BSS :
With commence of Children Rights Week, the World Children’s Day-2021 will be observed in the country today.
The theme of this year’s day is ‘Invest for Children, Build Prosperous World (Shishur Jonno Biniyog Kori, Somriddho Bishwo Gori)’.
President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday greeted the children on the occasion of the World Children’s Day and Children Right Week-2021 urging them to make themselves as worthy citizens of the country.
The President, in his message, urged all, including senior citizens, family, society and state, to play their respective roles in ensuring rights of the children and helping flourish their inner potentials in a friendly atmosphere.
The head of the state said children will lead the nation as they will be entrusted with leadership, adding that it is important to foster them with love, compassion and education so that they could make a positive impact on the world in the days to come.
To build a livable world for children, he said, fundamental rights of children must be ensured and patriotism as well as humanitarian qualities must be built among them.
In her message, the Prime Minister said Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman formulated the ‘Children Act’ in the country in 1974 in order to ensure children’s rights.
