Zonta Club launches prog against child marriage

The Zonta Club of Greater Dhaka on Sunday launched a 16-day programme on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, reports UNB.

The programme will sync with the globally observed '16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence' to address the soaring cases of violence against women and child marriage.

Zonta is a service-based international organisation working to advance the status of women.

The programme kicked off with a rally titled 'Orange the World' at the Baridhara Park in the city in the afternoon.

Starting from Sunday, the programme will continue with events every day till December 10.

Zonta Club President Tootli Rahman and all the members wearing orange dresses gathered at the park in the afternoon, where they lit lamps (for enlightenment) while symbolically holding pens (for education) in their hands. Later, they paraded the park in a procession.