Bangladesh Bar Council MCQ study guide
Bangladesh Bar Council MCQ · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Bangladesh Bar Council Multiple Choice Question Examination is the screening test that law graduates sit before they can be enrolled as advocates and apply for a licence to practise. It is intended for candidates who have completed their LL.B. The Bangladesh Bar Council MCQ study guide has 12 sections and about 3,947 words.
01Legal System and Jurisprudence
A candidate must be able to trace the sources of Bangladeshi law in order of authority: the Constitution, statutes enacted by Parliament, subordinate legislation (rules, regulations, by-laws), and the common law and equity received through the colonial period and preserved by Article 149 of the Constitution. Personal laws of the Muslim, Hindu, Christian and other communities govern family matters, and custom operates as a source only where it is ancient, reasonable, certain and continuous.
328 words, about 2 min02Constitutional Law of Bangladesh
The Constitution of the People's Republic of Bangladesh was adopted on 4 November 1972 and commenced on 16 December 1972. It is written, rigid, and originally rested on four fundamental principles: nationalism, socialism, democracy and secularism.
369 words, about 2 min03Law of Contract and Specific Relief
A contract requires offer, acceptance, lawful consideration, capacity, free consent, lawful object and certainty. The Contract Act, 1872 governs.
344 words, about 2 min04Law of Torts and Consumer Protection
A tort is a civil wrong independent of contract, remedied by unliquidated damages. Revise the elements: duty, breach, causation and damage.
327 words, about 2 min05Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure
The Penal Code, 1860 and the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (as amended) are central. Know the elements of an offence: actus reus and mens rea, and the maxim that a person is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
305 words, about 2 min06Civil Procedure and Limitation
Know the structure of a civil suit: parties, plaint, written statement, framing of issues, evidence, judgment and decree. Understand jurisdiction (territorial and pecuniary), res judicata (Section 11), res sub judice (Section 10), and the rule that a suit must be instituted where the cause of action arises or the defendant resides.
339 words, about 2 min07Law of Evidence
Evidence may be oral, documentary, direct or circumstantial. Know the distinction between relevancy and admissibility: relevant facts are those connected to the fact in issue, but admissibility depends on the rules of evidence.
350 words, about 2 min08Property and Land Law
The Transfer of Property Act, 1882 governs transfers by act of parties. Know the definition of immovable property, the rules on transfer (competency of parties, lawful object, consideration), and the maxim that a person cannot transfer a better title than he has.
311 words, about 2 min09Family Law and Personal Laws
Muslim marriage is a civil contract requiring proposal, acceptance, and witnesses, with dower (mahr) as a necessary consequence. Know the kinds of dower (prompt and deferred), the wife's right to maintenance, and the husband's right to divorce (talaq) and the wife's options (khula, mubarat, talaq-i-tafweez).
321 words, about 2 min10Company and Commercial Law
Know the types of companies: private, public, limited by shares, limited by guarantee, and unlimited. Study incorporation (promoter, memorandum, articles, certificate of incorporation), the doctrine of separate legal personality (Salomon v Salomon), and the lifting of the corporate veil in cases of fraud, tax evasion and alter ego.
322 words, about 2 min11Administrative Law and Professional Ethics
Administrative law controls the exercise of public power. Know the grounds of judicial review: illegality, irrationality, procedural impropriety, and proportionality.
309 words, about 2 min12Public International Law and Human Rights
Article 38(1) of the Statute of the International Court of Justice lists the sources: treaties, custom, general principles of law, and judicial decisions and writings as subsidiary means. Know the elements of customary international law (state practice and opinio juris) and the doctrine of jus cogens.
322 words, about 2 min