List of Lawyers in

Prepared by the British High Commission, Dhaka

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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: September 2020

This list is in alphabetical order (following Honorary Legal Advisor’s details).

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 SHAJAN TOWER (1ST TEL : 9563946 & Generally practices in Commercial, corporate Barrister-at-Law FLOOR) 9563950 all areas of law matters, incorporation Honorary Legal Adviser OFFICE NOS.101 – FAX : 9559887 excepting Tax and of companies, to H.E. The British High 104 E-MAIL : criminal matters. preparation of joint Commissioner 3, SEGUN BAGICHA [email protected] venture agreement, DHAKA-1000 [email protected] insurance, aviation, BANGLADESH. maritime, shipping, customs and intellectual property matters etc. Languages Office Hours Experience with Provides Legal Offers Pro-Bono Coverage; Other Affiliations Spoken British Nationals? Aid? Service? Offices

English and 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 Yes No No ORR, DIGNAM & Supreme Court Bar Bengali. p.m. with a break CO. Association of from 1:00 p.m. to Also has branch Bangladesh 2:00 p.m. for offices Khulna and launch. Chittagong.

ACCORD CHAMBERS – Complete Legal Solutions

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Accord Chambers is a full-service Accord Chambers has ACCORD Managing Partner: ACCORD CHAMBERS Direct Dial (Mobile): law firm offering complete legal earned its reputation in the CHAMBERS – Eastern Antik (Suite 101), +88 01711244627 solutions to its domestic and following practice areas (in Mr. Suhan Khan Complete Legal House-155, Road-4, +88 01716924202 international clients. alphabetical order): Barrister-at-law, Solutions Block-A, Niketan, ▪ Arbitration & Dispute Lincoln’s Inn, UK. PO: Gulshan, Email: The firm’s broad spectrum of legal Resolution, Advocate of the Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh. [email protected] services includes the following: ▪ Civil & Commercial Supreme Court of litigations; 1. Comprehensive solutions for ▪ Construction & Bangladesh. [email protected] new ventures / foreign direct Infrastructure

investments, establishment of ▪ Cross-border contract Senior Partner: Fax: businesses or setting up of negotiation and +88 02 9861175 Mr. Mamun Branch/Liaison Offices in drafting, including +88 02 9861176 Chowdhury Bangladesh, including drafting and complex EPC & Turn-

Advocate of the documentation support as well key Project contracts, Website: Supreme Court of procurement of regulatory BOOT agreements etc. www.accordchambers.com Bangladesh approvals, licenses and clearance ▪ Employment & labour

from governmental & regulatory law, authorities; ▪ Energy, Petroleum & Foreign Investment Power; Practice Lead: 2. Arbitration and enforcement of ▪ Foreign investment & Ms. Syeda Faiza foreign arbitration awards; Management, Hossain ▪ Finance including Barrister-at-law, 3. Corporate Management, Project Financing Lincoln’s Inn, UK. professional negotiation, vetting ▪ Licensing & Regulatory and drafting of local and cross- Compliance, border contracts; ▪ Land, Property & Real Estate, 4. Vetting and verification of land, ▪ Merger, Acquisition & property and real estate Transactional, share documents, facilitation of land transfer & corporate purchase and sale process with all restructuring, incidental documentations; ▪ Private Public Partnership, public 5. Litigation and dispute resolution procurement & support and representations in tendering, admiralty suits, company cases, ▪ Shipping & admiralty

civil suits, employment and labour ▪ Telecommunications & law claims, white collar criminal Technology matters;

6. Registration of foreign NGOs with NGO Affairs Bureau and setting-up Bangladesh Office.

Languages Spoken Office Hours Experience with Provides Legal Offers Pro- Coverage; Other Offices Affiliations British Nationals? Aid? Bono Service?

English, Court Hours: Principal coverage at Dhaka, ▪ The Honourable Society of Bangla 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Yes, including Yes Yes Chittagong and Lincoln’s Inn, London, individuals as well as Division. ▪ Supreme Court Bar Chambers U.K. based Association, consultation: organizations Supreme Court Chamber: ▪ Dhaka Bar Association, 12:00 PM to 9 PM Room No. 506 (Annex ▪ Taxes Bar Association of (excluding Friday and Extension Building), Dhaka, Public Holidays) Supreme Court of ▪ Legal counsels for the Bangladesh, Dhaka. American Chamber of Available for Commerce in Bangladesh conference call and Other offices: ▪ Recommended by the Legal email correspondence Suite-6, Block-C, Mouchak 500 as Leading Firm 2020 throughout the day. Market (4th Floor), 39 Shahid (Asia Pacific) Shangbadik Selina Parveen ▪ Recommended by Road, Siddeswari, Dhaka. Chambers & Partners

Amir & Amir Law Associates

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas 1. Litigations And 1. Litigation and Amir & Amir Law Head of Chambers: Amir & Amir Law Tel: 880-2-9330877, Dispute Resolution Dispute Resolution Associates M. Amir-UlIslam, Associates 9333253, 2.Corporate Law 2. Corporate Law Barrister-at-Law Fax: 880-2-9337746, 3. Commercial Law 3. Criminal Law Senior Advocate, 203 Concord Tower 8317178 4. Foreign Investment 4. Foreign Investment Supreme Court of (2nd Floor), 113 Email:[email protected] 5. Corporate 5. Legal Due Diligence 6.Corporate Bangladesh. KaziNazrul Islam Governance Governance Avenue, Dhaka-1000, Website/Links: 6. Corporate Finance 7. Banking and Finance Senior Partner: Bangladesh Ms. Tania Amir 7. Banking & Finance 8. International Joint www.aalabd.com Barrister-at-Law, Advocate 8. Investment Funds Ventures

Supreme Court of http://www.martindale.c 9. International Joint 9. Foreign Direct Investment Bangladesh om/Amir-Amir-Law- Ventures Associates/1150777- 10. International Trade 10. Mergers & Acquisition Partner: law-firm-office.htm 11. Foreign Direct Ms. Eva Quasem 11. IP- Trademark & Investment Copyright Barrister-at-Law http://www.lexmundi.co 12. Mergers & 12. Immigration Law Advocate, Supreme Court m/assnfe/cv.asp?ID=12 Acquisitions 13. Family Law of Bangladesh 242 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

Languages Office Hours Experience with Provides Legal Offers Pro-Bono Coverage; Other Affiliations Spoken British Nationals? Aid? Service? Offices Room-139, Bar 1. Lex Mundi English 09:00 AM- 8:00 PM Yes Yes Yes Association 2. Martindale Bengali Building, Hubbell Hindi Bangladesh 3. Chambers & Supreme Court. Partners Dhaka-1000. 4.InternationalRefer Tel- +8802- ral 9554098, 9556900.

Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK)

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas Provides legal aid Ain o Salish Kendra Nina Goswami 7/17, Block: B Tel: 880-2-8126047 services regarding Specialises in Human (ASK) Salma Jabin Lalmatia, Dhaka-1207 family matters, rights, women's rights, 880-2-8126134 Bangladesh. dowries, maintenance, children's rights and 880-2-8126137 divorce, child custody, constitutional rights. Fax: 880-2- 8126045 torture against women and children, sexual E- harassment, acid mail:[email protected] violence, force website: marriage etc. www.citechco.org Languages Office Hours Experience with Provides Legal Offers Pro-Bono Coverage; Other Affiliations Spoken British Nationals? Aid? Service? Offices

Bengali and 9am to 5pm Yes - particularly Yes - for women All services are Provides legal aid Affiliated with English forced marriage and children. provided without services throughout the N.G.O Bureau, cases concerning any fee. whole country. Works Special British Nationals. together with local partner consultative N.G.O to provide legal aid status with services outside of UNECOSOC. Dhaka. N.G.O partners Registered located in: Rajshahi, under Societies Satkhira, Tangail, Bogra, Registration Act, Hobigong, Chittagong, 1860 and Barishal. Foreign Donations Regulation Ordinance, 1978.

Azurist (London), The Zurist (Dhaka)

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas Legal Advice AZURIST Nabila Rafique LONDON OFFICE : E : [email protected] Expert Opinions for UK Property/Land Law www.a-zurist.com Solicitor Unit A, 1st Floor, , 6 T : + 44 (0) 20 3730 3497 courts/Tribunals/private Succession Law AZURIST in London provides legal Advocate, Supreme Commercial St., M : +44(0)7415295997 (UK) parties Family Law services exclusively concerning Court of Bangladesh London E1 6LP, UK Civil litigation Employment Law Bangladesh to NRBs, businesses, foreign Criminal litigation Regulatory Law investors, public bodies, solicitor firms Court/Tribunal/Ombudsman Company Law and private individuals. Being set up in Representations Contract Law UK, the clientele spans to Europe and Setting up Commercial Law North America as well. business/NGOs/charities Constitutional/Public Law Corporate due diligence Investment Law Azurist’s Dhaka office deals with Property due diligence Banking and Remittance domestic and cross border legal matters. K.I.M. Manzur-E-Mawla DHAKA OFFICE : E : [email protected] Arbitration Law AZURIST also offers business services to Barrister-at-Law Suite No.5, Akram T : + 88 (0) 283 913 12 Mediation Public Procurement Law Bangladeshi entities wishing to explore Advocate, Supreme Tower (7th floor) 15/5 M: + 8801726991580 (BD) Business negotiations Tax Law the UK and European markets. Court of Bangladesh Bijoynagar, Shahid +44 (0)7940029899 (UK) Drafting contracts, MOUs, Nationality Law

Syed Nazrul Islam Will, POA Charity Law Swarani, Dhaka-1000. Filing applications Bangladesh Service of Documents

Languages Spoken Office Hours Experience with British Offers Legal Aid or Pro- Coverage; Other Affiliations Nationals? Bono Service? Offices English AZURIST UK : 10AM- We have ample experience with both First consultations could be pro- Liaisions Office : Bangladesh Bar Council, Bengali (both mainstream 6PM British and international clients. bono following a means assessment 178 Court Road, Dhaka and Sylheti dialect) Many of our clients are of of the client. Moulvibazar – 3200, Dhaka Bar Association, AZURIST BD: 11AM- Bangladeshi ethnicity who engage us Bangladesh Dhaka 8PM for our experience, cultural awareness E :[email protected] Supreme Court Bar and multi-city presence. Association, Dhaka Taxes Bar Assoication, Dhaka Moulvibazar Bar Association, Moulvibazar Lincoln’s Inn, UK

Abdur Rashid & Associates

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Land & Property Abdur Rashid & Md. Abdur Rashid T: (+880) 01711709214 Legal Advice Inheritance Associates Head of Chambers Supreme Court Chamber: [email protected] Written opinions Administrative Tribunal Advocate Level-10/5, Civil litigation Admiralty Law Abdur Rashid & Supreme Court of MCT Ally’s Center Criminal litigation Writ Associates (established Bangladesh. 40, Bijoynagar, Dhaka- Tribunal Civil & Criminal Law in 1983) is a leading 1000. Representations Insurance and Reinsurance multi-disciplinary set Setting up business Labour Law who are committed to Md. Shakhawat H Khan Corporate due diligence Family Disputes provide you with expert Partner Associate T: (+880) 01717617939 Property due diligence ADR advocacy and quality Barrister-at-Law District Court Chamber: [email protected] Arbitration Trade Regulations advice. Our members Advocate, Supreme Court 33, Rajar Dewri (GF) Mediation Class Action Litigation are instructed and of Bangladesh. Dr. Hrishikesh Dhar Road Business negotiations Intellectual Property Litigation appear in courts Kotwali, Dhaka-1100. Drafting contracts, VAT, Taxation & Customs throughout the country MOUS, Bank/Financial Institutes and beyond from the Faisal Mahmud Will, POA Company & Business matters Magistrates Courts to Partner Associate T: (+880) 01921497484 Filing applications Employment Litigation & the Supreme Court of Advocate (+880) 01775843114 Counseling Bangladesh. District & Sessions Judge’s [email protected] Real Estate Court, Dhaka. Non Resident Bangladeshis (NRB) & Immigration Contracts and Deeds Human Rights Environment, etc.

Languages Spoken Office Experience with British Provides Legal Offers Pro- Coverage; Other Affiliations Hours Nationals? Aid? Bono Service? Offices

English -Legal Counsel No Yes Capable of providing 1. Bangladesh Bar Council. Davant Commodities Ltd. services in all major 2. Supreme Court Bar Bengali 10 AM -10 PM Nether-Winchendon, Aylesburry, Can make On certain issues cities of Bangladesh. Association. Bengali (Sylheti dialect) SAT-THU Buckinghamshire. HP18 0DU. referrals to legal relating to 3. Dhaka Bar Association. Email: aid organizations. fundamental We have law chambers 4. Metropolitan Bar Hindi/Urdu angeline@davantcommoditiesltd. rights or public working for us in- Association, Dhaka. co.uk interest matters. 5. Banks, Financial -SYLHET Organizations and -Worked with Davazad Global -HABIGANJ companies. Ltd, a London, UK based 6. Centre for International international trading company. -GREATER DHAKA Alternative Dispute Resolution-CIAdr. -Regularly working with UK based -CHITTAGONG 7. Legal Voice Foundation. individuals, lawyers and companies. -BARISAL

-Experienced with British and -MYMENSING European Nationals especially with British nationals of -COMILLA Bangladeshi origin.

Bangladesh Mahila Parishad

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Babgladesh Mahila Attention of: Legal aid unit, second [email protected] Family, (violence Family, (violence Parishad Adv. M. Akhter floor rg against women) against women) 10 Sufia Kamal bhaban, 10/b/1 Adv. Akhter: Shegunbagicha, +880 1717033642 Dhaka 1000,

Languages Office Hours Experience with Provides Legal Offers Pro-Bono Coverage; Other Affiliations Spoken British Nationals? Aid? Service? Offices

English, Bengali 10am – 6pm Yes Yes – for female Yes Sylhet, UN ECOSOC victims of violence Moulvibazar, Dhaka.

