Staff Reporter, Kishoreganj :
Social Service Department and Kishoreganj District Administration arranged a colourful rally, discussion, cultural function and wheel chair distributing among the disable people making the 12th World Autism Awareness Day on Tuesday.
A discussion meeting was held at local Child Family (Girls) Auditorium in the town.
Police Super Md. Mashrukur Rahman Khaled BPM (Bar) and Deputy Secretary and ADC (Gen) Torafder Md Akhter Jamil attended as chief and special guest while Director of Social Service Md Kamruzzaman Khan chaired the programme.
It was addressed among others by Sadar UHFP O Dr Mujibur Rahman, Hindu Kallan Trusti Advocate Dholon Bhowmic, Freedom Fighter Commander Md. Asadullah, Women leader Bilkis Begum and Social Worker Shajahan Bhuiyan.
S.P Khaled BPM (Bar) said that the present government would arrange allowances for all the differently able people from the next budget.
DD Kamruzzaman Khan said currently 10 lakh disabled people are getting allowance of Tk 700 per month from the government, according to the latest census there are 14 lakh such persons in the country.
Later, a colourfull rally brought out in the town led by SP Mashrukur Rahman Khaled BPM (Bar) and ADC (G) Torafder Md. Akther Jamil.
BSS from Rangpur reports: Mainstreaming of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) population through exploring their full potential has become imperative
to attain the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 leaving none behind.
The observations came at a post-rally discussion arranged on Tuesday at Police
Lines School and College Auditorium here in observance of the 12th World
Autism Awareness Day-2019 with the theme of ‘Assistive Technologies. Active
Participation’
The District Administration and Department of Social Services (DSS) in association with different nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) chalked out programmes to observe the day.
Deputy Commissioner Enamul Habib attended the discussion as the chief guest with Divisional Director of the DSS Abu Saleh Md Musa Jongi in the chair.
Acting President of District Awami League (AL) Mamtaz Uddin Ahmed, its Office Secretary Tauhidur Rahman Tutul, Additional Police Super Maruf Hossain, Deputy Director of DSS Abdul Matin and Vice-president of District
Samaj Kallyan Parisahd China Chowdhury addressed as special guests.
Abdul Matin discussed present situation on autism in the country and various pragmatic steps taken by the present government to ensure development and welfare of autistic children and ASD population to turn them into able citizens.
The speakers said access to technology is crucial for improving lives of the people living with any form of disability like autism, ensuring their basic human rights and eliminating obstructions they face in living as anintegral part of the mainstream society.
China Chowdhury said, “Assistive technologies can help persons with disabilities to participate in various sectors of social life and exercise their rights as their participation is a must for attaining the United Nation’s 2030 Agenda for SDGs.”
Mamtaz Uddin stressed on promoting education, equity and inclusion of the autistic population with the help of modern technologies like internet and digital communities to enable them living a meaningful life with complete social and political participation.
The chief guest said the autistic and neuro-developmentally disabled populations are integral parts of the society.
“The present government is working to ensure constitutional rights of ASD population like others and is implementing various programmes to provide them
with all privileges they deserve on way to attain the SDGs,” he added.
BSS from Rajshahi adds: Speakers at a post-rally discussion here on Tuesday said the autistic and mentally retarded children could flourish their latent talents if they were properly cared, nurtured and provided with necessary opportunities.
They emphasized on creating adequate awareness among the pregnant mothers and parents to reduce the risk of autism and physical disability of newborn babies.
District Administration and Department of Social Service (DSS) jointly organized the discussion at conference hall of Shishu Academy in observance of the 12th World Autism Awareness Day-2019.
Earlier, a huge rally, participated by autistic and the people with special needs was brought out in the city. Children, government and non-government officials, socio-cultural and voluntary organisations, professionals, human rights and women activists joined the rally.
“Assistive Technologies, Active Participation” was the theme of the Day in this year.
Deputy Commissioner SM Abdul Kader and its Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Abu Hayat Md Rahmatullah addressed the discussion as chief and special guests respectively with DSS Deputy Director Rashedul Kabir in the chair.
Divisional Director (Additional Charge) of DSS Hasina Momtaj, Additional Superintendent of Police Suman Dev, Registrar of Department of Medicine in Rajshahi Medical College Hospital Dr Rasheul Kabir, Member of National Social Welfare Council Mozammel Haque and District Children Affairs Officer Monzur Kader also spoke.
The speakers narrated the present situation on autism and disability around the globe and cited various government steps for ensuring welfare of the autistic and physically challenged children.
Abdul Kader said the autistic, mentally retarded and disabled children and people deserve constitutional rights, but not mercy, and they must get all privileges and human rights, as they are the integral parts of the society.
He thanked Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her daughter Saima Wazed Putul for taking various steps in establishing rights of the autistic children and disabled people to ensure their education, jobs, health care and other requisite facilities.
Kader called upon the parents and guardians concerned for paying due attention in flourishing inherent talents of the autistic children through proper nurturing and providing them opportunities for their normal mental and physical growths and education in congenial atmosphere.
The discussion session was followed by a cultural function which was enjoyed by the autistic and other mentally retarded children and their guardians.
