Policy soon to rehabilitate juvenile delinquents

A National Plan of Action, National Commission for Children and a Commissioner will soon be in place to exclusively deal with issues affecting children, the minister told the National Consultative Workshop on 'Formulation of a Social Policy on Models of Care and Protection of Children in Contact with the Law' in the city.

Addressing the two-day National Consultative Workshop, Khurshid Zahan Haque said the government was committed to protecting the best interest of children as a priority and made a plea for a grand alliance with all the stakeholders.

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Organised by MOWCA in association with UNICEF and Juvenile Justice Network, the inaugural session was also addressed by Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid, Social Welfare Minister; Dr. Kamal Uddin Siddiqui, Principal Secretary, Prime Minister's Office; Morten Giersing, UNICEF Representative in Bangladesh; John Parry Williams of Save the Children, UK and AMM Reza-e-Rabbi, MOWCA Secretary. Ferdous Ara Begum, Joint Secretary, MOWCA, made a brief presentation on the outline of the social policy that is being developed through a consultative process.