resources and Performance, Chief Legal Officer: Kathryn Petit, solicitor, Post point C H 0235,Hertfordshire County Council, County Hall, Herts, SG13 8DE DX: 145781 HERTFORD 4.

Yes

Yes

No

Affiliated to Bangladesh Bar Council and Chittagong District Bar Association

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Advocate Abul Hashem & Associates

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Adv. Abul Hashem & Associate

01711903050 324,Ainjibi Bhaban, Court Hill, Chittagong.

Adv. Abul Hashem District Public Prosecutor of Chittagong.

Criminal Cases, Civil Cases.

,

Criminal Law

Languages Spoken Office Hours Experience with British Nationals?

Provides Legal Aid?

Offers Pro-Bono Service?

Coverage; Other Offices

Affiliations

English, Bengali 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. Those in need of

financial aid.

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Shahadat Hossain Sirajee - Chittagong Bar Association

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Chittagong Bar Association under Bangladesh Bar Council

Chittagong District Bar Association Tel-031-617472 Email: [email protected] [email protected] Web- www.ctgbar.org

Shahadat Hossain Sirajee Advocate Chittagong District Bar Association

Chamber No. 03 No. Bar Auditorium (Hall Room) Ainjibi Bhaban (2nd floor) Court Hill, Chittagong. Mob.- 01815675141 Email: [email protected]

All Kinds of civil and criminal Law.

Immigration and cases involving refugees, children and women. Bank and corporate matters. Mainly civil and criminal cases.

Languages Spoken Office Hours Experience with British Nationals?

Provides Legal Aid?

Offers Pro-Bono Service?

Coverage; Other Offices

Affiliations

English, Bengali and local languages of Chittagong.

10am to 5pm. yes yes yes yes Bangladesh Bar Council.

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COX'S BAZAR Advocate Salahuddin Ahmed - Cox's Bazar Bar Association

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Cox’s Bazar District Bar Association under Bangladesh Bar Council.

Room No- 23, 2nd Floor, Cox’s Bazar Central Moszid Shoping Complex, Court Building Area, Cox’s Bazar.

Permanent Address: Advocate Salahuddin Ahmed, Late of Noor Ahmed, Mazir Kata, Gorzina, Ramu, Cox’s Bazar. Present Address : Room No- 23, 2nd Floor, Cox’s Bazar Central Moszid Shoping Complex, Court Building Area, Cox’s Bazar.

Mobile- 01817-756060 01722-682858 E- Mail- [email protected].

Criminal & Civil law.

Criminal & Civil Law

Languages Spoken Office Hours Experience with British Nationals?

Provides Legal Aid?

Offers Pro-Bono Service?

Coverage; Other Offices

Affiliations

Bengali & English

10.00am to 5.00 pm.

No.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Cox’s Bazar District Bar Association & Member of Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association.

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Advocate Imam Hossen Chowdhury

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Cox's Bazar District & Sessions Judge court

Mobile No. 01717082696

Room no. 02, Bar Extension Building, Cox's Bazar.

Mobile No. 01717082696 Email: advocateim amhossen@gmail. com

Civil and Criminal Law All kinds of criminal cases.

Languages Spoken

Office Hours Experience with British Nationals?

Provides Legal Aid?

Offers Pro-Bono Service?

Converage; Other Offices

Affiliations

Bengali, English

10 am to

5 pm

No Yes Yes No Bangladesh Bar council Dhaka.

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Advocate Golam Faruk Khan Kaisar

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Cox's Bazar District & Sessions Judge court

Mobile No. 01811900708

Room no. 02, Bar Extension Building, Cox's Bazar.

Mobile No. 01811900708 Email: advocategf khankaisar@gmail. com

Civil and Criminal Law

All kind of criminal cases.

Languages Spoken

Office Hours Experience with British Nationals?

Provides Legal Aid?

Offers Pro-Bono Service?

Converage; Other Offices

Affiliations

Bengali English

10 am

to 5 pm

No

Yes

Yes

No

Bangladesh Bar council Dhaka.

