RANGPUR, March 31, 2019 (BSS) – Adolescents’ brought out a bicycle rally and participated in a mini marathon race competition today in Panchagarh town to raise awareness against sexual harassment, child marriage, dowry, drug abuse, militancy and acid terrorism.
With assistance of Panchagarh District Education Office, Eco Social Development Organisation (ESDO) in collaboration with Polli Karma Sohayok Foundation (PKSF) organised the events to build a peaceful society free from all sorts of social curses.
Hundreds of secondary level female students of ten educational institutions of the sub-Humayun district participated in the bicycle rally and mini marathon race competition that paraded the main streets from Sadar upazila parishad premises.
The participants chanted awareness raising slogans to make common people aware of negative impacts of sexual harassment, child marriage, dowry, drug abuse, militancy, acid terrorism and superstitions for building a better and peaceful society.
With Assistant Manager of PKSF from its Dhaka Head Office Suman Chowdhury in the chair, Panchagarh District Education Officer Sankar Kumar Ghosh attended the lunching function held on Sadar upazila parisahd premises as the chief guest.
Headmasters of different secondary level educational institutions, teachers, female students, guardians, civil society members and socio-cultural activists and local ESDO officials attended the ceremony.
The speakers lauded various initiatives taken by the present government for eliminating social curses to properly flourish latent talent of girl children and establish equal rights of women and their empowerment in every sphere of the society.
The chief guest stressed on enhancing social awareness to eliminate sexual harassment, child marriage, dowry, drug abuse, acid terrorism and militancy for female education to establish sustainably peaceful society to further speed up national development.
Later, he distributed prizes among winners of the mini marathon race competition.