establish a continuous training plan for its employees. 4. Establishment of divisional offices: The NHRC has only one officelocated in the capital Dhaka which is running under rental basis. That means NHRC has no its own building for office. The NHRC acknowledges that this office is not easily accessible to the broader population, including persons with disabilities. To enhance accessibility to the services of the NHRC, the NHRC intends to establish regional offices in all divisions of the country within 2016. 5. Financial management: Independence and An NHRI should have control over its finances and how they may be used. The NHRC must be provided with an appropriate level of funding in order to guarantee its ability to freely determine its priorities and activities. The parliament should approve the budget (and not a part of the executive branch of the government such as ministries). The NHRC intends that a human rights budget for NHRC be added in the national budget just like newly added children budget. Exclusion of NHRC’s annual expenses from national budget has been marked as negligence of the government to the Commission. The SCA emphasizes that government funding should be allocated in a separate budget line item applicable only to the NHRC. Such funding should be regularly released and in a manner that does not impact adversely on its functions, day-to-day management and retention of staff. Under the Act, the NHRC enjoys freedom in spending its budget without any prior approval from the GoB (section 25). But the Commission has no authority to fix its annual expense which is a serious and a specific defiance of the Paris Principles. It is meaningless to think over the independence of NHRC without self-budgetary power. It cannot implement its plan due to short of fund and government dependency.At present, the Government provides 25%, and the development partners provide 75%, of funding for the NHRC. There are currently negotiations underway for a new funding agreement from October 2015.The SCA emphasized that, the funding from external sources e.g. international development partners, should not compose the core funding of the NHRC, as this is the responsibility of the State. The NHRC should not be required to obtain approval from the state for external sources of funding, which may otherwise detract from its independence. Such funds should not be tied to donor-defined priorities but rather to the pre-determined priorities of the NHRC. A Human Rights Commission Fundof NHRC is prescribed to be formed by the grant of the GoB and local authority under section 24 of the NHRC Act, 2009. The NHRC is framing rules for formation and management of the fund. Provision of adequate funding by the State should, at a minimum, include the following: a) The allocation of funds for premises which are accessible to the wide community, including for persons with disabilities. In certain circumstances, in order to promote independence and accessibility, this may require that offices are not co-located with government agencies. Where possible, accessibility should be further enhanced by establishing a permanent regional presence; b) Salaries and benefits awarded to staff comparable to those of civil servants performing similar tasks in other independent institutions of the State; c) Remuneration of members of the decision-making body (where appropriate); d) The establishment of a well-functioning communications system including telephone and internet; and e) The allocation of a sufficient amount of resources for mandated activities. Where 43 JAMAKON