Bangladesh’s independence in 1971 and their constitution that was adopted in 1972 guaranteed

the citizenry a range of fundamental rights, rooted in democracy, non-discrimination and

equality. The Bangladesh judicial system based on a combination of the Indo-Mughal and
colonial English legal and governance systems. The parties’ respective religious tenets govern
personal and family laws. Legal pluralism is a fact of life in Bangladesh. The justice sector can
be divided into three systems: formal, semi-formal and informal. The formal system includes the
court administration of Bangladesh, magistracy, police, prosecution, i.e. legal structures
established through the constitution and various acts and laws. The semi-formal structure, the
village court, is backed by legislation and formally governed by regulation but it remains a
community led tool. The informal system includes the traditional and NGO-supported Salish
(informal mediation system - see table of Informal/Semi-Formal Justice Sector Actors and
Institutions in Section 4 below) which has been the principal forum of dispute resolution within
rural communities for centuries. The formal system, vested with judicial authority, can be
divided into two primary types of courts: the Supreme Court, and the Subordinate courts. The
highest court of the country, the Supreme Court consists of the High Court Division and the
Appellate Division. The Subordinate branch includes the Civil and the Criminal courts. In the
judicial system, there are specific legal protections for women and children. Elements related to
the protection of women and children can be found under articles 19, 27, 28 & 31of the
constitution. As per the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act (2000) the Government
of Bangladesh has established Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunals. This
court’s remit is meant to focus solely on GBV faced by women and children including rape,
sexual harassment, dowry, women and child trafficking and kidnapping. Furthermore, there are
key provisions and legal framework to protect children. The 1974 act established juvenile courts,
which has the exclusive jurisdiction to deal with children in conflict or contact with the law and
are meant to have child-friendly procedures; currently there are only three nationally. The
Children’s Rights Act, 2013, expanded the protection for children, and outlined a number of
legally mandated protections for children, the execution of which is decidedly poor. It has
expanded the role of probation officers to support any child throughout the legal process from
the initial intake at the police station to the court. It established the framework for a “Child
Affairs Desk” at each police station to ensure a designated officer is responsible for the welfare
of the child and will perform such tasks such as notifying their legal guardian, referring them to
services as necessary and to inform the probation officer. However, the minimum age of criminal
responsibility continues to be nine years of age, which is below the internationally accepted
minimum age of 12 years.

19. PROJECT INPUTS

A) Staff requirements (If required)
Sl. Title of Key qualifications Functions to be performed Expected cost of
No. support staff proposed activities.
01 Research LL.M/LL.B(Hons)  Assist with the preparation of project reports, 96000.00
Assistant (1) Final Year Students evaluations and other project documentation,
including yearly work plans, budgets, annual
project reports, other supportive reports for donor
support and relevant other reports for PI when and
where necessary.
 Assist with the preparation of contextual
background for policy advisory papers and
briefing notes including research and analysis of
the data.
 Liaising with PI and Refugee Camps regarding
budget revisions expenditures and other
requirements
02 Field Bachelor students of  Conducting Interview, KII, Questionnaire Survey, 72000.00
Enumerator (2) Social Sciences Focused Group Discussion.
discipline/ Law  Assist the Research Assistant
03 Computer Graduation  Assist the typing and other computer related 10000.
Assistant (1) activities. 00
Total 169000.00

B) Equipment and tools (If required)

Sl. No. Description and specifications of tools and equipment Quantity Cost in Tk.
01. Softwere/chemical 01 60000.00
Total 60000.00
C) Operational costs
Sl. No. Name of items Quantity Unit Cost (in Tk.) Total costs
01. Printing (Publication, Questionnaires) 40000.00
02. Labor wages (Skilled and Unskilled labor) 10000.00
03. Field/Lab Consumables N/A
04. Vehicle hire for transportation (Round Trip and 15000.00
Twice)
05. Travel allowances N/A
06. Seminar/workshop N/A
07. Printing and Publications (max. 15%) 30000.00
08. Books and Journal Purchase 30000.00
09. Office Supplies & Contingency 20000.00
10. Miscellaneous 10000.00
Total 155000.00

BUDGET SUMMARY
Title of the project : Access to Justice and Legal Protection for Rohingya Refugees Living in Cox’s
Bazar, Bangladesh
Name of PI : Badsha Mia
Department : Department of Law, Noakhali Science and Technology University
SL No Items
Amount (Taka)
Honorarium and Fellowship
1 Part-time research staff (4 Persons) 130000.00
Sub-Total= 130000.00
2 Equipment (If Any)
2.1 Online Law Report license key purchase 30000.00
2.2 SPSS Software license key purchase 30000.00
Sub-Total= 60000.00
3 Operational Budget:
01. Printing (Publication, Questionnaires) 20000.00
02. Labor wages (Skilled and Unskilled labor) 10000.00
03. Field/Lab Consumables N/A
04. Vehicle hire for transportation (Round Trip and Twice) 15000.00
05. Travel allowances N/A
06. Seminar/workshop 30000.00
07. Printing and Publications (max. 15%) 40000.00
08. Books and Journal Purchase 30000.00
09. Office Supplies & Contingency 20000.00
3.10 Miscellaneous 10000.00
Sub-Total 175000.00
Total (1+2+3) = 365000.00

12.09.2021
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Signature of PI (with seal) -----------------------------------------
Signature of Co-PI (with seal)