Our Team

Khondker Mahbubuddin Ahmed, (Member)
born Bangladesh, December 7, 1925; admitted to bar, 1959, Pakistan Supreme Court, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh.

Education: University of Calcutta (B.A., Hons., in English, 1945; M.A., in English, 1946); Presidency College, Calcutta (LL.B., 1948). Chairman, Press Institute of Bangladesh, 1996-1998. Legal Advisor to the Prime Minister, 1994-1996. President, Dhaka Rotary Club. Permanent Member: Holy Family Red Crescent Hospital.

Member: Standing Committee, Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP); National Parliament, 1996, 2001—. Member: Supreme Court Bar Association (President, 1979-1980; 1992-1993); National Bar Association (President); Bangladesh Bar Council (Member, 1986-1989; Vice-Chairman, 1979-1982, 1989-1992).

Languages: English, Bengali and Hindi.

Practice Areas: Civil Law; Arbitration; Oil and Gas; Company Law; Constitutional Law; International Banking; Energy Law.

E-mail : iplaw@bangla.net

Mohammed Sohul Hussain, (Member)
born Bangladesh, 1942;

Education: University of Dhaka (B.A., LL.B.). Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh. Former Secretary, Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Govt. of Bangladesh. Served in the Judicial Service of the then Pakistan and Bangladesh for more than three decades as Additional District Judge, Sessions Judge / District Judge. Specialized in legal drafting of laws and documents and vetting of all types of legal instruments under the legal regime of Bangladesh.

Languages: English, Bengali and Urdu.

Practice Areas: Arbitration; Civil Law; Criminal Law; Banking Law; Bankruptcy.
E-mail : iplaw@bangla.net

Ashek Ali, (Member)
born Bangladesh, December 1, 1933; admitted to bar, 1973, Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh.

Education: University of Dhaka (B.Sc., 1954; LL.B., 1963); Lincoln's Inn (Barrister-at-Law, 1970). Member, East Pakistan Student Union, 1952-1953. Dist. Plant Protection Officer, 1956-1961. Development Officer, 1963. Dist. Inspector, Agriculture Development Corporation, 1964. Labour Councilor, London Borough, Tower Hemlets, London E-1. Chairman, NAP (UK), 1982. Dishari Shilpi Gusti. Member: Supreme Court Bar Association; Dhaka Bar Association; Amnesty International, Human Right International (1973).

Languages: English, Bengali, Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi.

Practice Areas: Corporate Law; International Trade; Labour and Employment; Insurance Law.
E-mail : iplaw@bangla.net

Professor Dr. M. I. Patwari, (Member)
born Bangladesh, January 3, 1943;

Education: University of Dhaka (M.A., English; LL.B.; M. Phil; Ph.D, 1986) Training on International Humanitarian Law (ICRC, Geneva); Certificate of Participation, International Institute of Human Rights (France); Trainership Certificate on Human Rights (ILO); Certificate on Moral Counseling (Free University of Brussels). Human Rights Specialist and Author of several authoritative books on Law, Human Rights, Humanitarian Law, Literature and Music. Founder President Humanist and Legal Association of Bangladesh (Est. 1990). Former Chairman, Department of Law, University of Dhaka.

Founder: Dhaka International University, Technical and Vocational Educational Institute (Dhaka); Dr. ZI. Chowdhury Agricultural Training and Research Institute.

Languages: English and Bengali.

Practice Areas: Foreign Investment; International Trade; Family Law; Environmental Law; Constitutional Law; Banking Law.
E-mail : iplaw@bangla.net

Dr. A.K.M. Masudul Haque, (Member)
born Bangladesh, June 30, 1954; admitted to bar, 1982, Dhaka. Education: Kiev University (LL.M., Int. Law, with First Class Honours); Warwick University (LL.M., Law in Development; Ph.D., in Law). Published articles, participated and presented papers at various international conferences.

Member: Dhaka Bar Association.Languages: English, Bengali, Russian, Pidgin and Hindi.

Practice Areas: General Legal Consultancy; Energy Law; Environmental Law; Company Law; Foreign Investment; International Law.
E-mail : iplaw@bangla.net