Women, Children Repression: Govt to form 41 more tribunals

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina approved formation of 41 new Nari O Shishu Nirjaton Daman (Women and Children Repression Prevention) Tribunals in different districts across the country in order to quickly dispose of cases filed involving women and children.

Currently there are 54 such tribunals dealing with the cases.

More than 1.5 lakh such cases are now pending with lower courts across the country, Supreme Court sources said.  

The premier also approved 246 posts of judges and staff for the newly created tribunals and their equipments including transportation, a law ministry press release said, adding that the relevant documents reached the law ministry on Wednesday.      

Contacted Law Minister Anisul Huq told The Daily Star yesterday that the government will very soon appoint the judges and staff for the new tribunals.

He hoped that the rate of disposal of the cases filed involving women and children will increase.

Earlier in August of last year, the finance division of the finance ministry gave consent to the law ministry's proposal for creating the 246 posts along with approving the necessary equipment and transportation. 

According to the finance division's consent letter, there are no tribunals in the 12 districts of Rajbari, Gopalganj, Magura, Feni, Laxmipur, Khagrachhari, Lalmonirhat, Joypurhat, Chuadanga, Meherpur, Pirojpur and Bhola.