Street Child / Tokai

A street child is he who moves along the roads and has no definite [নির্দিষ্ট] place or house to live in. Sometimes, he may not have mother or father or both. He lives beside the street or in a temporary [সাময়িক] hut either in a slum [বস্তি] or in any deserted [জনশুন্য অঁচল] place of a town or city. Actually, there is none to look after him. There is none to think of his education and future. Even if he has parents, they cannot afford [সামর্থ্য] to send him to school and ensure [নিশ্চিত] his food and clothes. So, he is left on the mercy [দয়া] of others. This is a cruel joke of the society. The children of affluent [সমৃদ্ধিশালী] families or some well-to-do families go to schools. They play in the school field and watch television for recreation [বিনোদন] or for learning. But a child living in the street does not have any definite future. He is deprived [বঞ্চিত] of all the basic needs of human life. He grows and matures [প্রাপ্তবয্স্ক] with a sense of anger and revenge [প্রতিশোধ] towards the society. This mentality leads him to take the path of crime and creates insecurity [নিরাপত্তাহীনতা] in the society. If the affluent people don’t take care of him, the ultimate [চরম] results of the negligence [অবহেলা] they cannot avoid [পরিহার]. So, it is the responsibility of all to give a serious importance to the fact. The social and welfare ministry of the state tries to arrange some education for the street children. But it is a gigantic [প্রকাণ্ড] task which calls for united efforts. When people belonging [অংশভুক্ত হত্তয়া] to all strata [স্তর] of society come forward, a street child will have a secure future.