Child Abuse and the Recent Trends in Bangladesh: A Critical Analysis from Islamic and Bangladesh Laws

Bangladesh has realized a growth in child killings and abuse in recent years; most of the sufferers have been lowly and poor children. Islam strictly prohibits the all sorts of abuse towards child. Islamic basic norms to the child are love, mercy and compassion which are uniquely practiced by the Prophet (s.m). This article is attempted to grow attention of Islamic guidelines against the abuse and exploitation of child. The core discoveries of this paper are that Islam forbidsabuseof children; their exploitation is excluded and child labor is prohibited. This work also highlights about Child abuse, exploitation, child labor, and buying or selling children for purpose of prostitutions are prohibited under the Bangladeshi laws.