Bangladesh National Woman Lawyers' Association (BNWLA)

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Bangladesh National Adv. Towhida Monico Mina Tower, Email: Civil and Criminal Law Specializes in law Woman Lawyers' Khondker 48/3 - west [email protected] relating to women & Association (BNWLA) Agargoan, Sher - e - children, DV act 2010, Banglanagar, Dhaka Email: Personal laws, Woman - 1207 towhider.khondker@gmai & Children Repression l.com & Prevention Act, Human Trafficking Mob: 01817533523 Prevention Act. BNWLA promotes the rights of woman & children. Languages Office Hours Experience with Provides Legal Offers Pro-Bono Coverage; Other Affiliations Spoken British Nationals? Aid? Service? Offices

Bengali and English 9 am – 5 pm Yes Yes BNWLA provides Associated with Pro Bono services lawyers all over to all Bangladesh

ERGO Legal Counsel

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

House No. 27, Road House No. 27, Road Litigation, Counseling Service, Family ERGO Legal Counsel Dr. Shahdeen Malik No. 13/A, Dhanmondi No. 13/A, Dhanmondi and Drafting. matters, Lease and R/A, Dhaka-1209 R/A, Dhaka-1209 Contracts, Immigration. Mobile : 01715016675 01983463698 Mobile : 01715016675 Email: 01983463698 shahdeenmalik01@gm Email: ail.com shahdeenmalik01@gm [email protected] ail.com m [email protected] m

Languages Office Hours Experience with Provides Legal Offers Pro-Bono Coverage; Other Affiliations Spoken British Nationals? Aid? Service? Offices

English 10 am to 10 pm Studied and worked Yes Yes No Penal Lawyer of a Bengali in the UK number of Sylheti Statutory, Semi- Russian Has provided legal Government and assistance to private companies British Nationals such as resident and Bangladesh employed in Election Bangladesh Commission, Dhaka Water and Sewerage Authority, Sylhet Gas Fields Limited,

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.

Fox Mandal (FM) Associates

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

1. Arbitration; 1. Arbitration; Fox Mandal (FM) Managing Partner Gulshan Office: 1st Tel: +8802-9853440, 2. Aviation; Associates Floor, House# 88 +8802-9857879; 3. Admiralty & Maritime 2. Family disputes Al Amin Rahman, Road#10/1, Block-D, law; Barrister-at-law; Niketon, Dhaka, Cell: 4. Adoption; 3. Adoption & Advocate (Appellate Bangladesh. +8801713061213 5. Antitrust & Guardianship; Division) Supreme Antidumping; Court of Bangladesh. Email: 6. Banking & Finance; 4. Corporate & alamin.rahman@fma. 7. Capital Markets; Commercial. com.bd ; 8. Corporate & Commercial; 5. Employment & Labour; info@fmassociatesbd. 9. Dispute Resolution; com; 10. Employment & 6. Foreign Investment; Labour; Website: 11. Family & Wills; 7. Litigation; www.fmassociatesbd. 12. Guardianship; com 13. Intellectual Property; 14. Litigation; 15. Public Private Partnership (PPP); 16. Project Finance; 17. Real Estate & Environmental; 18. Power; 19. Human Rights; 20. Immigration.

Languages Spoken Office Hours Experience with Provides Legal Offers Pro-Bono Coverage; Other Affiliations British Nationals? Aid? Service? Offices Capable of 1. Supreme Court Bar providing Association, 1. Bengali; 10 am to 7 pm Yes. Yes Yes 2. English; services all Bangladesh; 3. French. Saturday to over Bangladesh 2. Dhaka Bar Thursday. and has Association, international Bangladesh; offices in India, and the United 3. Honourable Society Kingdom. of Lincoln’s Inn, UK;

4. International Bar Association;

5. Inter-Pacific Bar Association;

6. Dhaka Taxes Bar Association, Bangladesh;

7. Chittagong Bar Association, Bangladesh.

H & H Company

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

• Aviation • Aviation H & H Company H & H Company H & H Company • Banking and • Banking and MOLLAH REZWANUL Barristers & Advocates Barristers & Advocates finance finance HAQUE 56-57, Motijheel C/A 56-57, Motijheel C/A • Commercial • Commercial property real estate property real estate Advocate/Partner Shareef Mansion (2nd Shareef Mansion (2nd • Construction • Construction 9552447, 9550705 Floor) Floor) • Company matters. • Company matters. 01911343272 Dhaka-1000. Dhaka-1000. • Dispute resolution- • Dispute resolution- Bangladesh: Bangladesh: litigation and litigation and E-mail: E-mail: arbitration arbitration [email protected] [email protected] • Inheritance law • Inheritance law Web: Web: • Insurance law • Insurance law www.hnhcompany.co www.hnhcompany.co • Intellectual property • Intellectual property m m • laws. • laws. • Shipping and • Shipping and transport transport Languages Office Hours Experience with Provides Legal Offers Pro-Bono Coverage; Affiliations Spoken British Nationals? Aid? Service? Other Offices

English 9:00 AM- 5:00 PM Works with British Chittagong, 1. Dhaka Bengali Airways Khulna, Pabna, Metropolitan N/A N/A Sylhet, Gazipur, Chamber. Narayanganj. 2, Asian Patent Attorneys Associates.

Huq and Company

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Huq and Company Mr.Faheemul Huq, 47/1, Puranapaltan, Tel - +88 01819215443/ All legal services Civil law Barrister-at-Law Dhaka- 1000, FAX - +88 02 9561491/ Bangladesh Email – faheemulhuq@bol- online.com

Languages Office Hours Experience with Provides Legal Offers Pro-Bono Coverage; Other Affiliations Spoken British Nationals? Aid? Service? Offices

English, Bengali Flexible, available Yes Yes No. No No and Hindi by e-mail 24/7

Junayed Adel and Associates

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Specialist Areas Provided

Junayed Adel & Junayed Ahmed Adel Adel Plaza Tel: 8143886, 9122303, Corporate and Criminal Law, Associates (Barristers & Barrister-at-Law 6th Floor, Block-A, Home # 8143885 Commercial Law, Property Law and Advocates) 1/1 Lalmatia, Cell: 01713062542, Arbitration, Family Law Dhaka-1207, Fax: 88-02-9122303 Property Law, Bangladesh E-mail: Family Law, [email protected], Criminal Law [email protected]

Web: www.barristerjunayedadel. com Languages Spoken Office Hours Experience with Provides Legal Offers Pro-Bono Coverage; Affiliations British Nationals? Aid? Service? Other Offices

English & Bengali. 10-30 am----5-00 pm ‘’Yes’’ ‘’Yes’’ “Yes” Magistrate Dhaka Bar Courts, Labour Association, (Also Urdu and Hindi) Courts, District Bangladesh Courts, and Supreme Court Supreme Court Bar of Bangladesh Association.

Kamal Hossain and Associates

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas Dr Kamal Hossain and Ms Sara Hossain Metropolitan Chamber T: +8802- 9552946, Legal Advice - Admiralty, Arbitration, Associates (DKHA) Partner Building (2nd Floor), 9560655, 9564954, Arbitration Aviation, Banking, Constitutional & Administrative, 122-124 Motijheel C/A, 9565259 Litigation Corporate &Commercial, Mr Ramzan Ali Sikder Dhaka-1000. M: + 88 (0)1712 Employment, Energy, Property, Partner 000325 Intellectual Property, Securities For further info, pls F: + 8802 –9564953 and Exchange, Taxation and Revenue (VAT, Excise and Dr Sharif Bhuiyan see: Customs) Telecommunication. Partner www.khossain.com All Inquiries: - General Practice (Family/ E: Property) Mr.AshrafulHadi [email protected] - Specialist advice (child Partner Sara Hossain: abduction/ custody/ forced marriage) [email protected] m

Languages Office Hours Experience with British Provides Legal Aid? Offers Pro-Bono Coverage; Affiliations Spoken Nationals? Service? Other Offices English 9am -7pm -Work regularly with UK based law firms Can make referrals to Yes on certain National Individual affiliations Bengali (except Fridays and individual lawyers and companies legal aid issues relating to of Partners seeking advice on Bangladeshi law and Hindi and Saturdays) practice organizations, fundamental rights /Associates with - List of UK based Law Firms we have governmental and or public interest 1. Dhaka Bar Out of hours: worked with:Clifford Chance, Linklaters, non-governmental. matters; forced Association shossain@khoss Reed Smith, Eversheds, Slaughter and Some lawyers serve marriage. 2. Supreme Court ain.com May, Ince & Co., Holman Fenwick Willan, in advisory or Bar Association Trowers&Hamlins, Prettys among others - Also advised British P & I Clubs and management 3. International Law other entities in relation to commercial capacities with NGOs Association disputes, admiralty and aviation matters. providing legal aid. 4. International Bar - In general matters, advised British Association nationals on property and matrimonial disputes, including custody disputes, and forced marriage.

