RAJSHAHI, July 18, 2024 (BSS) - Highlighting the significant role of Victim Support Center (VSC), high police officials at a meeting unequivocally called for infusing furthermore dynamism into its activities for welfare of the children and women victims.

Launched at the compound of Shahmukhdum Police Station in 2013, the VSC provided services to 121 women and children victims till June last since December, 2023.

Officials of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) made this observation while addressing the 25th steering committee meeting of VSC at RMP headquarters conference hall in the city today.

Various issues including reasons behind the gradually rising violations against women and children together and how to overcome those were discussed elaborately in the meeting.

Chaired by RMP Deputy Commissioner Saifuddin Shaheen, the meeting was addressed, among others, by Additional Deputy Commissioners Sabina Yeasmin and Helena Akter.  

In addition to officer-in-charges of 12 police stations, representatives of eight partner NGOs like BLAST, Bangladesh Mohila Parishad, BNWLA, Marie Stopes and ACD joined the meeting.

Saifuddin Shaheen told the meeting that Bangladesh Police has established the victim support centre in a bid to reach victims living in remote areas.

RMP is serving women and children victims by providing legal assistance, counseling support and rehabilitation facilities.

The pro-people service providing programme of Bangladesh Police has been institutionalised and concentrated through the integrated services of the victim support centre.

Help desks were also opened in all the police stations for providing quick services to the women and children victims

The meeting discussed and devised ways and means on how to infuse dynamism into the VSC activities.