<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>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.</b></span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Launched at the compound of Shahmukhdum Police Station in 2013, the VSC provided services to 213 women and children victims this year so far.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Officials of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) made this observation while addressing the 22nd steering committee meeting of VSC at RMP headquarters conference hall in the city on Tuesday.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;">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.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Chaired by RMP Commissioner Abu Kalam Siddique, the meeting was addressed, among others, by Additional Commissioners Faruque Hossain, Bijoy Basak and Shamsunnaher and Deputy Commissioner Saiduddin Shahin.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Representatives of various partner NGOs like BLAST, Bangladesh Mohila Parishad, BNWLA, Marie Stopes and ACD joined the meeting.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Abu Kalam Siddique told the meeting that Bangladesh Police has established the victim support centre in a bid to reach victims living in remote areas.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;">RMP is serving women and children victims by providing legal assistance, counseling support and rehabilitation facilities.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The pro-people service providing program of Bangladesh Police has been institutionalised and concentrated through the integrated services of the victim support centre.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The meeting discussed and devised ways and means on how to infuse dynamism into the VSC activities. BSS</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>