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The Minister of State for Women and Children, Fazilatun Nesa Indira, said that the government and the family have the responsibility to prevent and remedy rape.
He said: ‘Those who are unethical are involved in rape. The government is working to prevent and remedy rape, but the family also has a responsibility. We have to take care of our children. We have to give moral education from the family. ‘
The minister of state spoke at the inaugural function of World Mental Health Day, a joint venture of the National Trauma Counseling Center, the Department of Clinical Psychology, the University of Dhaka and the Bangladesh Society for Clinical Psychology.
Fazilatun Nesa Indira said: ‘The rapists are not from the family. They are also part of society. But the identity of the rapist is only rapist. Whatever it is. They should be excluded from all walks of life.
“The death penalty for rape shows that only the Awami League government can provide security for women,” she said.
The Minister of State said that Kovid-19 is having a very negative impact on the mental health of people of all ages in all developed and underdeveloped countries. Children are the ones who have suffered the most emotionally. We need to give more importance to our mental health system by learning from this.
Fazilatun Nesa said that normal life has started to return to normal thanks to the dedicated efforts of the current government. Again the children will play in the field and go to school.
The National Trauma Counseling Center of the Ministry of Women’s and Children’s Affairs is providing 24-hour psychosocial counseling services by phone and online, in addition to regular activities to ensure mental health services in all departmental cities and Faridpur in times of crisis, said the state minister.
World Mental Health Day has been celebrated in Bangladesh as in other countries around the world with the aim of raising awareness of mental health and ensuring mental health services for all. This year, the theme of the day is ‘Mental health for all: more opportunities without investment’.
Special Guest Address by Prof Dr Dr., Dhaka University Md. Akhtaruzzaman said: ‘Dhaka University is playing an important role in the development of mental health. Kovid taught us to work together. We need to increase the quality of mental health services with everyone’s cooperation and joint efforts.
The President of the Bangladesh Psychological Association and the Bangladesh Clinical Psychology Society, Prof. Mohammad Mahmudur Rahman chaired the webinar, among others, the representative of Bangladesh from the World Health Organization. Vardhan Jang Rana, Chairman of the DU Department of Psychology, Moshammat Nazma Khatun and Dr. Abul Hossain and others were present.
Source: UNB
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