Board of Trustees: BLAST’s policy directions are set and overall governance ensured by a Board of Trustees composed of eminent lawyers, judges of the Supreme Court, and other professionals with a track record of contributing to the furtherance of human rights protection, enabling access to justice, or undertaking social service.

Dr. Kamal Hossain
Dr. Kamal HossainChairman
Founder Trustee and Subscriber to the Memorandum,
Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh, Former Minister, Energy, Law, Foreign Affairs, Government of the Peoples’ Republic of Bangladesh
Former President, Supreme Court Bar Association
Former Vice Chairman, Bangladesh Bar Council
Dr. Shamsul Bari
Dr. Shamsul BariVice-Chairman
Barrister at Law. Former UN Independent Expert on Somalia. Former Senior Director of the United Nations (UNHCR). Former Honorary Executive Director, BLAST. Chairman, Research Initiatives Bangladesh (RIB)
Mr. A Matin Chowdhury
Mr. A Matin ChowdhuryTreasurer
Managing Director,
Knit Asia Limited and New Asia Limited
Dr. Rabia Bhuiyan
Dr. Rabia BhuiyanTrustee
Barrister at Law
Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh
Former Minister, Women & Children Affairs, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
Mr. Fazlul Huq
Mr. Fazlul HuqTrustee
Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh.
Secretary, Madaripur Legal Aid Association.
Former President, Madaripur Bar Association
Former Executive Director, BLAST
Mr. Z.I. Khan
Mr. Z.I. KhanTrustee
Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh
Former Chairman, Human Rights and Legal Aid Committee, Bangladesh Bar Council
Ms. Tahmina Rahman
Ms. Tahmina RahmanTrustee
Advocate,
Supreme Court of Bangladesh
Mr. Nurul Alam
Mr. Nurul AlamTrustee
Former Senior Procurement Specialist and Procurement Hub Leader, East Asia and Pacific (EAP), The World Bank
Ms. Sara Hossain
Ms. Sara HossainHonorary Executive Director
Barrister at Law
Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh