BSS, Rajshahi :
Highlighting the aspects of ensuring child-friendly atmosphere in the society, speakers at a discussion here called upon all government and non-government organisations concerned to come forward to flourish latent talents of children coming from underprivileged communities.
They viewed that children irrespective of classes, should have equal rights in the society. There is no way but to protect the rights of children coming from the disadvantaged communities.
The observations came at a prize-giving ceremony of a daylong divisional level cultural and arts competition, for the underprivileged children, at Brac Learning Centre in the city on Tuesday.
Brac Education Programme (BEP) organized the competition. A total of 150 students from Brac schools in eight districts under Rajshahi division took part in different events of the competition.
Commissioner of Rajshahi division Abdul Hannan and Additional Commissioner (General) Munir Hossain addressed the programme as chief and special guest respectively with Brac District Representative AKM Jahedul Islam in the chair.
Assistant Director of Department of Primary Education Abul Kalam Azad, Paba Upazila Nirbahi Officer Selim Hossain and Brac Senior Regional Manager Khan Muhammad Ferdous also spoke.
Abdul Hannan said parents should teach their children positive moral values. Children become vulnerable due to various reasons, it is the society’s responsibility to provide these children institutional learning so that they can avail the scopes of education like other privileged ones, he added.
He opined that social responsibility and political will is very much vital to protect child rights. Children must be protected from all sorts of violation, repression and deprivation for building a healthy and knowledge-based future generation.
Arranging more literary and cultural competitions for the students will facilitate them towards becoming knowledgeable, he added.
UZPs vital for attaining SDGs: Transforming the Upazila Parishads (UZPs) into more strengthened, effective and service-friendly institutions has become an urgent need for attaining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.
All members of field administration and UZPs people should come forward and work together for making all activities and planning of UZPs coordinated with SDGs properly.
The observation came in a daylong divisional level orientation on ‘SDGs- 2030’ held at Shilpakala Academy Auditorium here yesterday.
Upazila Governance Project (UZGP) of Local Government Division (LGD) organized the orientation in association with Commissioner Office of Rajshahi division discussing ways and means of how to attain the SDGs through transforming the UZGPs into good governed entity.
Commissioner of Rajshahi division Abdul Hannan addressed the programme as chief guest with Shyam Kishore Roy, Director of Local Government Divisional, in the chair.
Additional Commissioners Munir Hossain and Aminul Islam and Deputy Commissioner Kazi Ashraf Uddin spoke as special guests.
During his keynote presentation, Rafiqul Islam, Divisional Facilitator of UZGP, gave an overview of 17 SDGs and 169 targets and possible ways of attaining those effectively.
Chief Guest Abdul Hannan says there is no alternative to make UZP effective and stronger local government institutions which will ultimately help democracy flourish in the country.
“The Upazilas have the potential of being the real hub for service delivery to the people”, said Abdul Hannan.
Some 242 field level administrative officials and elected public representatives including all Upazila Nirbahi Officers and Upazila Chairmen and Vice-chairmen both males and females from 58 upazilas in seven districts under Rajshahi division joined the orientation.
Taking part in open discussion, the participants put forward a set of recommendations on how to identify priorities and next course of action for SDG-friendly UZP policy formulation.
Uniform development and justice could be ensured through empowering the UZPs and building their capacities in preparing policies, strategies, work-plans and allocating funds.
Highlighting the aspects of ensuring child-friendly atmosphere in the society, speakers at a discussion here called upon all government and non-government organisations concerned to come forward to flourish latent talents of children coming from underprivileged communities.
They viewed that children irrespective of classes, should have equal rights in the society. There is no way but to protect the rights of children coming from the disadvantaged communities.
The observations came at a prize-giving ceremony of a daylong divisional level cultural and arts competition, for the underprivileged children, at Brac Learning Centre in the city on Tuesday.
Brac Education Programme (BEP) organized the competition. A total of 150 students from Brac schools in eight districts under Rajshahi division took part in different events of the competition.
Commissioner of Rajshahi division Abdul Hannan and Additional Commissioner (General) Munir Hossain addressed the programme as chief and special guest respectively with Brac District Representative AKM Jahedul Islam in the chair.
Assistant Director of Department of Primary Education Abul Kalam Azad, Paba Upazila Nirbahi Officer Selim Hossain and Brac Senior Regional Manager Khan Muhammad Ferdous also spoke.
Abdul Hannan said parents should teach their children positive moral values. Children become vulnerable due to various reasons, it is the society’s responsibility to provide these children institutional learning so that they can avail the scopes of education like other privileged ones, he added.
He opined that social responsibility and political will is very much vital to protect child rights. Children must be protected from all sorts of violation, repression and deprivation for building a healthy and knowledge-based future generation.
Arranging more literary and cultural competitions for the students will facilitate them towards becoming knowledgeable, he added.
UZPs vital for attaining SDGs: Transforming the Upazila Parishads (UZPs) into more strengthened, effective and service-friendly institutions has become an urgent need for attaining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.
All members of field administration and UZPs people should come forward and work together for making all activities and planning of UZPs coordinated with SDGs properly.
The observation came in a daylong divisional level orientation on ‘SDGs- 2030’ held at Shilpakala Academy Auditorium here yesterday.
Upazila Governance Project (UZGP) of Local Government Division (LGD) organized the orientation in association with Commissioner Office of Rajshahi division discussing ways and means of how to attain the SDGs through transforming the UZGPs into good governed entity.
Commissioner of Rajshahi division Abdul Hannan addressed the programme as chief guest with Shyam Kishore Roy, Director of Local Government Divisional, in the chair.
Additional Commissioners Munir Hossain and Aminul Islam and Deputy Commissioner Kazi Ashraf Uddin spoke as special guests.
During his keynote presentation, Rafiqul Islam, Divisional Facilitator of UZGP, gave an overview of 17 SDGs and 169 targets and possible ways of attaining those effectively.
Chief Guest Abdul Hannan says there is no alternative to make UZP effective and stronger local government institutions which will ultimately help democracy flourish in the country.
“The Upazilas have the potential of being the real hub for service delivery to the people”, said Abdul Hannan.
Some 242 field level administrative officials and elected public representatives including all Upazila Nirbahi Officers and Upazila Chairmen and Vice-chairmen both males and females from 58 upazilas in seven districts under Rajshahi division joined the orientation.
Taking part in open discussion, the participants put forward a set of recommendations on how to identify priorities and next course of action for SDG-friendly UZP policy formulation.
Uniform development and justice could be ensured through empowering the UZPs and building their capacities in preparing policies, strategies, work-plans and allocating funds.
