City Desk :
By virtue of digitisation, the extent of social curses like child marriage, dowry and repression has been reduced to the minimum following growing public awareness in the district.
‘The prospect of building an improved society for women and children is brighter now with continuous reduction in social curses and growing awareness among the common people in rural areas,” said Senior District Information Officer, Rangpur Humayun Kobir yesterday.
He said the ongoing digitisation under the Access to Information Programme through the Union Information Service Centers (UDCs) has added a new dimension to accelerate the process in building a healthier society for women and children.
“The common people are getting information on legal aid, gender issue, repression, trafficking, child marriage, dowry, marriage registration, safe motherhood, maternal and neonatal moralities, health, sanitation and drinking water from UDCs,” he said.
The District Information Office is also playing vital role in building awareness involving local community leaders, public representatives, teachers, elite, religious leaders and rural women, adolescents and children on the issues of women and children.
“Because of various awareness building activities of the government, NGOs and different social groups, the extent of social curses is showing a significant trend of reduction,” said noted women rights activist Manjushree Saha.
Monjusree, also Director (Development Programme) of RDRS Bangladesh, said repression on women and children are reducing and rural women showing more interests in marriage registration, family planning, safe motherhood and education of children.
“The women are also availing better sanitation facilities and safe drinking water for their children reducing water-borne diseases and improving hygienic condition with the enhancement of women empowerment in rural areas,” she added.
Entrepreneur Arifuzzaman Moon of Saddyapuskorini UDC under Sadar upazila here said many youths, women, adolescents, guardians, students and common people are visiting the UDC to have knowledge on the social curses and way-outs.
By virtue of digitisation, the extent of social curses like child marriage, dowry and repression has been reduced to the minimum following growing public awareness in the district.
‘The prospect of building an improved society for women and children is brighter now with continuous reduction in social curses and growing awareness among the common people in rural areas,” said Senior District Information Officer, Rangpur Humayun Kobir yesterday.
He said the ongoing digitisation under the Access to Information Programme through the Union Information Service Centers (UDCs) has added a new dimension to accelerate the process in building a healthier society for women and children.
“The common people are getting information on legal aid, gender issue, repression, trafficking, child marriage, dowry, marriage registration, safe motherhood, maternal and neonatal moralities, health, sanitation and drinking water from UDCs,” he said.
The District Information Office is also playing vital role in building awareness involving local community leaders, public representatives, teachers, elite, religious leaders and rural women, adolescents and children on the issues of women and children.
“Because of various awareness building activities of the government, NGOs and different social groups, the extent of social curses is showing a significant trend of reduction,” said noted women rights activist Manjushree Saha.
Monjusree, also Director (Development Programme) of RDRS Bangladesh, said repression on women and children are reducing and rural women showing more interests in marriage registration, family planning, safe motherhood and education of children.
“The women are also availing better sanitation facilities and safe drinking water for their children reducing water-borne diseases and improving hygienic condition with the enhancement of women empowerment in rural areas,” she added.
Entrepreneur Arifuzzaman Moon of Saddyapuskorini UDC under Sadar upazila here said many youths, women, adolescents, guardians, students and common people are visiting the UDC to have knowledge on the social curses and way-outs.
