Oppressors of children won't be spared

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday warned that no one would be spared if found guilty of child repression as it is a crime against humanity.

She was speaking at a programme organised at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the capital marking the 51st birthday of her murdered younger brother Sheikh Russell.

Sheikh Russell Jatiya Shishu Kishore Parishad organised the programme.

On this day in 1964, Sheikh Russell, the youngest son of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, was born at Bangabandhu Bhaban in Dhanmondi.

On the fateful night of August 15, 1975, Sheikh Russell, a class IV student of University Laboratory School at that time, was assassinated along with most of the family members of Bangabandhu.

Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged all to remain vigilant so that incidents like child oppression and killing can be brought to an end in the country. She urged all, including children, to give their all-out efforts to stop child repression.

Referring to torture of children engaged in household works, she wondered how people could do such things. She also asked the people to think about their own children before torturing others'. "Being born into a poor family is not a sin... all children have their basic rights to enjoy."