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Advocate Md. Mustafa - Cox's Bazar Bar Association

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Cox's Bazar District Bar Association

Ad. Md. Mustafa

Extended Room No. 01, Cox's Bazar District Bar Association, Cox's Bazar.

Mob: 01819179071 Email: [email protected]

Criminal and Civil Law

Criminal Law

Languages Spoken Office Hours Experience with British Nationals?

Provides Legal Aid?

Offers Pro-Bono Service?

Coverage; Other Offices

Affiliations

English Bengali

9am - 5pm

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Bar Council Bangladesh

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Advocate Md. Rashed - Cox's Bazar Bar Association

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Cox's Bazaar Bar Association under Bangladesh Bar Council

Cox's Bazaar District Bar Association Tel. 01793444322 Email: [email protected]

Md. Rashed advocate Cox's Bazaar District Bar Association

Chamber no. 1.Annex building Cox's Bazaar Bar Mob. 01818866092 Email: [email protected]

All kinds of civil and criminal Law.

Immigration and cases involving refugees, children and women. Bank and corporate matters. Mainly civil and criminal cases.

Languages Spoken Office Hours Experience with British Nationals?

Provides Legal Aid?

Offers Pro-Bono Service?

Coverage; Other Offices

Affiliations

English, Bengali and local languages in Cox's Bazaar.

10 am to 5 pm. Yes Yes Yes Yes Bangladesh Bar Council

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KHULNA Orr, Dignam & Co (Honorary Legal Advisor, British High Commission, Dhaka)

Khulna Office:

Address

Contact Details

Lawyers

3, Fire Brigade Road 9ground floor) Khulna- 9100

Phone: 041-720734

Advocate S.N. Saha Advocate Jahangir Ali Babu Advocate Sudeb Kumar Mridha

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Sikder & Associates

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Sikder & Associates

01712187227

277, Khanjahan Ali road, Khulna, Bangladesh

Mob:01712187227

Civil and criminal cases. Consultation.

Languages Spoken Office Hours Experience with British Nationals?

Provides Legal Aid?

Offers Pro-Bono Service?

Coverage; Other Offices

Affiliations

English, Hindi, Bengali

10am-4pm,7pm-9pm

yes

yes

yes

All districts in Bangladesh

Bangladesh Supreme Court

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Advocate S. K. Masud Hassain Rony & Associates

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Adv. S K Masud Hassain Rony & Associates

01711308828

Room no:201,khulna district bar association building, judge's court Khulna, Bangladesh.

01711308828

Criminal Law and Consultation

Languages Spoken

Office Hours Experience with British Nationals?

Provides Legal Aid?

Offers Pro-Bono Service?

Coverage; Other Offices

Affiliations

English, Bengali

10am-3pm

nil

yes

yes

office in Khulna

District Bar Associations across Bangladesh

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Advocate Sheikh Abdul Aziz

Company Name Address Contacts Services Provided

Advocate Sheikh Abdul Aziz

Advocate, Judges Court, Khulna Chamber: 25 K D Ghosh Road, Khulna

Tel: +880 41-721493 Mob: +880 1712515294/ 1670718013

Civil Law Practitioner Legal Advisor, Sundarban Forest Division; President, Bangladesh Legal Aid Service and Trust (BLAST); Coordinator, Jatio Aingata Sahaja Shahgata, Khulna.

Advocate M. Mokhlesur Rahman

Company Name Address Contacts Services Provided

Advocate M. Mokhlesur Rahman

Advocate, Judges Court, Khulna Chamber: 60 B K Main Road (East), Khulna

Tel: +880 41-721053 Mob: +880 1711390497

Civil, Labour & Criminal Law Practitioner

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Advocate Md. Abdus Samad

Company Name Address Contacts Services Provided

Advocate Md. Abdus Samad

Advocate, Judges Court, Khulna Chamber: 245 Hazi Ismail Road, Sheikhpara, P.S. – Sonadanga, Khulna

Tel: +880 41-724623 Mob: +880 1711482790

Company Law Practitioner & Notary Public

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SYLHET Bangladesh National Women’s Lawyers Association (BNWLA)

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Bangladesh National Women’s Lawyers Association (BNWLA)

Adv.Jakiya Jalal Mob:01712716775

House No.44, Road No-2,Block-E,Shahjalal Upashahar, Sylhet.

