Initiative to save women from violence

A project for sustainable initiative to protect women and girls from  violence was launched in the town yesterday.

The district police administration organised the programme at the Motor Driving Training School ground with Superintendent of Police Md Delwar Hossain in the chair.

Additional Inspector General of Police Md Mokhlesur Rahman was chief guest, while Deputy Inspector General of Police, Mymensingh Range, Nibash Chandra Mazi, acting Representative of UNFPA in Bangladesh Iori Kato and Deputy Commissioner Ahmed Kabir were special guests.

With UNFPA funding and cooperation of police, the project to protect women and girls from gender based violence (GBV) has been running in four districts, including Jamalpur, from July this year and will continue till December 2020.

Speakers at the programme said people of the district have to play vital roles from their respective positions in the community and even in the family to protect women and girls from any sort of violence.

While addressing the programme, special guest Iori Kato gave emphasis on concerted efforts to stop GBV.

“Violence against womenfolk cannot be stopped overnight, but if we work together sincerely to stop violence against them, the day will come when we can say that there is no violence against women in the district,” said Kato.

Additional IGP Mokhlesur Rahman in his speech called upon the women in the district to raise their voice against violence inflicted upon them.

“Immediately after birth of a female child, the family and the community will have to take full responsibility to bring her up till she becomes an adult by providing sufficient nutrition and education so that she is able to think of herself as a self-reliant and confident human being,” he said.