More victim support centres to be established
Bangladesh Police is going to establish seven more victim support centers outside the capital in a bid to reach victims living in remote areas.
A memorandum of agreement (MoA) was signed at Police Headquarters in the capital yesterday between Bangladesh Police and the authorities of ten NGOs on establishment of the victim support centers raising the total to eight.
Police Reform Program (PRP) UNDP provides monitory help for the victim support centers, which gives legal aid to women and children and gives them rehabilitation assistance with the help of partner NGOs.
The first victim support center, an all female police run project, was setup at Tejgaon Police Station in the capital and the other seven will be setup in Rangpur, Rajshahi, Khulna, Barisal, Sylhet, Chittagong and Rangamati.
Assistant Inspector General of Police Sibgat Ullah and representatives of the concerned NGOs signed the MoA. Inspector General of Police Hassan Mahmood Khandaker and National Project Director of PRP (UNDP) additional IG Mukhlesur Rahman and others were present at the signing.
IGP Khandaker said that a strategy based on the social cultural context should be formulated for providing supports to the victims in such centers.
He also urged that police reduce the dependency on PRP funds and conduct the centers on their own.
National Project Director of PRP (UNDP) Mukhlesur Rahman said if police are not let to do good it would be impossible for the department to do so. He further urged for reforms in the police to this effect.
The partner NGOs include Ain O Shalish Kendra, Aparajeyo Bangladesh, Acid Survivors Foundation, Bangladesh National Women Lawyers' Association, Bangladesh Mohila Parishad, Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust, Dhaka Ahsania Mission, Marie Stopes Clinics, Association for Community Development, Association for Correction and Social Reclamation.
The victim support center in the capital lunched in 2009 has provided support to 828 victims.
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