Political Violence against Children

[Sheikh Shafiul Islam]

Political Violence against Children:

Bangladesh children are in the threat of a new form of violence which is triggering from the political agitation. This new trend of violence has recently victimized a number of children in 2012. Though there is no concrete data on how many children were victimized in 2012, the media report can give us an idea of the same. The political activities and agitation i.e. protests, rallies, and strikes result in damage to public property due to spontaneous use of explosives, which are used to create public terror. The school going children had to suffer much due to the aforesaid political agitations. On many incidents, rough and ready bombs were sometimes left behind which the children took as an object of playthings and got victimized seriously when they exploded. Recent political and social unrest is triggering massive violence which is victimizing the children besides ordinary people. The Bangladeshi political parties are failing to provide a safe and secured environment for the children in the fierce face of political terror.

Sheikh Shafiul Islam
Assistant Professor
Department of Journalism and Mass Communication

[Sheikh Shafiul Islam]

Drivers need motivation and counselling

There are some certain reasons of road accidents in our country: over-speeding, overtaking,  over loading , wrong siding and violation of traffic rules. For these we are losing our near and dear ones everyday which is unbearable and inconsolable. A road accidents not only causes harms to a family rather to a society and a nation above all. We should do something for minimizing road accidents. With a view to doing this, we should train the drivers properly with social and moral counseling.  As a faculty of journalism and mass communication, I want to render voluntary services. If the drivers are organized by any club/student's association or any other organization, I would like to pass time with them.

Sheikh Shafiul Islam
Asst. Professor
JMC

[Muhammed Rashedul Hasan]

Thanks for sharing sir. We have to address this kind of issue.