Masdar Hossain's 'lawyer' licence suspended

The license of Md. Masdar Hossain, who came up in the discussion (as a plaintiff) for the case of separation of the judicial department from the executive department of the government, has been suspended.

Bangladesh Bar Council took this decision regarding the member of the Judicial Reforms Commission and the former District and Sessions Judge during the interim government.

A press release informed that this decision was taken unanimously in a meeting held at the Bar Council building on Wednesday (April 15).

The notification stated that according to the report published in daily Kalbela on April 12, the news regarding embezzlement of Tk1.25 crore from the client by lawyer Masdar Hossain has come to the notice of the Bar Council. According to the said news, lawyer Masdar Hossain has admitted that matter. Taking into consideration the prima facie case and the question of professional ethics, the Bar Council unanimously decided in today's meeting that, as there is prima facie material to take action against him in this regard, it has been decided to show cause within the next 15 days as to why his certificate should not be temporarily suspended or revoked permanently. Until then, it has been decided that his charter will be temporarily suspended.

Md. Masdar Hossain is well-known throughout the country as the plaintiff in the historic 'Masdar Hossain case' related to the separation of the judiciary from the executive department of the government. In 1999, he filed the case demanding the separation of the judiciary from the executive for the independence of the judiciary. Judiciary was officially separated in Bangladesh in 2007 through the judgment of this case.

Masdar Hossain started his career in the judicial department as a Munsafe in 1983. In 1995, he served as the General Secretary of BCS Justice Association.

But currently he was practicing as a lawyer in the High Court. He was also appointed as a member of the Judicial Reforms Commission during the interim government.