Mianr Al Hasan, JnU Correspondent
A large number of street boys in Old Dhaka have got involved in different types of crime as criminals use them as convenient accomplices.
The number of street children in this place has risen and many of them are involved in crimes, says a report prepared by welfare organization “Pather Alo”.
Poverty and wayward life of their parents, loss of shelters due to natural calamities such as floods and cyclone, drug addiction, bigamy or polygamy of parents and missing during journey from one place to another are among the factors that are responsible for a large number of street boys’ get involved in crimes, says the report.
This organization is mainly aimed at bringing the deviated children to the right path and normal life by providing them with necessary supports to build up their career, said Jahid Hasan,General Secretary of “Pather Alo”.
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