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RAJSHAHI, Oct 9, 2025 (BSS)- Speakers at a discussion here on Thursday  unequivocally called for ensuring equal rights to the girl child to make them  equally worthy citizens.

They also called upon all concerned for ensuring education, health care,  equal rights, safety and security for every girl child, stopping child 
marriage and all sorts of violence against them.

District administration and Department of Women Affairs jointly organized the discussion at Pramatha Nath Government Girls High School in the city in observance of National Day of the Daughters Child-2025.

Deputy Commissioner (DC) Afia Akhter and Additional Superintendent of Police Helena Akhter addressed the discussion as chief and special guests respectively with Additional Deputy commissioner Tuktuk Talukder in the 
chair.

Deputy Director of the Department of Women Affairs Shabnam Shirin welcomed the participants.

DC Afia Akhter said children, particularly the girls living in the slums should not be allowed to beg on the streets.

Ensuring safety and security for girls through combating all sorts of violence especially sexual harassment against them is very important for the girls to become worthy citizens.
Terming child marriage as the major violence and gross violation of human rights, she said there is no alternative to prevent the child marriages.

Helena Akhter observed that sexual harassment restricts girl's rights to education, rights to mobility, rights to freedom and rights to life.