Speakers in a function in the capital underscored the need for checking child marriage, polygamy, preventing drug trading, and human trafficking to bring sustainable improvements to people’s lives.
People should come with a positive attitude to check child marriage, polygamy, and human trafficking, apart from refraining the youths from drug consumption and trading, they observed.
They made the comments while addressing an annual general meeting of Balashi Jubo and Nari Kalyan Federation, formed by the Sustained Opportunities for Nutrition Governance (SONGO) project, being implemented by RDRS Bangladesh and Cord Aid International with the financial support of the European Union.
RDRS arranged the meeting under SONGO Project on the ground of MAU Academy under Fulchhari upazila in the district this afternoon.
Local union parishad chairman Sohel Rana Salu addressed the function as the chief guest, and upazila youth development officer Tajul Islam spoke at the event as a special guest.
Head teacher of the academy Raihan Sarker and renowned freedom fighter Nizam Uddin addressed the function, among others.
The speakers in their speeches underlined the need for rooting out child marriage, polygamy and drug trading from society forever to build a peaceful society, suggesting that they should be involved in nutrition and income-generating activities to change their fate economically.
UP chairman Sohel Rana Saluin, in his speech, highly lauded the activities of the federation members and gave his commitment to provide his support to help run the federation smoothly in the coming days.
Earlier, upazila coordinator of SONGO Project Mahabubar Rahman Herok welcomed the invited persons and gave them thanks of vote for participating in the function.
Hundreds of members of the federation and journalists took part in the meeting.
