International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research Volume 10, Issue 09, September-2019 557
ISSN 2229-5518
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The Role of Village Court for Local Dispute
Resolution: A Study on Mullapur and
Tukerbazar Union
Parvin Begum, Mst Nazmin Chowdhury & Fakhrul Islam
Abstract: Village Court is a statutory formal court under the provision of Village Court Act 2006. It is quasi-formal justice system
and constituted for the easy and speedy trial of certain cases and disputes, under each union of the country. Village Courts has
emerged in mid-seventies with a view to dispensing the justice in the rural area and improving the situation of Salish. To strengthen
the village court, the Government of Bangladesh with the help of UNDP and EU has taken ‘Activating Village Courts Project’. This
study examines the role of Village Court for local dispute resolution and reveals that the activities of the existing village court has a
variety of challenges such as the lack of fund allocation for village court, the shortage of personnel. It was an explorative research
and conducted in two unions of Sylhet district. The sample was selected purposively and collected information with a semi-
structured questionnaire. The study concludes with some recommendations and initiatives that are effective to build the village court
as the best local dispute resolution mechanism and village court can play a vital role to ensure justice service in the rural
Bangladesh.
Keywords: Village court, Local dispute, resolution, justice system, union
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