5. Who is a child ?
Under Article 1 of the Convention, a child
is defined as a human being below the
age of 18 years unless, under the law
applicable to the child, majority is attained
earlier.
In Bangladesh, the age of children may
vary under different legislations.
6. Article 3(1)
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The state "in all actions concerning children,
whether undertaken by public or private social
welfare institutions, courts of law,
administrative authorities or legislative
bodies” to act in the best interests of the child
7. Article 6
The right to life, survival and
development The child has an
inherent right to life, and the State
has an obligation to ensure to the
maximum extent possible the
survival and development of the
child.
8. The right of the child to the
enjoyment of the highest
attainable standard of health.
Article 24
9. Articles 28 and 29
Right to education………States Parties are
required to make primary education compulsory
and available free to all. States Parties are
required to encourage the development of
different forms of secondary education,
including general and vocational education, to
make them available and accessible to every
child, and to take appropriate measures such
as the introduction of free education and
10. Article
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the right of the child to be protected from
economic exploitation and from performing
any work that is likely to be hazardous or to
interfere with the child’s education, or to be
harmful to the child’s health or physical,
mental, spiritual, moral or social development.
11. This entails taking legislative, administrative,
social and educational measures to ensure
implementation
a) Provide for a minimum age or minimum
ages for admission to employment
b) Provide for appropriate regulation of the
hours and conditions of employment; and
c) Provide for appropriate penalties or other
sanctions to ensure the effective enforcement
Article 32
12. •Article 34
The right to protection from all forms of sexual
exploitation and sexual abuse. States Parties
shall in particular take all appropriate national,
bilateral and multilateral measures to prevent:
a) The inducement or coercion of a child to
engage in any unlawful sexual activity.
13. b) The exploitative use of children in
prostitution or other unlawful sexual
practices
c) The exploitative use of children in
pornographic performances and