Children should be prevented from criminal activities

After the killing of ninth-grader Adnan Kabir in Uttara, the lack of awareness among parents and school authorities turned up as the “route cause” to the problem, according to local elite.

The elite along with parents of children and different school authorities joined an awareness programme hosted by Uttara West police yesterday at the Uttara Sector 13 ground.

Police said children should be prevented before they are found as “criminals”.

Bashir Ahmed Bhuiyan, principal of Trust School and College, said parents should be friendly so that the children can share their words, adding, “Parents is the first friend of a child.”

“We cannot deny that we don't get such complaints against the students. We are strict on discipline ground. But it is not wholly possible to control if someone make nuisance of themselves outside the campus,” said a teacher.

Locals expressed a concern over the school students suggesting that they should be handled carefully.

A tea-stall owner told this correspondent that, “It is true that the number of schools have increased in this area, so is the gang-violence.”

Terming the drugs as one of the main problems, around thousands of people took an oath on “Say No to Drugs.”

Bidhan Chandra Tripura, deputy commissioner (Uttara zone) of DMP was the chief guest while Brig Gen Jahid Hossain (retd), president of Uttara Sector 13 Kalyan Samity, chaired the programme.

Adnan, a student of the school, died following an attack in Uttara on January 6.

Uttara West police after the incident said some teenagers used to form gangs to establish supremacy in the area.