An awareness meeting on child protection laws to prevent child marriage was held at Ukhiya on Thursday.
The event was organized at the Ukhiya Police Station auditorium under the Child Safety Net Project of World Vision Bangladesh, with the support of the Upazila Administration.
Officer-in-Charge of Ukhiya Police Station, Ziaul Haque, attended the meeting as the chief guest. Speakers highlighted the key provisions of the 2013 Children’s Act and emphasized initiatives to reduce the prevalence of child marriage.
The discussion also focused on the need to raise community awareness to combat child trafficking, child labor, and child abuse.
Officials from Ukhiya Police Station, the Upazila Social Services Office, and the World Vision Bangladesh project coordinator, among others, were present at the program.
By Mohammad Morshed
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