<div><b><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud said taking care of the elderly parents and guardians is a social and legal responsibility of children.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>"Not providing maintenance to helpless and sick parents or to leave them on the streets is a punishable offence," he said while visiting the 'Child and Old Age Care' at Dakkhin Paikpara in city's Mirpur.</div><div><br></div><div>The minister visited Selim Master, a teacher of his upazila at Ranguniya in Chattogram, at the center and talked with him. He asked the authorities concerned to find out his children.</div><div><br></div><div>Selim told the minister that he wanted to go to his village to campaign in favour of Dr Hasan Mahmud in the next polls.</div><div><br></div><div>Hasan also visited other inmates of the care center and handed over gifts to them. He handed over a cheque to Miltan Samaddar, founder of the 'Child and Old Age Care Foundation'.</div><div><br></div><div>Hasan said every child must take care of parents till their death. The government has also passed a law to this end, he added.</div><div><br></div><div>He said the persons who are not taking care of their parents are doing social injustice and it is a punishable offence. This crime is unpardonable, said Hasan, also Awami League joint general secretary.</div><div><br></div><div>Praising the role of Miltan Samaddar, the minister said it is an extraordinary work, reports BSS&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>"As a citizen and a minister of the country, I'm extending my gratitude and congratulations to Miltan. The government has already awarded him and he got youth award and a social welfare award for his outstanding contribution. We will provide more assistance if needed," he added.</div><div><br></div><div>The minister hoped that many would come forward for doing social work like Miltan.</div><div><br></div><div>Miltan said that he established the center in 2014 after bringing a helpless old person to his home. Now, there are 15 orphan children, 20 children with disabilities and 135 elderly persons in the center.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>