Lis and Lex

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Lis & Lex, Barristers Shahwar Nizam 2nd Floor, Zenith Tower Shahwar.lisandlex@ Full service law firm covering FDI, corporate and and Advocates Bulbul Ahmed 40 Kawran Bazar gmail.com advisory, regulatory compliance and litigation support. Company, society commercial, land, Mahboob Aziz Dhaka and other legal vehicle banking and finance, incorporation, reviewing and drafting company and legal documents, reviewing land commercial documents, conducting legal due diligence on land, conducting sale litigation. 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.

Languages Office Hours Experience with British Provides Offers Pro-Bono Coverage; Other Affiliations Spoken Nationals? Legal Aid? Service? Offices

English and 10.00am to They have lawyers who have spent No. Lawyers regularly Have lawyers Bengali 7.00pm considerable time in the UK, undertake pro-bono based in studying and working in the UK. The head of the office qualified as a work. Chittagong barrister in the UK with full rights of assisting on audience in England and Wales, banking, corporate, upon completing pupilage at Erskine land and other Chambers, London. Regularly work matters. 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.

Barrister Mahjabeen Fatima Omar

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas Flat A5 Self Employed Barrister Mahjabeen House 66 01733755991 Family law and Family law Fatima Omar Road 18 counseling on family Block A issues, criminal law Banani Dhaka Bangladesh Languages Office Hours Experience with Provides Legal Offers Pro-Bono Coverage; Other Affiliations Spoken British Nationals? Aid? Service? Offices

Worked for White Rylands Bengali Anytime of the day Solicitors, a solicitor firm in Yes, Pro Bono Lis and Lex London from 2000t o 2002. service offered Barristers and English Worked human rights, Spoken Hindi and immigration and family Advocates nd Urdu matters. 2 Floor Attended family mediation Zenith Tower sessions with clients for 40, Kawran Bazar Children and Family Court Dhaka1215, Advisory and Support Service (CAFCASS), UK. Bangladesh 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.

Regents Law Chambers

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Regents Law Barrister Nazir Uddin House No. 81 Tel: & Fax: Litigation and Legal Corporate & Chambers Choudhury Road No. 9A +88 02 9123561 Representation in any Commercial Law, Advocates & Barristers Dhanmondi R/A Mobile: Court up to Supreme Property Law, Family Barrister Nuara Dhaka 1209 + 88 0172 000 3857 Court ; Advice ; Law, Criminal Law, Choudhury E-mail: Documentation; Solicitor & [email protected] Formation of Commissioner for m Company, NGO and Oaths (England & related work ; Wales) Commissioner for Oaths (England & Wales)

Languages Office Hours Experience with Provides Legal Offers Pro-Bono Coverage; Other Affiliations Spoken British Nationals? Aid? Service? Offices

English 10AM –1 PM Has been dealing Only initial Only initial Court Chamber: Solicitor & Bengali & with British consultation consultation Room no. Commissioner for Bengali (Sylheti 5PM – 8 PM Nationals as a 5010(Annex) Oaths (England & dialect) lawyer for more Supreme Court Bar Wales) Hindi than 7 years on a Association Urdu regular basis. Building Dhaka 1000

RIGHTS Chambers

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

RIGHTS chambers Partners: Saiham Sky View Tel: +88 02-9337235 General practices in all (1) Criminal Law Tower (17th Floor), Fax: +88 02-9337236 areas of law at the (2) Constitutional (1) Md. Anwar Hussain 45 Bijoy Nagar, Judges’ Court and the Law (Barrister-at-Law) Dhaka-1000 Mob: +8801733999907 Supreme Court of (3) Corporate and Bangladesh Commercial (2) Ms Farzana +8801714447698 Law Sharmin (4) Companies Law Advocate, Supreme Emails: (5) Foreign Court of Bangladesh Investment Law [email protected] (6) Banking and (3) Md. Nazrul Hussain [email protected] Finance Law (Barrister-at-Law) [email protected] (7) Immigration Law and (8) Family Law

Languages Office Hours Experience with Provides Legal Offers Pro-Bono Coverage; Other Affiliations Spoken British Nationals? Aid? Service? Offices

English (inc. Native 10.00am – 08.00pm Yes (most of our No Yes Room No: 109, 1. Bangladesh Speaker), Bangla lawyers are British Annex Extension Bar Council (inc. Sylheti (Saturday to Citizens. They Building, Supreme 2. Supreme dialect), Hindi and Thursday) have also studied Court Bar Court of Urdu and worked in the Association Bangladesh legal arena of both 3. The in Bangladesh and Honourable England Society of

Lincoln’s Inn, England 4. Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association 5. Dhaka Bar Association 6. International Bar Association 7. Asian Society of International Law (AsianSil)

Sattar & Co

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Sattar & Co. Sameer Sattar Unit E3, House 1A Mob: +8801711 432 Corporate advisory Corporate Road 35, Gulshan-2 101 work and Arbitration Dhaka, Bangladesh litigation/arbitration Land Email: Banking [email protected] Mergers and om Acquisition Foreign Investment Joint Ventures Company law Telecom

Languages Office Hours Experience with Provides Legal Offers Pro-Bono Coverage; Other Affiliations Spoken British Nationals? Aid? Service? Offices

Bengali / English 9.30 am to 7.00 Yes. No. No. Only Dhaka and pm. has contacts in Sylhet.

