Awareness Meeting Held in Sherpur to Prevent Child Marriage, Drug Abuse, and Child Abuse.

Sherpur (Bogura) Correspondent. An awareness meeting was held in Sherpur, organized by the Upazila Administration and the Office of the Women Affairs Officer, to address the prevention of child marriage, drug abuse, violence against women and children, dowry, and human trafficking. The meeting took place on Tuesday, September 22, at 11:30 AM on the grounds of Sherpur Shahidia Alia (Kamil) Madrasa, presided over by Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Saiduzzaman Himu. Moderated by Mahmudullah Kafi, a physical education teacher at Sherpur Shahidia Alia (Kamil) Madrasa, the meeting featured speeches from various dignitaries. Speakers included former Sherpur Municipality Mayor Jane Alam Khoka; Sherpur Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) SM Moinuddin; Upazila Women Affairs Officer Rebeka Sultana; Upazila BNP Organizing Secretary Shafiqul Islam Shafiq; Municipal BNP President Swadhin Kumar Kundu and General Secretary Firoz Ahmed Jewel; Social Services Officer Naim Hasan; Sherpur Upazila Mohila Dal President Nasrin Akter Puti; Sherpur Shahidia Alia (Kamil) Madrasa President Ali Hasan and Principal Maulana Hafizur Rahman; journalist Iftekhar Alam Farhad; and students Israt Jahan and Ruhul Amin Sagar. A student of the institution, Aswad, recited from the Holy Quran. Government officials, political leaders, teachers, students, guardians, journalists, and members of civil society participated in the event. Speakers at the awareness meeting emphasized that guardians must become conscious of the need to prevent child marriage and violence against women and children, as well as the importance of drug control. They also urged the youth to come forward to build a drug-free society. They noted that while the administration remains vigilant, societal change is impossible without public cooperation.