Training on village courts inaugurate in Sylhet

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Sylhet Bureau :
The three-day training on Village Court Affairs for accounts assistants-cum-computer operators of union parishad (UP) was held in the conference room of Sylhet Metro International here on Saturday.
Activating Village Courts in Bangladesh Project, phase-11 of Local Government Division under the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives, European Union and United Nations Development Programme arranged the training.
Deputy director of local government section Sylhet Mir Mahbubur Rahman was in the chair While Deputy Commissioner (DC)of Sylhet M Kazi Amdadul Islam addressed the function as the chief guest.
Sylhet District Legal Aid Officer Mamunur Rahman Shiddique, ADC of Sylhet SMP Motiur Rahman, District facilitator (DF) of the project Khandakar Rabiul Aual Nasim addressed the function, among others.
The objective of the training was to develop capacity for the village court members and support staff and sensitize all the concerned on the role and functions of village courts and their benefits on the overall justice system.
The trainees were imparted training on different issues of the village courts including the definition of village court, justice system, cases, kinds of cases, difference between civil and criminal cases, power of village court, application receiving and review, decision activation, fine due to contempt to village court, investigation by the police, note preparation.
A total of 18 accounts assistants cum computer operators took part in the training.
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