City Desk :
Social Welfare Minister Nuruzzaman Ahmed said the government is working to set up an institute in the capital city for speech and hearing impaired people in order to provide them with proper trainings.
“Only eight educational institutions for over 1.66 lakh registered hearing and speech impaired people are inadequate….an institution with training facilities will be established soon to provide them with trainings,” he said this on Thursday while speaking at a discussion.Social Services Department organised the meeting at city’s Agargaon marking the Bangla Sign Language Day-2019.
On the occasion, rally, various cultural programmes and the discussion were held under the Social Welfare Ministry, said a press releae. The Bangla Sign Language user community is the largest community among the language based minority communities in Bangladesh. The day has been observed nationally since 2013, added the release.
With Director General of Department of Social Services Gazi Mohammad Nurul Kabir in the chair, Senior Secretary to the welfare ministry Jewena Aziz was present at the meeting as special guest.
Social Welfare Additional Secretary (Institutions and Disabilities) Sushanta Kumar Pramanik also spoke at the meeting, among others.
Social Welfare Minister Nuruzzaman Ahmed said the government is working to set up an institute in the capital city for speech and hearing impaired people in order to provide them with proper trainings.
“Only eight educational institutions for over 1.66 lakh registered hearing and speech impaired people are inadequate….an institution with training facilities will be established soon to provide them with trainings,” he said this on Thursday while speaking at a discussion.Social Services Department organised the meeting at city’s Agargaon marking the Bangla Sign Language Day-2019.
On the occasion, rally, various cultural programmes and the discussion were held under the Social Welfare Ministry, said a press releae. The Bangla Sign Language user community is the largest community among the language based minority communities in Bangladesh. The day has been observed nationally since 2013, added the release.
With Director General of Department of Social Services Gazi Mohammad Nurul Kabir in the chair, Senior Secretary to the welfare ministry Jewena Aziz was present at the meeting as special guest.
Social Welfare Additional Secretary (Institutions and Disabilities) Sushanta Kumar Pramanik also spoke at the meeting, among others.
