Call to eradicate child marriage through ensuring birth registration

RANGPUR, May 16 (BSS): Speakers at a huge students-mothers' rally have stressed for eradicating child marriage from Betdighee union under Fulabri upazila in Dinajpur through ensuring 100 per cent birth registration.

Fulbari Area Development Programme (ADP) of World Vision Bangladesh (WVB) organised the rally to create awareness on child health related issues as part of the 'Global Week of Action-2015' at CM Shishu Niketan School in the upazila.

The main objectives of the rally were to create awareness for ensuring 100 percent birth registration, eradicating child marriage and on the reasons behind various preventable diseases and malnutrition to prevent child deaths and healthier growth of the children. With Team Leader of the Sponsorship Project of WVB David Baskey in the chair, former Chairman of Betdighee union Shah Mohammad Abdul Quddus attended and addressed the rally as the chief guest. Headmaster of the school Mohammad Akhteruzzaman, President of Betdighee Shishu Forum Shahin Alam, Child Protection and System Officer of Fulabri ADP of WVB William Tapno addressed the rally as the special guests.