STELLAR CHAMBERS

Company Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas Name Arefin Ashraf Khan Address 1: Mobile: 1. Litigations And 1. Litigation And STELLAR Barrister-at-Law House 18/A (ground 1. +880184213864 Dispute Dispute Resolution CHAMBERS Advocate, Supreme Court of floor), Road 44, Gulshan 2 Resolution; 2. Corporate Law Bangladesh 2, Dhaka 1212. 2. +880171417422 2. Corporate Law; 3. Employment and (formerly known Partner 7 3. Commercial Law; Law Address 2: 4. Employment and 4. IP-Trademark, as (“The Twelve 3. +880181770080 Anam Hossain House-129, Road-5, Labour Law; Patent, Design & Tables”) 0 Barrister-at-Law Mohammadia Housing 5. Foreign Copyright 4. +880172363384 Advocate, Supreme Court of Ltd, Mohammadpur, Investment; 5. Foreign Investment 5 Bangladesh Dhaka-1207, 6. Corporate 6. Legal Due

Partner Bangladesh Governance; Diligence Email: 7. Corporate Finance 7. Family Law Fatima Chowdhury info@stellarchambe 8. Banking & 8. Immigration Barrister-at-Law rs.com Finance Advocate, Supreme Court of 9. Investment Funds Bangladesh stellarchambers@g 10. International Joint Partner mail.com Ventures; 11. International

Homayra Shifa Trade; Barrister-at-Law Website/Links: 12. Mergers & Advocate, Supreme Court of www.stellarchambe Acquisitions; Bangladesh rs.com 13. IP-Trademark, Partner Patent, Design & Copyright; 14. Citizenship Law; 15. Family Law

Languages Office Hours Experience with Provides Legal Offers Pro-Bono Coverage; Other Affiliations Spoken British Nationals? Aid? Service? Offices

English; 09:00 AM- 9:00 PM Yes Yes Yes Chattrogram Sub- Bengali; Office: Hindi; House No. 03, Road No. 01, Ara Park, Nasirabad Properties, Khulshi, Chattrogram

Tahmina Akter Hassemi

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Tahmina Akter Self Chamber – 16/2 Court Self 1. Civil Criminal specially Hassemi House Street, Kotwali, 2. Criminal foreigners matters Dhaka-1100. House: 732 West Nakhalpara, Tejgaon, Dhaka-1215.

Mobile: 01711246893, 01969294787 e-mail: tahminahassemi@yah oo.com tahminahassemi@gma il.com Languages Office Hours Experience with Provides Legal Offers Pro-Bono Coverage; Other Affiliations Spoken British Nationals? Aid? Service? Offices

Bengali 9.00 AM to 5.00 1. State vs Singh Yes Yes - depending on Dhaka Bar English PM Patraj the client's financial No Association 2. State vs position. Mohona High Court Bar 3. State vs Ayub Association Khan (most recent cases)

SYLHET

Bangladesh National Women’s Lawyers Association (BNWLA)

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Bangladesh National Adv.Jakiya Jalal House No.44, Mob:01711941406 Legal Counseling & Cases related to Women’s Lawyers Mob:01712716775 Road No-2,Block- E-mail: Legal Aid Women and Children Association (BNWLA) E,Shahjalal Upashahar, [email protected] Sylhet. m

Languages Office Hours Experience with Provides Legal Offers Pro-Bono Coverage; Other Affiliations Spoken British Nationals? Aid? Service? Offices

Bengali & English 9.00 am - 5.00 pm Worked on Forced Yes. Yes Bangladesh Bar Marriage project Council, Dhaka & funded by British District Bar High Commission in Association, Sylhet. 2005-2007.

AZAD & ASSOCIATES

Company Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas Name AZAD & Mr. Chowdhury Head Office: TEL: -All Civil Matter All Civil Matter. ASSOCIATES Ataur Rahman House Number – 25 +88-0821-713258/ 813928 -All Criminal Matter (SYLHET) Azad (Asia Garden), Road MOB: -All Property Matter (An International (Advocate, Supreme Number- 4, Block- J +8801711920186 -All Family Matter Veteran Legal Court Of Shahjalal Uposhahar FAX: -All Tax Matter Service And Bangladesh) Sylhet-3100 +88 0821 2831729 Consulting Firm) Founder, Chairman Sylhet Court Office: E-MAIL: & Managing Partner Room No- 6, Bar [email protected] Head Of Chambers Hall No- 2, District WEBSITE: Judges’s Court www.azadandassociates.com Sylhet-3100.

Languages Office Hours Experience with Provides Legal Offers Pro- Coverage; Other Affiliations Spoken British Aid? Bono Offices Nationals? Service? Bangla (Mother Morning: 9 A.M. My Law Firm Azad & Yes My Law Firm Azad Same as Legal Currently In (1) Bangladesh Tongue), To 5.00 P.M. Associates (Sylhet) & Associates (Sylhet) Aid Negotiation. Talks For Supreme Court English (British Evening/Night: 8 Has Assisted With Does Provide Legal Agreement To Set Up Bar Association & American) & P.M. To 10 P.M. Legal Advice & Legal Aid. Law Firm Office In U.K. Dhaka. Arabic (By Prior Services To Many & U.S.A. Also (2) Bangladesh Appointment British Citizens & Workings Of My Company Law Only) British Nationals. Asscociates, Of Practitioners Also, I Have Given Counsels & Other Society Dhaka. (3) Legal Services To Partners Abroad & Dhaka Taxes Bar Various Projects & Overseas With Foreign Association, International Qualifications Dhaka. Companies. (4) District Bar Association Sylhet.

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

Advocate Emad Ullah Shahidul Islam

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Advocate Emad Ullah Mob: +8801711352996 B-08, Noyapara, Room 409, Hall 02, 3rd Legal Service in Sylhet Criminal Jurisdiction Shahidul Islam Lamapara, Floor, District Bar District Home: +880821715402 Sylhet, Association, Sylhet, 3100, 3100 Mohammad Monir Bangladesh Uddin: Email: +8801712623292 [email protected]

Languages Spoken Office Hours Experience with Provides Legal Offers Pro-Bono Coverage; Other Affiliations British Nationals? Aid? Service? Offices

English 10am - 4pm at the Attended seminars Will refer deserving Same as Legal Aid No Bangladesh Bar Bengali District Bar and view exchange people to Legal Aid Council, meetings organized committee in Sylhet, Supreme Court 6pm - 10pm at by the British High headed by District Premises, Dhaka House B-08, Commission in Judge and Noyapara, Sylhet Bar Association, Lamapara, Sylhet Sylhet,

Advocate Prasun Kanti Dey

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Prasun Kanti Dey Tapos Bandhu Das 73/B Puspayan, Prasun Kanti Dey Civil Litigations Land Dispute Senpara, Shibganj, Post Office Sylhet Mob: 01552426062 District Sylhet 3100 Email: [email protected]

Tapos Bandhu Das: Mob: 01199567246 Email: [email protected] m

Languages Spoken Office Hours Experience with Provides Legal Offers Pro-Bono Coverage; Other Affiliations British Nationals? Aid? Service? Offices

Bengali 7pm - 10pm (BD Yes for consultations English time)

The Sylhet Law Chamber

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Mr Bandhu Gopal Das Mr Bandhu Gopal Das The Sylhet Law Phone: +880821716632 - Civil Law As under 'Services Chamber. Bandhu - Criminal Law Provided' The Sylhet Law Kuthir., Post and Dist. Mob: +8801712973984 - Land Law Chamber Sylhet 3100, - Survey and Bangladesh. Email: Commission [email protected] - Income Tax and Audit Working address: Bar om - Land Purchase and Hall No. 2, Room 7 (1st Sale Floor), Sylhet District, - Overseas Judges Court, Sylhet, Correspondences 3100 Languages Spoken Office Hours Experience with Provides Legal Offers Pro-Bono Coverage; Other Affiliations British Nationals? Aid? Service? Offices

Bengali Court Hours (9:30am Yes Yes Yes Greater Sylhet, Bangladesh Bar English - 4pm) Dhaka, Chittagong, Council enlisted Some Hindi Bangladesh Office Hours (5pm - 8:30pm)

HABIGANJ (SYLHET DIVISION)

