President urges to ensure rights of girl children

Bangladesh President M. Abdul Hamid called upon all to come forward in guaranteeing the security of girl children, with a view of creating awareness to stop early marriage and ensure their basic rights such as education, health and nutrition.

The president addressed his sincerity about the development on the eve of National Girl Child Day 2016, which was observed on Sept 30 with the slogan ‘Let us stop child marriage and build a prosperous country.’ He also said that the government has taken various steps for the rights of girl children which have been appreciated by other countries.

“An educated mother can groom her children as enlightened citizens. Girl children of today are women of the future. Therefore, it is our responsibility to establish the rights and security of every girl child,” he noted.

Source: President urges to ensure quality edn, nutrition for girl children, by amarhealth.com