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Mahdin Choudhury

A UK trained Barrister and a practicing lawyer working in the Supreme Court of Bangladesh. An avid political enthusiast and human rights activist with the history of academic teaching and research. Very updated with the prevailing human rights condition, political parties and political situation and judicial administration of Bangladesh and regularly providing expert opinion on these issues.

Name
Mahdin Choudhury
Occupation
Lawyer,
Former part-time Lecturer, British School of Law (BSL),
Bangladesh
Expertise

I have over 14 years of work experience in Bangladesh as an Advocate. I am a Bangladeshi national and a practicing lawyer of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh with rights of audience in both Appellate Division (the highest Court of the country) and High Court Division.

I provide consultancy services to conglomerates operating business in Bangladesh and foreign embassies, including some European and American institutions on diverse types of matters and also performed pro bono activities for raising human rights awareness.

I have worked with Barrister Fida M. Kamal, Senior Advocate and Former Attorney General for Bangladesh and with him I have appeared in number of cases for protection of environment and human rights on behalf of internationally renowned human rights organisations like BELA (Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association) and BLAST (Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust).

I Have also worked with the Human Rights Defenders Team of Odhikar (one of the largest NGO active in Bangladesh working with the human rights issues).

Experience

I have produced a number of Expert Reports and the following cases are now pending in the Court:

1. ASC/5219591

2. AIC/7469416

3. ASC/7387257

4. AIC/7506143

5. AIC/7481332

6. ASC/7743001

7. AIC/7487036

8. AIC/7270397

9. ASC/7743001 (HMCTS Ref: PA/65948/2023)

10. AIC/7291481

11. CAR/7184064

12. AIC/7489870

13. AIC/7487900

Languages
Bangla (Fluent in both Standard/ Colloquial and Sylheti dialect)
English (Fluent)
Hindi (Moderate)
Urdu (Moderate)
Ethnic groups expertise
All Bangladeshi ethnic groups including Muslim, Hindu, Christian, Khasia, Monipuri,
Chakma, Garo people residing in Greater Sylhet Division.
Political groups expertise
Bangladesh Nationalist Party-BNP, Awami League (AL), Jatiya Party (JaPa),
Jamaat-E-Islami, Khelafat Majlish, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JASAD), Socialist Party
of Bangladesh (BASAD), Bangladesh Students Union, Communist Party of
Bangladesh (CPB) etc.
Religious groups expertise
I have had clients coming from Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, Christian and other ethnic
minority backgrounds and dealt with their particular problems regarding religious,
family and inheritance laws efficiently.
Other social groups expertise
I have served clients coming from the Hijra (transgender) community of Bangladesh
and still have a close connection with them.
Fees
[Private to EIN members]
Phone
[Private to EIN members]
Address
[Private to EIN members]