Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal in Bangladesh: An Appraisal

In Bangladesh, 53 Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunals are functioning, which are established under the Nari-o-Shishu Nirjatan Daman Ain, 2000 (Women and Children Repression Prevention Act,2000) to try the offences relating to repression against women and children. The purpose of this article is to identify the loopholes and achievements of these tribunals, specifically in the first phase, it aims to discuss the background of the establishment of tribunals considering the provisions of laws enforceable from time to time. In the second phase of the article, it will present case study and interview of judges to analyse the functioning of the tribunal, and in the final phase of this article, the shortcomings of the tribunal and law governing the tribunal will be discussed to recommend possible way out to overcome the loopholes.