�Implement legal framework for children�s safety net�

Participants in a discussion meeting in the city yesterday streesed the need for implementing a legal framework to ensure safety net of children and their basic rights. They observed that Bangladesh has a series of laws related to compulsory mass education and combating human trafficking. They noted that a legal framework on combating children’s illiteracy, their school dropouts, engagement in manual jobs and trafficking needs to be properly implemented to prop up a rights-based strategy, and focus more on the children’s physical and psychological injuries as well as on the financial and property losses sustained by the victims. The discussants said it is high time the government took coordinated steps to address the child right issues and mobilise community groups to this end. They called for family and social awareness and proper implementation of legal framework to achieve the target.
The discussants expressed these opinions while speaking at an open discussion on “Community Action for Child Protection from Violence Project” held at the conference room of a local NGO under Sadar police station in the city. Bangladesh Center for Communication Programs (BCCP), Family Planning Association of Bangladesh (FPAB), Aparajeo-Bangladesh and Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) jointly arranged the meeting in collaboration with  Uropean Union.  Convener of Child Protection Forum, Khulna unit Prof Anwarul Quadir presided over the function.
Among others, District Child Affairs officer of Khulna Md Abul Alam, Chief Executive of NGO, Rupantar, Swapon Kumar Guho, co-ordinator of Jano-Uddog, Khulna Advocate Kudrat-e-Khuda, co-ordinator of BLAST, Khulna Advocate Ashok Kumar Saha, president school managing committee (SMC) of Tutpara Model Primary School Md Masud Mahmud, Executive director of MUSSUS Shamima Sultana Shilu, Headmaster of PWD High School Md Liakat Hossain, journalists Md Sohrab Hossain, Gazi Moniruzzaman, spoke on the occasion.
Discussants at the programme said that most of the underprivilaged children are seen working in verious work places all over the country. They are working on the welding machines and in various hard working places where they are completely unable to work on the basis of age.

�Implement legal framework for children�s safety net�

Participants in a discussion meeting in the city yesterday streesed the need for implementing a legal framework to ensure safety net of children and their basic rights. They observed that Bangladesh has a series of laws related to compulsory mass education and combating human trafficking. They noted that a legal framework on combating childrens illiteracy, their school dropouts, engagement in manual jobs and trafficking needs to be properly implemented to prop up a rights-based strategy, and focus more on the childrens physical and psychological injuries as well as on the financial and property losses sustained by the victims. The discussants said it is high time the government took coordinated steps to address the child right issues and mobilise community groups to this end. They called for family and social awareness and proper implementation of legal framework to achieve the target. The discussants expressed these opinions while speaking at an open discussion on Community Action for Child Protection from Violence Project held at the conference room of a local NGO under Sadar police station in the city. Bangladesh Center for Communication Programs (BCCP), Family Planning Association of Bangladesh (FPAB), Aparajeo-Bangladesh and Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) jointly arranged the meeting in collaboration with Uropean Union. Convener of Child Protection Forum, Khulna unit Prof Anwarul Quadir presided over the function. Among others, District Child Affairs officer of Khulna Md Abul Alam, Chief Executive of NGO, Rupantar, Swapon Kumar Guho, co-ordinator of Jano-Uddog, Khulna Advocate Kudrat-e-Khuda, co-ordinator of BLAST, Khulna Advocate Ashok Kumar Saha, president school managing committee (SMC) of Tutpara Model Primary School Md Masud Mahmud, Executive director of MUSSUS Shamima Sultana Shilu, Headmaster of PWD High School Md Liakat Hossain, journalists Md Sohrab Hossain, Gazi Moniruzzaman, spoke on the occasion. Discussants at the programme said that most of the underprivilaged children are seen working in verious work places all over the country. They are working on the welding machines and in various hard working places where they are completely unable to work on the basis of age.