USS & Plan international Bangladesh are committed to ensure the child rights and their development. According to this commitment USS is implementing various types of activities. Child parliament is one of them. The Child Parliament-2018 held in Nilphamari district dated on 9th April 2018 in conference room of DC Office, Nilphamari.This is third Child Parliament in Nilphamari district organized by USS & Plan International Bangladesh supported by District Administration. The issue of child parliament was “Role of mass people is main to ensure the child rights". 15 Children had participated on this child parliament from Jaldhaka & Nilphamari sodor Upazila.
Objectives of child parliament 2018:
Mst Serajum Musferate subat was playing the role house of the leader (prime minister) of parliament & Lubna Akter Mim Sha was playing the role of house of the opposition. Six ministries & six members of parliaments are playing role of opposition. They discussed the various issues to ensure the child rights from the part of government & from the part of mass people. Members of Parliament (MP) represented from different upazilas of Nilphamari district.
Mst Motia Chowdhury Mimi played role of Speaker of child parliament 2018 session. Child Parliament was started with national song. Mr Alauddin Ali, Executive Director of USS delivered welcome speech in the child parliament session. During his speeches he welcomed all the audiences and members of child parliament to make the session successful in order to establish the rights of the children. After finishing the welcome speeches Child Parliament-2018 started which is the great expectation of the audiences of Nilphamari. Topic of the Child Parliament-2018 was “Role of mass people is main to ensure the child rights"”. Parliament members presented their speeches on the topic which they have had ground works for last one week. Member of Parliament (MP) was selected by participatory process.
14 children are divided in two dimensions, one group has played role as government part & another’s was opposition party. Five ministries & one department are responsible to ensure the rights of children. From this responsibility 7 children have played the role of government side & others 7 children have played role from opposition side. Mst Serajum Musferate subat was playing the role house of the leader (prime minister) of parliament & Lubna Akter Mimsha was playing the role of house of the opposition. Six ministries & six members of parliaments are playing role of opposition. They discussed the various issues to ensure the child rights from the part of government & from the part of mass people.
In the point of ordered Child Parliament Members presented the speech with lots of information on regarding those issues. Mohammad Khaled Rahim, Deputy Coomissioner was present as a chief guest and inaugurated the event through meritorious speech. Mr Imam Hasim , DD Social service department, Mr Osman Ghani, DPEO, Mst Rafia iqbal, DWAO. Dr Mr Hrishikesh Sarker, PM. Rangpur Division, Plan International and Md. Sarower, Principal, Moshur Rahaman College were present as special guest. Also other government official, CSO representative, journalist, NCTF members, girls and young women members were present in the event.
Reported by: Md. Kaykobad Hossain, PC, R2PP, USS
