More than 500 local people, including young men and women, have taken an oath at Subarnachar in Noakhali to create a safe upazila for women.
The participants were sworn in on Monday afternoon in a generational dialogue titled ‘Prevention of violence against women', held at the Saikat Government College ground in the upazila.
Since the last parliamentary elections, various incidents of violence against women, including rape and sexual harassment in the region, have caused widespread discussion and agitation across the country. The purpose of this ongoing campaign is to create a unified roadmap to find the cause of violence against women and urge local people and non-governmental organizations providing services to take action.
The dialogue was jointly organized by the Participatory Research Action Network - Pran and Sagarika Social Development Organization, and in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund and ActionAid Bangladesh.
Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Noakhali Tonmoy Das was the chief guest in the dialogue. ActionAid Bangladesh Country Director Farah Kabir, Additional Superintendent of Police, Deepak Jyoti Khisha, Subarnachar Upazila Executive Officer ASM Ibnul Hasan and many others attended the event.