A round-the-clock emergency helpline for lost children launched in April has helped 87 children return their homes or find a childcare service.
The helpline run by Aparajeyo-Bangladesh, an NGO, also offered information and advice and saved many children from abuse.
"Anyone can dial 1098 from a land phone and seek for help", said Mosharrat Jahan, a child rights officer at Aparajeyo-Bangladesh.
Chowdhury Mohammad Mohaimenen, project director of the service, yesterday urged Imams to inform the residents of their local neighbourhoods of the helpline in children related emergencies, a press release said.
He spoke at a discussion between mosque Imams and child rights activists at Haji Abdul Gani Community Centre in Old Dhaka.
A total of 35 Imams and Khatibs from different mosques from 20 wards in the city took part in the meeting organised by Aparajeyo-Bangladesh and Dustha Swasthya Kendra (DSK).
Soruce : The Daily Star
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