Mob:01711941406 E-mail: [email protected]

Legal Counseling & Legal Aid

Cases related to Women and Children

Languages Spoken

Office Hours Experience with British Nationals?

Provides Legal Aid?

Offers Pro-Bono Service?

Coverage; Other Offices

Affiliations

Bengali & English 9.00 am - 5.00 pm Worked on Forced Marriage project funded by British High Commission in 2005-2007.

Yes. Yes Sylhet Division Bangladesh Bar Council, Dhaka & District Bar Association, Sylhet.

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AZAD & ASSOCIATES

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist

Areas AZAD & ASSOCIATES (SYLHET) (An International Veteran Legal Service And Consulting Firm)

Mr. Chowdhury Ataur Rahman Azad (Advocate, Supreme Court Of Bangladesh) Founder, Chairman & Managing Partner Head Of Chambers

Head Office: House Number – 25 (Asia Garden), Road Number- 4, Block- J Shahjalal Uposhahar Sylhet-3100 Sylhet Court Office: Room No- 6, Bar Hall No- 2, District Judges’s Court Sylhet-3100.

TEL: +88-0821-713258/ 813928 MOB: +8801711920186 FAX: +88 0821 2831729 E-MAIL: [email protected] WEBSITE: www.azadandassociates.com

-All Civil Matter -All Criminal Matter -All Property Matter -All Family Matter -All Tax Matter

All Civil Matter.

Languages

Spoken

Office Hours Experience

with

British

Nationals?

Provides Legal

Aid?

Offers Pro-

Bono

Service?

Coverage; Other

Offices

Affiliations

Bangla (Mother Tongue), English (British & American) & Arabic

Morning: 9 A.M. To 5.00 P.M. Evening/Night: 8 P.M. To 10 P.M. (By Prior Appointment Only)

My Law Firm Azad & Associates (Sylhet) Has Assisted With Legal Advice & Legal Services To Many British Citizens & British Nationals. Also, I Have Given Legal Services To

Yes My Law Firm Azad & Associates (Sylhet) Does Provide Legal Aid.

Same as Legal Aid

Currently In Negotiation. Talks For Agreement To Set Up Law Firm Office In U.K. & U.S.A. Also Workings Of My Asscociates, Of Counsels & Other Partners Abroad & Overseas With Foreign

(1) Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association Dhaka. (2) Bangladesh Company Law Practitioners Society Dhaka. (3) Dhaka Taxes Bar Association, Dhaka.

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Various Projects & International Companies.

Qualifications

(4) District Bar Association Sylhet. (5) District Taxes Bar Association Sylhet. (6) Moulvi Bazar District Advocate Bar Association.

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Advocate Emad Ullah Shahidul Islam

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Advocate Emad Ullah Shahidul Islam

Mob: +8801711352996 Home: +880821715402 Mohammad Monir Uddin: +8801712623292

B-08, Noyapara, Lamapara, Sylhet, 3100, Bangladesh

Room 409, Hall 02, 3rd Floor, District Bar Association, Sylhet, 3100 Email: [email protected]

Legal Service in Sylhet District

Criminal Jurisdiction

Languages Spoken Office Hours Experience with British Nationals?

Provides Legal Aid?

Offers Pro-Bono Service?

Coverage; Other Offices

Affiliations

English Bengali

10am - 4pm at the District Bar 6pm - 10pm at House B-08, Noyapara, Lamapara, Sylhet,

Attended seminars and view exchange meetings organized by the British High Commission in Sylhet

Will refer deserving people to Legal Aid committee in Sylhet, headed by District Judge

Same as Legal Aid

No

Bangladesh Bar Council, Supreme Court Premises, Dhaka and Sylhet District Bar Association, Sylhet

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Advocate Prasun Kanti Dey

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Prasun Kanti Dey

Tapos Bandhu Das

73/B Puspayan, Senpara, Shibganj, Post Office Sylhet District Sylhet 3100

Prasun Kanti Dey Mob: 01552426062 Email: [email protected] Tapos Bandhu Das: Mob: 01199567246 Email: [email protected]

Civil Litigations

Land Dispute

Languages Spoken Office Hours Experience with British Nationals?

