, Sept. 29 -- Nine out of every ten children aged between 1 and 14 years in Bangladesh face physical punishment or psychological abuse, often inflicted by parents, teachers or guardians, according to a report presented at a national seminar in the capital on Monday.

Citing data from UNICEF, the report also revealed that nearly 7 percent of children aged between 5 to17 are engaged in child labour, many in hazardous environments, said the speakers at a seminar titled 'Community-Based Child Protection Mechanism for the Children of Garment Workers in Bangladesh' held at a hotel in the capital.

Terre des Hommes Netherlands (TDH-NL) and Breaking the Silence (BTS) and Village Education Resource Centre (VERC) jointly organised the seminar.

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