# Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association

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

| Name | Term start | Term end |
| 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 |
| Mahbub Uddin Khokon | 2024 | |

## Secretaries

| Name | Term start | Term end |
| 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 |
| Shah Monjurul Hoque | 2024 | 2025 |