Provides Legal Aid?

Offers Pro-Bono Service?

Coverage; Other Offices

Affiliations

Bengali English

7pm - 10pm (BD time)

Yes for consultations

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The Sylhet Law Chamber

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Mr Bandhu Gopal Das The Sylhet Law Chamber

Mr Bandhu Gopal Das

The Sylhet Law Chamber. Bandhu Kuthir., Post and Dist. Sylhet 3100, Bangladesh. Working address: Bar Hall No. 2, Room 7 (1st Floor), Sylhet District, Judges Court, Sylhet, 3100

Phone: +880821716632 Mob: +8801712973984 Email: [email protected]

- Civil Law - Criminal Law - Land Law - Survey and Commission - Income Tax and Audit - Land Purchase and Sale - Overseas Correspondences

As under 'Services Provided'

Languages Spoken Office Hours Experience with British Nationals?

Provides Legal Aid?

Offers Pro-Bono Service?

Coverage; Other Offices

Affiliations

Bengali English Some Hindi

Court Hours (9:30am - 4pm) Office Hours (5pm - 8:30pm)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Greater Sylhet, Dhaka, Chittagong, Bangladesh

Bangladesh Bar Council enlisted

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HABIGANJ (SYLHET DIVISION) Md Afraz Uddin Afgan Chowdhury

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Md Afraz Uddin Afgan Chowdhury Former Public Prosecutor.

Mobile # 01712039354 01915548059 e-mail # [email protected] [email protected]

MdAfraz Uddin Afgan Chowdhury (Advocate) Press club road, Apan Nibash, Habigonj.3360

Mobile # 01712039354 e-mail # [email protected] [email protected]

Advocacy. Habiganj District. Practicing Criminal Law.

Languages Spoken

Office Hours Experience with British Nationals?

Provides Legal Aid?

Offers Pro-Bono Service?

Coverage; Other Offices

Affiliations

English & Bengali

10:00 Am to 2:00 Pm

Member of student action committee in England working with British MPs.

Yes Yes No Member and former President of Bar Council Habigonj

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Advocate Dewan Md. Masud Choudhury

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Dewan Md. Masud Choudhury Advocate

Pinku Das, Advocate's Assistant Mob: 01712767187

Dewan Md. Masud Choudhury Advocate, Ex P.P. Mohila College Road, Rajnagar, Hobigonj, Hobigonj District.

Mob: 01556352353

1) In court of Session 2) In Anti-Corruption Courts 3)In crimes against women and children 4) Special Power Act Courts

Languages Spoken Office Hours Experience with British Nationals?

Provides Legal Aid?

Offers Pro-Bono Service?

Coverage; Other Offices

Affiliations

Dewan Md. Masud Choudhury speaks English and Bengali

9am - 2pm

Under the Criminal Procedure Code

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Debangshu Dasgupta

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Debangshu Dasgupta

Badal Paul, office clerk.

Umesh Bhawan, Old Hospital Road, Habiganj 3300

cell- +88-01817-526694, e-mail- [email protected]

Civil court of Habiganj district's judge's Court.

Specialises in land related disputes and family matters.

Languages Spoken Office Hours Experience with British Nationals?

Provides Legal Aid?

Offers Pro-Bono Service?

Coverage; Other Offices

Affiliations

English Bengali (Sylheti dialect and Bangla)

Every Sunday to Saturday at 9am to 5pm.

Some experience

Yes

Yes

Hobigonj District

Serving as Government lawyer for 6 years.

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A. K. S. M. Muzammal Haque

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

A.K.S.M.Muzammal Haque

Shyamal Chandra Sutradhar - office clerk

C/O. Late Abdul Haque, Advocate, 5341 Kabarsthan Road, Rajnagar R/a, Habiganj - 3300, BANGLDESH

Cell- +88-01711278584, E-mail- [email protected].

