Economic Reporter :
Mobile App, ‘Managing Violence Against Women and Children’ was launched on Wednesday at Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) auditorium in the city.
The special mobile app, a computer programme designed to run on mobile devices such as smart phones and tablet computers, has been made to prevent violence against women and children.
State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Meher Afroze Chumki was the chief guest at the programme with State Minister for Information and communications technology (ICT) Zunaid Ahmed Palak in the chiar. Secretary of Women and Children Affairs Nasima Begum and Secretary of ICT Division Shyam Shundar Sikder were present.
“Sometimes it becomes difficult to seek necessary help at the time of an incident taking place besides tracing the offenders being tough due to lack of proper proofs and to solve these problems, new smart-phone useable app has been produced,” Chumki said.
She said, If such situation arises that any woman is going to be tortured or has been tortured, one will have to touch the mobile app. As soon as the app is touched, it will send short alarm messages with the address of spot to her families, concerned police stations, National Helpline Centre (10921) on Prevent Violence Against Women and police control room.
“Besides that app would preserve conversations, would take pictures after particular interval and these would be preserved in the mobile phones and these would be sent automatically to national helpline centre’s server,” she said adding, “That app would contain information of women safety and their rights”. The website of the application is www.vawcms.gov.bd.
Mobile App, ‘Managing Violence Against Women and Children’ was launched on Wednesday at Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) auditorium in the city.
The special mobile app, a computer programme designed to run on mobile devices such as smart phones and tablet computers, has been made to prevent violence against women and children.
State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Meher Afroze Chumki was the chief guest at the programme with State Minister for Information and communications technology (ICT) Zunaid Ahmed Palak in the chiar. Secretary of Women and Children Affairs Nasima Begum and Secretary of ICT Division Shyam Shundar Sikder were present.
“Sometimes it becomes difficult to seek necessary help at the time of an incident taking place besides tracing the offenders being tough due to lack of proper proofs and to solve these problems, new smart-phone useable app has been produced,” Chumki said.
She said, If such situation arises that any woman is going to be tortured or has been tortured, one will have to touch the mobile app. As soon as the app is touched, it will send short alarm messages with the address of spot to her families, concerned police stations, National Helpline Centre (10921) on Prevent Violence Against Women and police control room.
“Besides that app would preserve conversations, would take pictures after particular interval and these would be preserved in the mobile phones and these would be sent automatically to national helpline centre’s server,” she said adding, “That app would contain information of women safety and their rights”. The website of the application is www.vawcms.gov.bd.
