World Vision Bangladesh
A roundtable on ‘Friendly Behaviour towards Children’ organised jointly by World Vision Bangladesh and Lady’s Organisation for Social Welfare (LOFS) was held at SK Food Restaurant in Rajshahi. In the programme held recently the speakers said that holistic approach of all government, non-government organisations and individuals concerned has become an urgent need to protect the legitimate rights of children equally for both boys and girls as they will be the key players to take the nation forward in future. The children must be freed from all sorts of cruelties and inhuman behaviours, violation, repression and deprivation for building them as worthy citizens and social contributors. Tolerable Social responsibility and political will is very much important to this end. During their two concept paper presentations, LOFS Panel Lawyer Shahinul Haque and Programme Officer of World Vision Debasish Snal gave an overview of the city’s violation and repression against children. The function was also addressed, among others, by Editor of Daily Sonar Desh Akbarul Hassan Millat, LOFS Executive Director Shahnaz Parveen and Prof Mustafizur Rahman from Department of Anthropology of Rajshahi University. LOFS Vice-President Azizur Rahman presided over the event.
Bangladesh Psychological Assoc
A seminar on ‘Problems and Solutions of Psychology Study at Higher Secondary Level’
organised by Bangladesh Psychological Association (BPA) was held at Teachers’ Training College auditorium at Dhanmondi in the city. Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid was present as the chief guest in the programme. While speaking Nahid asked psychologists to come forward for identifying the pertaining areas of psychology as they could play an important role in developing the country. The minister said psychologists can also contribute to psychological development of children and solving their problems. They can help detecting autistic children at school level and assist them in their mental development, he added. The function was addressed, among others, by Secretary of the Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Division Sohrab Hossain, BPA Vice-President and senior Secretary of the Ministry of Water Resources Dr Zafar Ahmed Khan, Director General of Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education Prof SM Wahiduzzaman.
