This meeting was held on 04 April
decisions were made-
2021 virtually. NHRCB Chairman and
01.
The
Commission
will
send
Chair of this committee presided over
recommendations to concerned
the meeting. Discussion was focused
authority to scour the Parents
on the health rights of elderly people
Maintenance Act 2013.
during Covid- 19 pandemic. Besides,
the
members
of
the
02.
committee
concerned authority to take steps
discussed about enactment of Elderly
People’s
Development
National policy on Elderly People.
NHRCB
to approve the rules of Parents
Foundation
Bill, Parents Maintenance Act 2013,
Chairman
said
Maintenance Act 2013.
03.
for giving special assistance to
elderly people specially to those
non-government organizations was
who are old women, transgender,
needed for improving the condition of
PWDs, sex workers, etc. The
elderly people. She also mentioned
commission will also send letter
that the Commission would send
to
recommendations from this committee
this
regard.
Dr.
Sir
Foundation,
William
Dr.
04.
universal old-age insurance for
elderly population.
Atikur
Rahman, Professor of Institute of
Letter will be sent to Ministry of
Social Welfare to introduce
Beverage
A.S.M.
for
people.
Major Gen. Jibon Kanai Das, Country
Director,
Division
taking care of childless old
Kholiquzzaman, Chairman of PKSF
Freedom Fighter Abdul Mannan.
Cabinet
instructing Union/ward level for
Qazi
and President of Probin Moncho,
NHRCB will send letter to
Cabinet Division to take action
that,
coordination between government and
in
NHRCB will send letter to
05.
Letter will be sent to Health
Research,
Service Division to incorporate
University of Dhaka, Professor of
separate ward for elderly people
Dept. of Culture of University of
and ensuring service for old
Dhaka. Dr. Asim Sarkar and NHRCB
people in public community
Member Ching Kew Roaza virtually
clinic.
Social
Welfare
attended
the
and
meeting.
Following
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