Cross sector body imperative to protect child rights: Tuku

It is urgent to form a cross sector body to protect child rights. All problems of street children should be solved in coordination with government and private organizations.

Shamsul Haque Tuku, Deputy Speaker of Jatiya Sangsad and Chairman of Parliamentary Caucus on Child Rights said this while addressing as chief guest at a seminar held at the Jatiya Sangsad in Dhaka on Sunday, according to a statement.

He also said that the population is increasing. At the same time, the number of floating children is also increasing. It is the responsibility of all of us to develop them as resources.

Deputy Secretary of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry Ariful Kaiser, Additional Director of Social Services Department MM Mahamudullah, Joint Inspector General of DITF of the Ministry of Labour and Employment Matiur Rahman and Dhaka Ahsania Mission General Secretary Engineer AFM Golam Sharfuddin were present as special guests in this national seminar jointly organised by Dhaka Ahsania Mission and Scan Bangladesh.

Dhaka Ahsania Mission Vice-President Professor Dr Kazi Shariful Alam presided over the seminar while Executive Director of Dhaka Ahsania Mission Md Shajedul Qayyum Dulal gave the welcome speech.

Kazi Shariful Alam said that the main challenge is to bring every child to the mainstream. He sought the cooperation of the Deputy Speaker in this regard. Scan Bangladesh General Secretary Moniruzzaman Mukul presented the concept of cross sector body in the event.

It is to be noted that, with the financial support of Commonwealth Foundation and Consortium for Street Children (CSC) of the United Kingdom, Dhaka Ahsania Mission’s ‘Words To reality: Promoting Street Children’s Rights in Bangladesh’ project has been working for the past few years to form a cross sector body to implement street children’s rights.