In Bangladesh, 4.5 million children under the age of 15 are subjected to physical and psychological violence at home.
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The Catholic Church in Bangladesh has welcomed and praised the government’s plans to protect children.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has hired six thousand additional social welfare workers to protect children in the communities, the number of workers in the country has increased from three thousand to nine thousand, Yuka news says.
Addressing the first national seminar organized by the United Nations UNICEF and the European Union in the capital Dhaka on the topic “Child Protection in Bangladesh”, Prime Minister Hasina emphasized the importance of protecting children in the country and announced that child protection services will be available in every society.
Arulpani Liton Hubert Gomes, the Secretary of the Justice and Peace Working Committee of the Synod of Bishops, praised the government’s plan and announced that the Catholic Church will give its full support to the government’s plan.
In Bangladesh, 4.5 million children under the age of 15 are subjected to physical and psychological violence at home. In addition, UNICEF estimates that approximately 17 million children are engaged in hard labor, and more than ten million children live on the streets.
Meanwhile, the government has provided social protection to 14,884 street children, 758 children have been reunited with their families, and. Women and Child Protection Minister Fazilatun Nessa Indira has announced that approximately 5,229 children have been given overnight sleeping facilities. (UCAN)