During 2022-23, boys and girls in the programme were introduced to government schemes like Kanyashree, Sishushree, and Juboshree, as well as the benefits of Duare Sarkar, reaching over 3,500 participants.
On Thursday night, girl students from the hostel began their protests over the hidden cameras. Students alleged some 300 videos were recorded and then sold to other students of the boy’s hostel.
Police here said that the bodies of the two girls, who were friends, were found hanging with the same dupatta in a mango orchard. When the villagers discovered the bodies hanging from the tree in the morning, they informed others and the police.
Some parents reached Malharganj police station in the city and submitted a complaint against the management and teachers of Sharda Girls Higher Secondary School in the Bada Ganpati area.
The deceased have been identified as Kamal Shah 23, Puja Saini 19, and six-year-old Poorvi Saini, daughter Hatwaru Saini, all hailed from Ara in Bihar.
“Trafficking is the most egregious violation of human rights”, declared Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary General, at the turn of the new millennium, when the global body adopted a convention against transnational organised crime, and three protocols, one for preventing and punishing trafficking in persons, especially women and children, under the guardianship of the UNODC. So far, 177 countries, including India, have ratified it.
A large number of civil society organisations (CSOs) came together and urged the government not to increase the age of marriage for girls from 18 to 21.
The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo moto cognisance in the matter and has set up an inquiry team, which will visit and speak with the students of the institute.
On Saturday, at least 34 girls, all of them students of Kasturba Awasiya Balika Vidyalay in Triveniganj, were thrashed by a group of youths.
The Bangladesh Education Board has announced the HSC Results 2018 on the official website www.educationboard.gov.bd for all its boards. The overall passing percentage was recorded at 66.64.