Has been practicing in the civil and revenue courts of Habiganj District for 11/12 years. Generally, deals with civil cases; land related disputes, family matters.

Family matters, Revenue, Succession, Land dispute

Languages Spoken Office Hours Experience with British Nationals?

Provides Legal Aid?

Offers Pro-Bono Service?

Coverage; Other Offices

Affiliations

English Bengali (Sylheti dialect and Bangla)

Every Sunday to Saturday, 9.00 am to 5.00pm in the courts of Habiganj District. Available in his personal office chamber from 7.00pm to 9.00pm every day

Yes

Yes

Hobigonj District

Serving as a Notary Public

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Khan & Associates

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Khan & Associates

Mihir

Shapla-54, Sobuzbag, R/A,Habiganj.

Mobile:+8801552416703. Email:[email protected]

Criminal Law

Criminal law

Languages Spoken Office Hours Experience with British Nationals?

Provides Legal Aid?

Offers Pro-Bono Service?

Coverage; Other Offices

Affiliations

English Bengali (Sylheti dialect and Bangla)

7AM-10AM & 7PM-10PM.

No

No

No

Hobigonj District

Supreme Court Of Bangladesh. BRAC Bank Ltd Pubali Bank Ltd

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Talukdar Law Firm

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Talukdar Law Firm Md. Nurul Islam Talukdar

Md. Nurul Islam Talukdar Mob: 01711459976 Masuda Begum Chowdhury Mob: 01712302358

Holding No. 7148 Poil Road Shaistanagar R/A Habiganj

Mob: 01711459976 Email: [email protected] Skype: tawcul GG: 2796173431

All kinds of Law

Civil (Land Litigation) and Criminal Law

Languages Spoken Office Hours Experience with British Nationals?

Provides Legal Aid?

Offers Pro-Bono Service?

Coverage; Other Offices

Affiliations

English Bengali

9am - 5pm

Yes

Yes

Yes

Hobigonj District

Bangladesh Bar Council

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MOULVIBAZAR (SYLHET DIVISION) Abdul Muhaimin Chowdhury

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Abdul Muhaimin Chowdhury Advocate: High Court Division Supreme Court

65 Muslim Quarter, Moulvibazar, 3200

Office: 0861 52228 Home: 0861 52217 Mob: 01711135506 Email: [email protected]

Civil and Criminal Law

Civil and Criminal Law

Languages Spoken Office Hours Experience with British Nationals?

Provides Legal Aid?

Offers Pro-Bono Service?

Coverage; Other Offices

Affiliations

English Bengali

Sunday to Thursday 10am-4pm (Hall No. 1, Advocate BAR, Moulvibazar District Judge Court 6pm - 10pm (65 Muslim Quarter, Moulvibazar)

Yes

Yes

No

Railway Advocate Advocate, Labour Court, (Chittagong/Dhaka) Advocate High Court Division (Supreme Court)

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Kamrel Ahmed Chowdhury

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

K Chowdhury and Associates

01712 249341

Soleman Vila 338 Girja Para Moulvibazar

Advocate Kamrel Ahmed Chowdhury Bar Association Moulvibazar 1 no Bar Bhavan Moulvibazar

Criminal and Civil Law

Criminal and Civil Law

Languages Spoken Office Hours Experience with British Nationals?

Provides Legal Aid?

Offers Pro-Bono Service?

Coverage; Other Offices

Affiliations

Bengali English

10 am - 5 pm

No

Moulvibazar

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Advocate Kishori Pada Deb

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

LAW CHAMBER

Ad. Kishori Pada Deb

Ad. Kishori Pada Deb

Forest office Road, (Near Luknath Mondir), Moulvibazar Town -3200 Post & District, Moulvibazar Bangladesh. 01711-406678, 01959-057071

Telephone Number – 01711406678 /01959057071. Email- /[email protected]

Criminal Law

Criminal Law

Languages Spoken

office Hours Experience with British Nationals

Provides Legal Aid

Offers Pro-Bono Service?

