JS body for weekly sessions at colleges against early marriage

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Women and Children Affairs Ministry recommended on Sunday taking steps to arrange an hour-long session on the early marriage issue every week at colleges for increasing awareness among the students, reports BSS.

The recommendation came at the 41st meeting of the committee at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban with its chairman Rebeka Mamin in the chair.

Committee members Mahabub Ara Begum Gini, Begum Nasrin Jahan Ratna, Begum Fazilatun Nessa, Amina Ahmed, Monowara Begum and Rifat Amin attended the meeting.

The meeting held discussions on the health service programmes implementing by the ministry at different centres, clinics and hospitals.