(BSS) - Social Welfare and Women and Children Affairs Advisor Sharmeen S Murshid said the present government will do everything possible to take the children forward.

“We have thoughts and perceptions of the children. I hope our children will stand up with their strength,” the advisor said while speaking as the chief guest at the inauguration of the Martyr Farhan Fayyaz Playground adjacent to the National Parliament Building in Dhaka today.

She also distributed awards in the friendly football tournament for female athletes with special needs, on the occasion of International Women`s Day.

“There is no alternative to sports in physical fitness and mental development. We are determined to give our children a beautiful life in any environment, overcoming any obstacle." Sharmeen S Murshid added.

Presided over by the Secretary of the Ministry of Social Welfare Dr Md Mohiuddin, the function was also addressed by Bijoy Krishna Debnath, Managing Director (Additional Director) of the National Foundation for the Development of the Disabled, and Shahidullah Islam Bhuiyan, father of martyr Farhan Fayaz, who was killed in the July-August mass uprising.