Abstract
According to section 96 of the Children Act, 2013 "the Government shall take all necessary measures for the effective implementation of this Act and may, if necessary, issue directions in this regard". That means Bangladesh has to take essential steps regarding implementation of the Children Act, 2013 under its territory including Sylhet Metropolitan Area. To ensure protection of the best interest of the child and application of rule of law in this Sylhet Metropolitan Area the Government of Bangladesh shall try its best. If in that mentioned area does not get implementation of this said Act the Government cannot say they are able to establish rule of law whole over Bangladesh. Main objective of this study is to highlight the current situation of implementation of the Children Act, 2013 in Sylhet Metropolitan Area. This study provides suggestions to the Government, which steps are necessary to take for the effective implementation of the mentioned Act in Sylhet Metropolitan Area. Secondary and primary data used in the research are based on fieldwork in different child related institutions (Probation Officers Office, Police Station, Metropolitan Children’s Court, Sharkari Shishu Paribar, Chotomoni Nibash, Safe Home, Victim Support Centre, and Development Fair 2018).
Highlights
Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is considered a universal convention as nearly every country of the world has signed the convention excepting USA
If that the Act gets proper implementation girls and boys will be protected from violations such as abuse, sexual exploitation, trafficking and work in hazardous conditions, as well as harmful practices, including child marriage
6) To find out what should be the role of judges, lawyers, Child Affairs Police Officers Probation Officers, etc
Summary
Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is considered a universal convention as nearly every country of the world has signed the convention excepting USA. If that the Act gets proper implementation girls and boys will be protected from violations such as abuse, sexual exploitation, trafficking and work in hazardous conditions, as well as harmful practices, including child marriage. It seems some provisions have been incorporated in response to directions of the Supreme Court as well as the requirements of other international instruments such as the Beijing Rules. For protecting the rights of the child that the Children Act, 2013 need to proper implementation (Islam, 2020). Good governance and sustainable development generally be governed by the proper application of rule of law. Institution and procedures essential for ensuring rule of law are not effective in the country
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