Md Afraz Uddin Afgan Chowdhury

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Md Afraz Uddin Afgan Mobile # 01712039354 MdAfraz Uddin Afgan Mobile # 01712039354 Advocacy. Habiganj District. Chowdhury Former 01915548059 Chowdhury (Advocate) e-mail # Practicing Criminal Public Prosecutor. e-mail # Press club road, Apan tahsin.ahmed@hotmail Law. tahsin.ahmed@hotmail Nibash, Habigonj.3360 .com .com afraz.chowdhury@gma afraz.chowdhury@gma il.com il.com

Languages Office Hours Experience with British Provides Offers Pro-Bono Coverage; Other Affiliations Spoken Nationals? Legal Aid? Service? Offices

English 10:00 Am to 2:00 Member of student action Yes Yes No Member and former & Pm committee in England President of Bar Bengali working with British MPs. Council Habigonj

Advocate Dewan Md. Masud Choudhury

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Dewan Md. Masud Pinku Das, Advocate's Dewan Md. Masud Mob: 01556352353 1) In court of Session Choudhury Advocate Assistant Choudhury Advocate, Ex 2) In Anti-Corruption Mob: 01712767187 P.P. Courts 3)In crimes against Mohila College Road, women and children Rajnagar, Hobigonj, 4) Special Power Act Hobigonj District. Courts

Languages Spoken Office Hours Experience with Provides Legal Offers Pro-Bono Coverage; Other Affiliations British Nationals? Aid? Service? Offices

Dewan Md. Masud 9am - 2pm Under the Criminal Choudhury speaks Procedure Code English and Bengali

Debangshu Dasgupta

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Debangshu Dasgupta Badal Paul, office clerk. Umesh Bhawan, Old cell- +88-01817-526694, Civil court of Habiganj Specialises in land Hospital Road, Habiganj district's judge's Court. related disputes and 3300 e- family matters. mail- rajuguptabd@gmail .com

Languages Spoken Office Hours Experience with Provides Legal Offers Pro-Bono Coverage; Other Affiliations British Nationals? Aid? Service? Offices

English Every Sunday to Sat Some experience Yes Yes Hobigonj District Serving as Bengali (Sylheti urday at 9am to Government lawyer dialect and Bangla) 5pm. for 6 years.

A. K. S. M. Muzammal Haque

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

A.K.S.M.Muzammal Shyamal Chandra C/O. Late Abdul Haque, Cell- +88- Has been practicing in Family matters, Haque Sutradhar - office clerk Advocate, 5341 01711278584, the civil and revenue Revenue, Succession, Kabarsthan Road, courts of Habiganj Land dispute Rajnagar R/a, Habiganj - E-mail- District for 11/12 years. 3300, BANGLDESH [email protected] Generally, deals with m. civil cases; land related disputes, family matters.

Languages Spoken Office Hours Experience with Provides Legal Offers Pro-Bono Coverage; Other Affiliations British Nationals? Aid? Service? Offices

English Every Sunday Yes Yes Hobigonj District Serving as a Notary Bengali (Sylheti to Saturday, 9.00 am Public dialect and Bangla) to 5.00pm in the courts of Habiganj District. Available in his personal office chamber from 7.00pm to 9.00pm every day

Khan & Associates

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Khan & Associates Mihir Shapla- Mobile:+8801552416703 Criminal Law Criminal law 54, Sobuzbag, R/A,Habi . ganj. Email:akikuzzamankhan @yahoo.com

Languages Spoken Office Hours Experience with Provides Legal Offers Pro-Bono Coverage; Other Affiliations British Nationals? Aid? Service? Offices

English 7AM-10AM & No No No Hobigonj District Supreme Court Bengali (Sylheti Of Bangladesh. dialect and Bangla) 7PM-10PM. BRAC Bank Ltd

Pubali Bank Ltd

Talukdar Law Firm

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Talukdar Law Firm Md. Nurul Islam Holding No. 7148 Mob: 01711459976 All kinds of Law Civil (Land Litigation) Talukdar Poil Road and Criminal Law Md. Nurul Islam Mob: 01711459976 Shaistanagar R/A Email: Talukdar Habiganj [email protected] Masuda Begum Chowdhury Skype: tawcul Mob: 01712302358 GG: 2796173431

Languages Spoken Office Hours Experience with Provides Legal Offers Pro-Bono Coverage; Other Affiliations British Nationals? Aid? Service? Offices

English 9am - 5pm Yes Yes Yes Hobigonj District Bangladesh Bar Bengali Council

MOULVIBAZAR (SYLHET DIVISION)

Abdul Muhaimin Chowdhury

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Abdul Muhaimin 65 Muslim Quarter, Office: 0861 52228 Civil and Criminal Law Civil and Criminal Law Chowdhury Moulvibazar, 3200 Home: 0861 52217 Advocate: High Court Division Mob: +88 01711135506 Supreme Court Email: amchowdhury60@gmail. com Languages Spoken Office Hours Experience with Provides Legal Offers Pro-Bono Coverage; Other Affiliations British Nationals? Aid? Service? Offices

English Sunday to Thursday Yes Yes No Railway Advocate Bengali 10am-4pm (Hall No. 1, Advocate BAR, Advocate, Labour Moulvibazar District Court, Judge Court (Chittagong/Dhaka)

6pm - 10pm (65 Advocate High Court Muslim Quarter, Division (Supreme Moulvibazar) Court)

Kamrel Ahmed Chowdhury

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

K Chowdhury and 01712 249341 Soleman Vila Advocate Kamrel Ahmed Criminal and Civil Law Criminal and Civil Law Associates 338 Girja Para Chowdhury Moulvibazar Bar Association Moulvibazar 1 no Bar Bhavan Moulvibazar

Languages Spoken Office Hours Experience with Provides Legal Offers Pro-Bono Coverage; Other Affiliations British Nationals? Aid? Service? Offices

Bengali English 10 am - 5 pm No Moulvibazar

Advocate Kishori Pada Deb

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Ad. Kishori Pada Deb Forest office Road, Telephone Number – Criminal Law Criminal Law LAW CHAMBER (Near Luknath Mondir), 01711406678 /01959057071. Ad. Kishori Pada Moulvibazar Town -3200 Deb Post & District, Email- Moulvibazar /[email protected] Bangladesh. 01711-406678, 01959-057071

Languages office Hours Experience with Provides Legal Offers Pro-Bono Coverage Other Affiliations Spoken British Nationals Aid Service? Offices

Bengali, 10A.M--4 P.M Yes Provides legal aids as Yes. Moulvibazar 1. Legal aid of English needed, Member of the Bangladesh Government Hindi Government legal Aid Moulvibazar. . Service. 2.Bangladesh Human Rights Commission Dhaka. 3. Bangladesh Human Rights Commission Sylhet. 4, Bangladesh Human Rights Commission London .

Advocate Delwar Hossain

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Ad. Delwar Hossain Ad. Delwar Hossain Ad. Delwar Hossain Land Phone : 0861- Civil & Criminal Law Civil Law. “CHANDREEMA” 53650. 233/5 Circuit House Cell Phone : 01711- Area, Moulvibazar - 983245. 3200. Email : mddelwarhossain04@g mail.com

Languages Spoken Office Hours Experience with Provides Legal Offers Pro-Bono Coverage; Affiliations British Nationals? Aid? Service? Other Offices

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.

