City Desk :
Leaders of different organisations working for welfare of disabled people at a discussion have stressed on engaging both government-NGOs efforts to ensure development of the physically challenged people.
‘Rangpur Badhir Sangha (RBS)’ organised the discussion with assistance of Bangladesh National Federation of the Deaf, on Town Hall premises in Rangpur recently. They also brought out a rally on the city streets.
The programmes were arranged in observance of the International Week of Deaf People-2021 and International Day of Sign Languages-2021 with the themes ‘Celebrating Thriving Deaf Communities’ and ‘We Sign for Human Rights’ respectively.
A limited number of physically challenged, hearing impaired and intellectually disabled people and civil society members participated in the rally in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Chief Adviser of RBS and freedom fighter Akbor Hossain addressed the discussion as the chief guest with President of the organisation Advocate Zobaydul Islam in the chair.
General Secretary of RBS Mizanur Rahman and former Vice-president of Rangpur Carmichael College Students’ Union Alauddin Mian spoke as special guests.
The speakers said the deaf and vision impaired people are being exploited in various ways in society.
They said the government and society should work together to ensure congenial atmosphere for the deaf and vision impaired people to properly utilise their talents and abilities.
