Economic Reporter :
Aiming to ensure access to employment rights of the country’s 15 percent persons with disabilities, an organization styled ‘Bangladesh Association of Employees with Disabilities (BAED)’ has been launched in the city.
Mohammad Nazrul Islam and Mohammad Masud Alam have been elected president and general secretary respectively of BAED.
Election to the 21-member committee of BAED was held at RRTC Training Centre at Adabor in the city recently. The office bearers have elected for a two-year term.
Other office bearers are Jannatul Ferdous Smrity, vice president, and Mohammad Jahurul Islam, Treasurer. Five other executive committee members are Mizanur Rahman Badsha, Mohammad Kamal Hossain, Papiya Akter, Khadiza Akter Sumi and Faisal Ahmed.
BAED held a press conference at RRTC Centre on the occasion of the formation of the rights-based organization.
A good number of persons with disabilities were also present on the occasion.
Speaking at the programme, BAED leaders said that most of the persons with disabilities are now leading an inhuman life due to lack of employment facilities. The organization will strive to ensure their employment and proper atmosphere for works, they said.
Supported by Lenard Cheshire Disability (LCD)& Accenture, Centre for Services and Information on Disability (CSID) facilitated the launching of the first-ever organization in the country.
Aiming to ensure access to employment rights of the country’s 15 percent persons with disabilities, an organization styled ‘Bangladesh Association of Employees with Disabilities (BAED)’ has been launched in the city.
Mohammad Nazrul Islam and Mohammad Masud Alam have been elected president and general secretary respectively of BAED.
Election to the 21-member committee of BAED was held at RRTC Training Centre at Adabor in the city recently. The office bearers have elected for a two-year term.
Other office bearers are Jannatul Ferdous Smrity, vice president, and Mohammad Jahurul Islam, Treasurer. Five other executive committee members are Mizanur Rahman Badsha, Mohammad Kamal Hossain, Papiya Akter, Khadiza Akter Sumi and Faisal Ahmed.
BAED held a press conference at RRTC Centre on the occasion of the formation of the rights-based organization.
A good number of persons with disabilities were also present on the occasion.
Speaking at the programme, BAED leaders said that most of the persons with disabilities are now leading an inhuman life due to lack of employment facilities. The organization will strive to ensure their employment and proper atmosphere for works, they said.
Supported by Lenard Cheshire Disability (LCD)& Accenture, Centre for Services and Information on Disability (CSID) facilitated the launching of the first-ever organization in the country.
