Dhaka Ahsania Mission and Scan Bangladesh organized a national seminar at the LD Hall of the Jatiya Sangsad on Sunday, a press release said.
Shamsul Haque Tuku, Deputy Speaker of Jatiya Sangsad and Chairman of Parliamentary Caucus on Child Rights Shamsul Haque Tuku, MP was present as chief guest at a seminar.
He said 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.
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 Labor and Employment Matiur Rahman and Dhaka Ahsania Mission General Secretary Engineer AFM Golam Sharfuddin were present as special guests at the seminar.
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 delivered the welcome speech.
Kazi Shariful Alam said 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 said currently the number of street children in the country is about 15 lacs. 85 percent of these children are addicted to drugs, 80 percent are struggling for food and 46 percent are victims of sexual abuse and exploitation, he added.
The event was attended by the joint director of education sector of Dhaka Ahsania Mission Md Moniruzzaman, project coordinator Zulfikar Matin, member of street children task force as representative of street children and representatives of different government and private institutions.
