Concerted efforts of all the government and non-government organisations concerned can be the best way of protecting the boys from sexual abuse, assault and exploitation for the sake of their proper physical and mental development.
The society as a whole should come forward and work together to protect the boys from all sorts of repression and oppression because there is no way but to build them as worthy citizens through flourishing their latent talents.
Journalists and other media workers came up with the observation while addressing a mass-media dialogue styled "Blue Umbrella Day- April 16: Raising awareness of sexual violence affecting boys" in Rajshahi on Saturday.
Association for Community Development (ACD) hosted the dialogue at its office conference hall in association with Family for Every Child to mark the BlueUmbrella Day 2022 discussing and devising ways and means on how to ensure a friendly atmosphere for the boys.
The meeting was told that the Blue Umbrella Day raises awareness of how to better care for boys and protect them from sexual violence.
"Boys need adult care and protection too, Boys can be victims of sexual violence and Being a real man means being kind to yourself and others," were the main focuses of the day.
Editor of Daily Sonar Desh Akbarul Hassan Millat addressed the meeting as focal person while ACD Programme Director Sharmin Subrina and Project Coordinator Subrata Kumar Paul disseminated their expertise on the issue.
Journalists Anwar Ali Himu, Md Anisuzzaman, Ziaul Gani Selim, Kazi Nazmul Islam, Ahsan Habib, Mamun Or Rashid and Sharif Sumon also spoke expressing their commitment of doing something better in this field collectively.
The discussants unanimously mentioned that an enabling situation should be established for the boys for grooming their potentiality to serve the nation.
Forging a social movement against the crime against boys has become crucial.
They also advocated for bringing the areas vulnerable for the boys under monitoring and vigilance to attain desired yield in this field.