Niyamul & Associates

Company name Contacts Address Contacts details Services provided Specialist Area

Niyamul & Associates 1. ASM Azadur Rahman Shakura Market (Near Tel-0861-64069 (1) Criminal litigation. (1) Criminal litigation. st (2) Land and Property (2) Land and Property (Advocate) Court Mosque), 1 floor, Email-n.haq@as- (3) Company matters. (3) Company matters. Room No.15-16, Court associates.net (4) Taxation including (4) Taxation including 2. Niyamul Haq Road Moulvibazar, Income Tax, VAT and Income Tax, VAT and (Advocate) Bangladesh. Customs. Customs. (5) Banking; Finance and (5) Banking; Finance and Insurance Insurance (6) Immigration legal (6) Immigration legal 01711396671 Matters. matters. (7) Contracts including (7) Contracts including Government Contracts Government Contracts (8) Partnership. (8) Marital matters. (9) Marital matters. (9) Labour and 01717-490880 (10) Intellectual Property; Employment. Trademarks, Patents; Copyright and Design. (11) Labour and Employment. (12) And also any others legal services. (13) Professional Liability. (14) Administrative and Constitutional Law

Languages Spoken Office hours Experience Provides Officer’s pro- Coverage others offices Affiliations with British Legal Aids? bono Nationals? service?

Bengali and English 9:30 AM -5.00 AM Yes Yes Yes No No

Roma Kanta Gupta

Company Name Address Contacts Services Provided

Roma Kanta Gupta Bar no -01, Judge Court, Mob: +880 1711-906432 Civil Law (Family) Moulvibazar. Email: [email protected] 68,Girja para, Moulvibazar-3200

Supta Gupta

Company Name Address Contacts Services Provided

Supta Gupta Bar no -01, Judge Court, Tel:+880 861-61417 Civil Law (Family) Moulvibazar. Mob: +880 1712-887524 Maya Villa, 77 Girja para, Moulvibazar-3200. Email: [email protected]

Salma Akter

Company Name Address Contacts Services Provided

Salma Akter Begum Mamtaz Mahal, Bharaura Mob: +880 1712-165188 Civil Law (Family) Road, Uttara R/A Srimongal, Moulvibazar- 3200

SUNAMGANJ (SYLHET DIVISION)

Syed Shayek Ahmed and Associates

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Syed Shayek Ahmed Mob: 01712656731 18/1 Hazipara, PO and Tel: 087161696 Legal Aid, Civil and Criminal Law and Associates PS District - Sunamganj Criminal Cases, Notary Mob: 01712656731 Public

Email: syedshafath1998@gmail .com

Languages Spoken Office Hours Experience with Provides Legal Offers Pro-Bono Coverage; Other Affiliations British Nationals? Aid? Service? Offices

English 10am - 4pm Yes Yes Yes No No Bengali

Advocate Syed Fowadul Jowad

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

SYED FOWADUL TEL: 088-0871-61160 Residence & Office: SYED FOWADUL Land Disputes, Property Civil Rights and JOWAD ADVOCATE 130-131 NILOY R/A JOWAD ADVOCATE Law, Human Rights, Personal Law. MOB: 01912180839 NATUNPARA (WEST) 130-131 NILOY R/A Notary Public, Civil (Land, Property, KAMIL, B.A., LL.B. SUNAMGONJ NATUNPARA(WEST) Litigation, Family Law, Inheritance and E-MAIL: BANGLADESH SUNAMGONJ Contract Law, Arbitration, Family Court etc.) [email protected] BANGLADESH. Immigration Law, Bank MOB: 01912180839 Loan Law.

Language Office Hours Experience with Provides Legal Aid Offers Pro-Bono Coverage; Other Offices Affiliations Spoken British Nationals Service

Bengali 8am-2pm Yes Yes in some cases Yes Links to government and Advocate of Bangladesh Bar English (Sun-Thurs) financial offices in the Council, Dhaka and Member of Urdu 4pm-9pm Short consultation District District Bar Association, Arabic (Sat-Wed) over Mobile/ Sunamgonj and Sylhet Bangladesh Telephone. Time

Mrs. Naznin Begum

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Mrs. Naznin Begum 01717133716 Mrs. Naznin Begum 01717133716 Lawyer, Judge Court, Sunamganj District Sunamganj District District Bar Sunamgan Judge Court, Sunamganj Ayon-29, [email protected] Arpinnagar, Puraton Bus Station, Sunamganj

Languages Spoken Office Hours Experience with Provides Legal Offers Pro-Bono Coverage; Other Affiliations British Nationals? Aid? Service? Offices

English 9:30am - 4:30pm No Panel lawyer - Legal Yes 1) Panel Lawyer of Bangladesh Bar Bengali Aid, Sunamganj. Janata Bank Ltd. Council, Ramna, Judge Court, Sunamganj Branch Dhaka Sunamganj 2) Member of Transparency International Bangladesh, Sunamganj, (T.I.B) 3) Fundamentals of mediation training from British Council in Sylhet

Advocate Satyabrata Roy

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Advocate Satyabrata Tel: 087162685 Advocate Satyabrata Tel: 087162685 Lawyer, Judge Court, Sunamganj District Roy Roy Sunamganj District Mob: 01716985375 Nirjhor-6, Muktarpara, Mob: 01716985375 District Bar Association, Sunamganj Sunamganj Judge Court Sunamganj

Languages Spoken Office Hours Experience with Provides Legal Offers Pro-Bono Coverage; Other Affiliations British Nationals? Aid? Service? Offices

English 9:30am - 4:30pm No Yes District Council Bangladesh Bar Bengali Sunamganj Council, Ramna, Dhaka

Alhaz Md. Mortuza Ali

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Advocate Alhaz Md. Res: 0871 63052 40 Udayan Bilpar 40 Udayan Bilpar Civil Law (Family, Land Mortuza Ali Sulloghor Sulloghor Dispute, Human Rights, Mob: 01731 340886 Sunamganj Sunamganj Notary Public) District Bar, Sunamgonj

Languages Spoken Office Hours Experience with Provides Legal Offers Pro-Bono Coverage; Other Affiliations British Nationals? Aid? Service? Offices

English 9:30 am - 4:30 pm Yes Yes. Member of the Sunamganj Sunamganj Bar Bengali District Legal Aid Association Urdu Service

Swapan Kumar Das

Company Name Address Contacts Services Provided

Swapan Kumar Das Judge’s court, Sunamgonj Tel: +880 871-55751 Civil Law (Family, Land Dispute, Human Rights, Notary Public) Ukilpara, Sunamgonj. Mob: +880 1712578109

CHITTAGONG

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

Chittagong Office:

Address Contact Details Lawyers

Mahmud Villa Phone: 031-614021, 031-632693 Advocate Jasimuddin Ahmed 7, Abhoy Mitra Lane Feringhee Bazaar, Advocate Liakat Ali Chittagong. Advocate Nazrul Islam Chowdhury

Mahbubul Alam & Associates

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Mahbubul Alam & Adv.S.M.Tariqul Islam Chamber: Khalil Tel: +880-031-712061 Civil, Criminal, Income Mediating in business Associates Chisty Chamber(Ground Floor), tax, Family Division disputes 1734, Sk.Mujib Road, Email: Adv.Mossamat Agrabad, Chittagong, mahbub- Ex- Elected Meherunnesa Begum Bangladesh. [email protected] General Secretary of Koli. Chittagong District Bar Court Chamber Room Association no-239,(1st floor), Ainjibi Bhaban, Court Hill, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Languages Spoken Office Hours Experience with Provides Legal Offers Pro-Bono Coverage; Other Affiliations British Nationals? Aid? Service? Offices

Bengali, English, 9 am to 10 pm Yes- worked with Yes Yes No Affiliated to Urdu, Hindi Resources and Bangladesh Bar Performance, Chief Council and Legal Officer: Kathryn Chittagong District Petit, solicitor, Post point Bar Association C H 0235,Hertfordshire County Council, County Hall, Herts, SG13 8DE DX: 145781 HERTFORD 4.

