Khadija Khatun resorted to a provision of the Children Act of 2013 that allows law enforcers to release juvenile delinquents against an undertaking and guarantee that they would be taken care of and rehabilitated within their community. Farzana Boby, sub-inspector of Sonadanga Model police station of Khulna, working at child affairs desk, said, “In the correction center, a child has to stay with serious crime convicts. He may also avail diversionary measures in respect of the child, reads the child act provision. In the project, JJS works with Judiciary, police department, social service department, community based child protection committee (CBCPC) under local government bodies, children, parents and civil society. Justice Hassan said if the field-level officials go in right direction, only then we would get a positive outcome from the Children Act.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 24, 2016 20:03 UTC