Coverage Other Offices

Affiliations

Bengali, English Hindi .

10A.M--4 P.M

Yes

Provides legal aids as needed, Member of the Government legal Aid Service.

Yes.

Moulvibazar

1. Legal aid of Bangladesh Government Moulvibazar. 2.Bangladesh Human Rights Commission Dhaka. 3. Bangladesh Human Rights Commission Sylhet. 4, Bangladesh Human Rights Commission London .

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Advocate Delwar Hossain

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Ad. Delwar Hossain

Ad. Delwar Hossain

Ad. Delwar Hossain “CHANDREEMA” 233/5 Circuit House Area, Moulvibazar - 3200.

Land Phone : 0861-53650. Cell Phone : 01711-983245. Email : [email protected]

Civil & Criminal Law

Civil Law.

Languages Spoken Office Hours Experience with British Nationals?

Provides Legal Aid?

Offers Pro-Bono Service?

Coverage; Other Offices

Affiliations

Bengali & English

9.00 AM to 4.00PM

No

No

Yes

Moulvibazar

Panel Lawyer

1) Karmasangsthan Bank of Moulvibazar District. 2) Human Rights and Legal Aid Services Programme, BRAC, Moulvibazar District. 3) Legal and Compliance Department, BRAC, Moulvibazar District.

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Niyamul & Associates

Company name Contacts Address Contacts details

Services provided Specialist Area

Niyamul & Associates

1. ASM Azadur Rahman (Advocate) 2. Niyamul Haq (Advocate) 01711396671 01717-490880

Shakura Market (Near Court Mosque), 1st floor, Room No.15-16, Court Road Moulvibazar, Bangladesh.

Tel-0861-64069 [email protected]

(1) Criminal litigation. (2) Land and Property (3) Company matters. (4) Taxation including

Income Tax, VAT and Customs.

(5) Banking; Finance and Insurance

(6) Immigration legal Matters.

(7) Contracts including Government Contracts

(8) Partnership. (9) Marital matters. (10) Intellectual Property;

Trademarks, Patents; Copyright and Design.

(11) Labour and Employment. (12) And also any others legal

services. (13) Professional Liability. (14) Administrative and

Constitutional Law

(1) Criminal litigation. (2) Land and Property (3) Company matters. (4) Taxation including

Income Tax, VAT and Customs.

(5) Banking; Finance and Insurance

(6) Immigration legal matters.

(7) Contracts including Government Contracts

(8) Marital matters. (9) Labour and

Employment.

Languages Spoken Office hours Experience with British Nationals?

Provides Legal Aids?

Officer’s pro-bono

service?

Coverage others offices Affiliations

Bengali and English

9:30 AM -5.00 AM

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

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Roma Kanta Gupta

Company Name Address Contacts Services Provided

Roma Kanta Gupta

Bar no -01, Judge Court, Moulvibazar. 68,Girja para, Moulvibazar-3200

Mob: +880 1711-906432 Email: [email protected]

Civil Law (Family)

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Supta Gupta

Company Name Address Contacts Services Provided

Supta Gupta

Bar no -01, Judge Court, Moulvibazar. Maya Villa, 77 Girja para, Moulvibazar-3200.

Tel:+880 861-61417 Mob: +880 1712-887524 Email: [email protected]

Civil Law (Family)

Salma Akter

Company Name Address Contacts Services Provided

Salma Akter

Begum Mamtaz Mahal, Bharaura Road, Uttara R/A Srimongal, Moulvibazar- 3200

Mob: +880 1712-165188

Civil Law (Family)

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SUNAMGANJ (SYLHET DIVISION) Syed Shayek Ahmed and Associates

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Syed Shayek Ahmed and Associates

Mob: 01712656731

18/1 Hazipara, PO and PS District - Sunamganj

Tel: 087161696 Mob: 01712656731 Email: [email protected]

Legal Aid, Civil and Criminal Cases, Notary Public

Criminal Law

Languages Spoken Office Hours Experience with British Nationals?

Provides Legal Aid?

Offers Pro-Bono Service?

