Staff Reporter :
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid on Monday called upon the people from all walks of life to build up ‘social resistance’ in a bid to eliminate eve teasing from the society.
He came up with the remarks while addressing at a meeting held at his Ministry at Secretariat in the city yesterday. Education Secretary Md Sohrab Hossain and senior officials of the Ministry were also present at the meeting.
Nurul Islam Nahid asked the authorities concerned, including law enforcement agencies, to take necessary step for ensuring congenial academic atmosphere for girls in the educational institutions.
“A social resistance must be created against the eve-teasing, and necessary steps should be taken to ensure the security of female students,” Nurul Islam Nahid said.
He said guardians of school and college-going girls are now worried over the security of their daughters following the frequent incidents of attack on girls on their way to educational institutions.
“Panic and tension start gripping the guardians after sending their daughters to educational institutions,” he said.
He said being threatened many guardians have already stopped sending their daughters to schools or colleges.
