Govt will set up Sign Language Institute

Social Welfare Minister Nuruzzaman Ahmed said Sign Language Institute will be set up for hearing and speech impaired people.

"The present government is determined to bring people with disabilities into the mainstream of development...So, Sign Language Institute will be set up in the country for the hearing and speech impaired," he said.

He said this at a discussion on the occasion of 'Bangla Sign Language Day 2022', organized by National Disability Development Foundation in Mirpur, said a press release.

State Minister for Social Welfare M Ashraf Ali Khan Khasru and Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on the Ministry of Social Welfare Rashed Khan Menon were present as special guests with Secretary of the ministry in the chair.

The minister said Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman has ensured equal rights for the disabled in the Constitution of Bangladesh.