Coverage; Other Offices

Affiliations

English Bengali

10am - 4pm

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

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Advocate Syed Fowadul Jowad

Company Name Contacts Address

Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

SYED FOWADUL JOWAD ADVOCATE KAMIL, B.A., LL.B.

TEL: 088-0871-61160 MOB: 01912180839 E-MAIL: [email protected]

Residence & Office: 130-131 NILOY R/A NATUNPARA (WEST) SUNAMGONJ BANGLADESH

SYED FOWADUL JOWAD ADVOCATE 130-131 NILOY R/A NATUNPARA(WEST) SUNAMGONJ BANGLADESH. MOB: 01912180839

Land Disputes, Property Law, Human Rights, Notary Public, Civil Litigation, Family Law, Contract Law, Arbitration, Immigration Law, Bank Loan Law.

Civil Rights and Personal Law. (Land, Property, Inheritance and Family Court etc.)

Language Spoken

Office Hours Experience with British Nationals

Provides Legal Aid Offers Pro-Bono Service

Coverage; Other Offices Affiliations

Bengali English Urdu Arabic

8am-2pm (Sun-Thurs) 4pm-9pm (Sat-Wed) Bangladesh Time

Yes

Yes in some cases

Yes Short consultation over Mobile/ Telephone.

Links to government and financial offices in the District

Advocate of Bangladesh Bar Council, Dhaka and Member of District Bar Association, Sunamgonj and Sylhet

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Mrs. Naznin Begum

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Mrs. Naznin Begum District Bar Sunamgan

01717133716 Judge Court, Sunamganj

Mrs. Naznin Begum Ayon-29, Arpinnagar, Puraton Bus Station, Sunamganj

01717133716 [email protected]

Lawyer, Judge Court, Sunamganj District

Sunamganj District

Languages Spoken Office Hours Experience with British Nationals?

Provides Legal Aid?

Offers Pro-Bono Service?

Coverage; Other Offices

Affiliations

English Bengali

9:30am - 4:30pm

No

Panel lawyer - Legal Aid, Sunamganj. Judge Court, Sunamganj

Yes

1) Panel Lawyer of Janata Bank Ltd. Sunamganj Branch 2) Member of Transparency International Bangladesh, Sunamganj, (T.I.B) 3) Fundamentals of mediation training from British Council in Sylhet

Bangladesh Bar Council, Ramna, Dhaka

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Advocate Satyabrata Roy

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Advocate Satyabrata Roy District Bar Association, Sunamganj

Tel: 087162685 Mob: 01716985375 Judge Court Sunamganj

Advocate Satyabrata Roy Nirjhor-6, Muktarpara, Sunamganj

Tel: 087162685 Mob: 01716985375

Lawyer, Judge Court, Sunamganj District

Sunamganj District

Languages Spoken Office Hours Experience with British Nationals?

Provides Legal Aid?

Offers Pro-Bono Service?

Coverage; Other Offices

Affiliations

English Bengali

9:30am - 4:30pm

No

Yes

District Council Sunamganj

Bangladesh Bar Council, Ramna, Dhaka

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Alhaz Md. Mortuza Ali

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Advocate Alhaz Md. Mortuza Ali District Bar, Sunamgonj

Res: 0871 63052 Mob: 01731 340886

40 Udayan Bilpar Sulloghor Sunamganj

40 Udayan Bilpar Sulloghor Sunamganj

Civil Law (Family, Land Dispute, Human Rights, Notary Public)

Languages Spoken Office Hours Experience with British Nationals?

Provides Legal Aid?

Offers Pro-Bono Service?

Coverage; Other Offices

Affiliations

English Bengali Urdu

9:30 am - 4:30 pm

Yes

Yes. Member of the District Legal Aid Service

Sunamganj

Sunamganj Bar Association

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Swapan Kumar Das

Company Name Address Contacts Services Provided

Swapan Kumar Das

Judge’s court, Sunamgonj

Ukilpara, Sunamgonj.

Tel: +880 871-55751 Mob: +880 1712578109

Civil Law (Family, Land Dispute, Human Rights, Notary Public)

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