The proposed law, Children Bill-2013, seeks creation of National Children’s Welfare Board to take care of underprivileged children

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” The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry Social Welfare on Wednesday finalized the draft report of “Children Act-2013″ for overall development and welfare of the children, reports BSS.
The report on the children act was finalized at the 32nd meeting of the committee at the Jatiya Sangsad with its chairman M Mozammel Hossain presiding. Committee members AN Mahfuja Khatun Baby Moudud, Syeda Jebunesa Haq, Abdul Momin Talukder, M Abdul Majid Khan, Nurunnobi Chowdhury and Apu Ukil attended the meeting. State Minister for Social Welfare Promod Mankin also attended it on a special invitation of the committee” (Bangladesh Today)

The United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) and Save the Children have welcomed the passing of the Child Bill 2013 by Bangladesh’s parliament, and said the new law was based on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).
”UNICEF representative Pascal Villeneuve  said that for the first time, the law made a provision for child victims and witnesses cementing legal instruments for their protection, including compensation for victims. For children in conflict with the law, the law reinforces the importance of the juvenile justice system meaning that such children, particularly children living on the streets, will no longer be unnecessarily detained.   
The Convention for the Rights of Children is the first legally binding international instrument, which spells out the basic human rights that children everywhere have, according to the Unicef website.
“The confirmation that everyone under the age of 18 years is legally a child must stimulate action to ensure that existing laws on child labour and child marriage are strictly adhered to,” said Save the Children Country Director Michael McGrath.

• Dhaka Tribune – Bill seeks special courts for children – Section 16 of the bill will allow the government to set up at least one children’s court in every district headquarter and metropolitan city
• Unicef Press Statement – UNICEF and Save the Children congratulate the National Parliament of Bangladesh
• New Age – UN welcomes Children Bill
• Daily Star – Unicef, Save the Children hail passage of child bill
• Financial Express – Govt praised for passage of Children’s Bill-2013