Efforts for development of disabled stressed

Officials and leaders of different organisations working for welfare of disabled people at a discussion have stressed on engaging inclusive GO-NGO efforts for development of the physically challenged people.

The district administration, Department of Social Services (DSS) and ‘Rangpur Protibondhi Seba O Sahajjo Kendra’ organised the discussion at a local community centre in the city in observance of the Bangla Sign Language Day-2022 on Monday afternoon.

Bangladesh National Federation of the Deaf (BNFD) and Rangpur Badhir Sangha (RBS) extended assistance in observing the day through different programs including a human chain.

A number of physically challenged, hearing impaired and intellectually disabled people and civil society members participated in the human chain abiding by the health directives in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Additional Deputy Commissioner (Education and ICT) AWM Raihan Shah addressed the discussion as the chief guest with Disability Affairs Officer at ‘Rangpur Protibondhi Seba O Sahajjo Kendra’ Taposh Kumar Barma in the chair.

President of Rangpur Protibondhi Foundation and heroic freedom fighter Akbor Hossain, President of Society for the Welfare of the Intellectually Disabled (SWID), Bangladesh for Rangpur Shushanto Bhowmick and President of RBS Advocate Zobaydul Islam spoke as special guests.