Advocate Abul Hashem & Associates

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Adv. Abul Hashem & 01711903050 324,Ainjibi Bhaban, Adv. Abul Hashem Criminal Cases, Civil Criminal Law Associate Court Hill, Chittagong. District Public Cases. Prosecutor of Chittagong.

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Languages Spoken Office Hours Experience with Provides Legal Offers Pro-Bono Coverage; Other Affiliations British Nationals? Aid? Service? Offices

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

Shahadat Hossain Sirajee - Chittagong Bar Association

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Legal Care Shahadat Hossain Room#701 Mob.- 01815675141; All Kinds of civil and Immigration and cases Sirajee Ainjibi Shapla Bhaban, 01715266307 criminal Law. involving refugees, Advocate Court Hill, Chittagong Email: children and women. District & Session shahadatcox136@gmail. Bank and corporate Judges Court, com matters. Property Chittagong & Vetting, Company & Practitioner, Chittagong Personal Taxation. Taxes Bar Association Mainly civil, family matters or Litigation and criminal cases.

Languages Spoken Office Hours Experience with Provides Legal Offers Pro-Bono Coverage; Other Affiliations British Nationals? Aid? Service? Offices

English, Bengali, 10am to 6pm. yes yes yes Yes Bangladesh Bar Hindi and local Council. languages of Chittagong District Chittagong. Bar Association. Chittagong Taxes Bar Association.

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 Room No- 23, 2nd Floor, Permanent Address: Mobile- 01817-756060 Criminal & Civil law. Criminal & Civil Law Association under Cox’s Bazar Central Advocate Salahuddin 01722-682858 Bangladesh Bar Council. Moszid Shoping Ahmed, Late of Noor Complex, Court Building Ahmed, Mazir Kata, E- Mail- Area, Cox’s Bazar. Gorzina, Ramu, salahuddinahmedadv@g Cox’s Bazar. mail.com.

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

Languages Spoken Office Hours Experience with Provides Legal Offers Pro-Bono Coverage; Affiliations British Nationals? Aid? Service? Other Offices

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.

Advocate Imam Hossen Chowdhury

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas Cox's Bazar District & Mobile No. Room no. 02, Mobile No. Civil and Criminal Law All kinds of criminal Sessions Judge court 01717082696 Bar Extension Building, 01717082696 cases. Cox's Bazar. Email: advocateim amhossen@gmail. com

Languages Office Hours Experience with Provides Legal Offers Pro-Bono Converage; Other Affiliations Spoken British Nationals? Aid? Service? Offices

Bengali, English 10 am No Yes Yes No Bangladesh to Bar council 5 pm Dhaka.

Advocate Golam Faruk Khan Kaisar

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Cox's Bazar District & Mobile No. Room no. 02, Mobile No. Civil and Criminal Law All kind of criminal Sessions Judge court 01811900708 Bar Extension Building, 01811900708 cases. Cox's Bazar. Email: advocategf khankaisar@gmail. com

Languages Office Hours Experience with Provides Legal Offers Pro-Bono Converage; Other Affiliations Spoken British Nationals? Aid? Service? Offices

Bengali 10 am No Yes Yes No Bangladesh English to Bar council 5 pm Dhaka.

Advocate Md. Mustafa - Cox's Bazar Bar Association

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Cox's Bazar District Bar Ad. Md. Mustafa Extended Room No. 01, Mob: 01819179071 Criminal and Civil Law Criminal Law Association Cox's Bazar District Bar Association, Cox's Email: Bazar. md.mustafa1948@gmail. com

Languages Spoken Office Hours Experience with Provides Legal Offers Pro-Bono Coverage; Other Affiliations British Nationals? Aid? Service? Offices

English 9am - 5pm Yes Yes Yes No Bar Council Bengali Bangladesh

Advocate Md. Rashed - Cox's Bazar Bar Association

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Cox's Bazaar Bar Cox's Bazaar District Bar Md. Rashed Chamber no. 1.Annex All kinds of civil and Immigration and cases Association Association advocate building Cox's Bazaar criminal Law. involving refugees, under Bangladesh Bar Tel. 01793444322 Cox's Bazaar District Bar Bar children and women. Council Email: Association Mob. 01818866092 Bank and corporate [email protected] Email: matters. Mainly civil and advocaterashed11@yah criminal cases. oo.com

Languages Spoken Office Hours Experience with Provides Legal Offers Pro-Bono Coverage; Other Affiliations British Nationals? Aid? Service? Offices

English, Bengali and 10 am to 5 pm. Yes Yes Yes Yes Bangladesh Bar local languages in Council Cox's Bazaar.

KHULNA

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Khulna Office:

Address Contact Details Lawyers

3, Fire Brigade Road 9ground floor) Phone: 041-720734 Advocate S.N. Saha Khulna- 9100 Advocate Jahangir Ali Babu

Advocate Sudeb Kumar Mridha

Sikder & Associates

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Sikder & Associates 01712187227 277, Khanjahan Ali road, Mob:01712187227 Civil and criminal cases. Khulna, Bangladesh Consultation.

Languages Spoken Office Hours Experience with Provides Legal Offers Pro-Bono Coverage; Other Affiliations British Nationals? Aid? Service? Offices

English, 10am-4pm,7pm-9pm yes yes yes All districts in Bangladesh Hindi, Bangladesh Supreme Bengali Court

Advocate S. K. Masud Hassain Rony & Associates

Company Name Contacts Address Contact Details Services Provided Specialist Areas

Adv. S K Masud 01711308828 Room no:201,khulna 01711308828 Criminal Law and Hassain Rony & district bar association Consultation Associates building, judge's court Khulna, Bangladesh.

Languages Office Hours Experience with Provides Legal Offers Pro-Bono Coverage; Other Affiliations Spoken British Nationals? Aid? Service? Offices

English, Bengali 10am-3pm nil yes yes office in Khulna District Bar Associations across Bangladesh

Advocate Sheikh Abdul Aziz

Company Name Address Contacts Services Provided

Advocate Sheikh Abdul Aziz Advocate, Judges Court, Khulna Tel: +880 41-721493 Civil Law Practitioner Chamber: 25 K D Ghosh Road, Legal Advisor, Sundarban Forest Khulna Mob: +880 1712515294/ Division; President, Bangladesh 1670718013 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 Tel: +880 41-721053 Civil, Labour & Criminal Law Chamber: 60 B K Main Road Practitioner (East), Khulna Mob: +880 1711390497

Advocate Md. Abdus Samad

Company Name Address Contacts Services Provided

Advocate Md. Abdus Samad Advocate, Judges Court, Khulna Tel: +880 41-724623 Company Law Practitioner & Chamber: 245 Hazi Ismail Road, Notary Public Sheikhpara, P.S. – Sonadanga, Mob: +880 1711482790 Khulna

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