Benefits Include
Membership with the Bangladesh International Arbitration Centre (BIAC) provides an opportunity to become part of Bangladesh’s leading institutional ADR community and to engage with professionals and organizations committed to efficient dispute resolution.
Key Benefits Include:
- Access to a Professional ADR Network
Connect with leading lawyers, arbitrators, mediators, corporate professionals, academics, and business leaders engaged in arbitration and mediation.
- Professional Networking Opportunities
Participate in BIAC conferences, seminars, roundtables, workshops, networking sessions, and other ADR-related programmes.
- Preferential Access to Training Programmes
Receive priority or preferential opportunities to participate in BIAC’s professional training programmes, workshops, and capacity-building initiatives.
- Discounted Registration Fees
Enjoy applicable preferential rates for selected BIAC conferences, seminars, training programmes, and other activities.
- Knowledge and Professional Development
Gain access to opportunities to enhance knowledge and practical understanding of arbitration, mediation, negotiation, and other ADR mechanisms.
- International Exposure and Collaboration
Engage with BIAC’s network of international arbitration and mediation institutions, professional bodies, and ADR practitioners.
- Updates on ADR Developments
Receive updates and information concerning BIAC activities, ADR developments, events, publications, and professional opportunities.
- Opportunities for Professional Recognition
Eligible members may have opportunities to participate in BIAC programmes, initiatives, working groups, and other professional activities, subject to applicable criteria.
- Engagement with the Business and Legal Community
Build meaningful connections with stakeholders from the corporate, financial, legal, governmental, and international sectors.
- Contribution to the Development of ADR in Bangladesh
Be part of a professional community contributing to the promotion and advancement of arbitration and mediation as effective means of dispute resolution in Bangladesh.
Membership Criteria
BIAC membership may be open to individuals and organisations with a professional, academic, institutional, or commercial interest in arbitration, mediation, dispute resolution, or related fields.
- Individual Membership
An individual applicant may include:
-
- Advocates, lawyers, and legal practitioners;
- Arbitrators, mediators, conciliators, and other ADR practitioners;
- Judges and retired judicial officers, where applicable;
- Corporate legal professionals and in-house counsel;
- Banking and financial sector professionals;
- Business executives and entrepreneurs;
- Academics, researchers, and students with an interest in ADR;
- Professionals working in sectors involving commercial and investment disputes; and
- Other professionals having a genuine interest in the development and practice of ADR.
- Institutional / Corporate Membership
Institutional or corporate membership may be available to:
-
- Companies and corporate bodies;
- Banks and financial institutions;
- Chambers of commerce and trade associations;
- Law firms and professional service firms;
- Government and statutory bodies, where applicable;
- Academic and research institutions;
- International organisations and development institutions; and
- Other organisations having an interest in arbitration, mediation, or commercial dispute resolution.
- General Membership Requirements
Applicants should:
-
- Complete and submit the prescribed BIAC Membership Application Form.
- Provide the required organisational or professional information and supporting documents.
- Agree to comply with BIAC’s membership terms, policies, and applicable rules.
- Pay the applicable membership fee, where required.
- Demonstrate a legitimate professional, institutional, academic, or commercial interest in ADR.
- Be subject to approval by BIAC in accordance with its applicable membership procedures
Application Process
- Applicants must submit on application form either online/by email to info@biac.org.bd and hard copy
- All applicants must submit a copy of a valid ID card e.g. National ID or Passport (for students: valid student ID)
- Applications are reviewed and subject to approval by the BIAC Management
- Membership are annual and renewal is on the enrollment date
**Important Note**
“Membership with BIAC does not, by itself, constitute empanelment as an arbitrator or accreditation as a mediator. Appointment to any BIAC panel or list is subject to the respective eligibility requirements, application process, assessment, and approval applicable to that panel or list.”