Social Service Department and Kishoreganj District Administration arranged a colourful rally, discussion, cultural function and wheel chair distributing among the disable people making the 12th World Autism Awareness Day on Tuesday.
A discussion meeting was held at local Child Family (Girls) Auditorium in the town.
Police Super Md. Mashrukur Rahman Khaled BPM (Bar) and Deputy Secretary and ADC (Gen) Torafder Md Akhter Jamil attended as chief and special guest while Director of Social Service Md Kamruzzaman Khan chaired the programme.
It was addressed among others by Sadar UHFP O Dr Mujibur Rahman, Hindu Kallan Trusti Advocate Dholon Bhowmic, Freedom Fighter Commander Md. Asadullah, Women leader Bilkis Begum and Social Worker Shajahan Bhuiyan.
S.P Khaled BPM (Bar) said that the present government would arrange allowances for all the differently able people from the next budget.
DD Kamruzzaman Khan said currently 10 lakh disabled people are getting allowance of Tk 700 per month from the government, according to the latest census there are 14 lakh such persons in the country.
Later, a colourfull rally brought out in the town led by SP Mashrukur Rahman Khaled BPM (Bar) and ADC (G) Torafder Md. Akther Jamil.
BSS from Rangpur reports: Mainstreaming of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) population through exploring their full potential has become imperative
to attain the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 leaving none behind.
The observations came at a post-rally discussion arranged on Tuesday at Police
Lines School and College Auditorium here in observance of the 12th World
Autism Awareness Day-2019 with the theme of ‘Assistive Technologies. Active
Participation’
The District Administration and Department of Social Services (DSS) in association with different nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) chalked out programmes to observe the day.
Deputy Commissioner Enamul Habib attended the discussion as the chief guest with Divisional Director of the DSS Abu Saleh Md Musa Jongi in the chair.
Acting President of District Awami League (AL) Mamtaz Uddin Ahmed, its Office Secretary Tauhidur Rahman Tutul, Additional Police Super Maruf Hossain, Deputy Director of DSS Abdul Matin and Vice-president of District
Samaj Kallyan Parisahd China Chowdhury addressed as special guests.
Abdul Matin discussed present situation on autism in the country and various pragmatic steps taken by the present government to ensure development and welfare of autistic children and ASD population to turn them into able citizens.
The speakers said access to technology is crucial for improving lives of the people living with any form of disability like autism, ensuring their basic human rights and eliminating obstructions they face in living as anintegral part of the mainstream society.
China Chowdhury said, “Assistive technologies can help persons with disabilities to participate in various sectors of social life and exercise their rights as their participation is a must for attaining the United Nation’s 2030 Agenda for SDGs.”
Mamtaz Uddin stressed on promoting education, equity and inclusion of the autistic population with the help of modern technologies like internet and digital communities to enable them living a meaningful life with complete social and political participation.
The chief guest said the autistic and neuro-developmentally disabled populations are integral parts of the society.
“The present government is working to ensure constitutional rights of ASD population like others and is implementing various programmes to provide them
with all privileges they deserve on way to attain the SDGs,” he added.
BSS from Rajshahi adds: Speakers at a post-rally discussion here on Tuesday said the autistic and mentally retarded children could flourish their latent talents if they were properly cared, nurtured and provided with necessary opportunities.
They emphasized on creating adequate awareness among the pregnant mothers and parents to reduce the risk of autism and physical disability of newborn babies.
District Administration and Department of Social Service (DSS) jointly organized the discussion at conference hall of Shishu Academy in observance of the 12th World Autism Awareness Day-2019.
Earlier, a huge rally, participated by autistic and the people with special needs was brought out in the city. Children, government and non-government officials, socio-cultural and voluntary organisations, professionals, human rights and women activists joined the rally.
“Assistive Technologies, Active Participation” was the theme of the Day in this year.
Deputy Commissioner SM Abdul Kader and its Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Abu Hayat Md Rahmatullah addressed the discussion as chief and special guests respectively with DSS Deputy Director Rashedul Kabir in the chair.
Divisional Director (Additional Charge) of DSS Hasina Momtaj, Additional Superintendent of Police Suman Dev, Registrar of Department of Medicine in Rajshahi Medical College Hospital Dr Rasheul Kabir, Member of National Social Welfare Council Mozammel Haque and District Children Affairs Officer Monzur Kader also spoke.
The speakers narrated the present situation on autism and disability around the globe and cited various government steps for ensuring welfare of the autistic and physically challenged children.
Abdul Kader said the autistic, mentally retarded and disabled children and people deserve constitutional rights, but not mercy, and they must get all privileges and human rights, as they are the integral parts of the society.
He thanked Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her daughter Saima Wazed Putul for taking various steps in establishing rights of the autistic children and disabled people to ensure their education, jobs, health care and other requisite facilities.
Kader called upon the parents and guardians concerned for paying due attention in flourishing inherent talents of the autistic children through proper nurturing and providing them opportunities for their normal mental and physical growths and education in congenial atmosphere.
The discussion session was followed by a cultural function which was enjoyed by the autistic and other mentally retarded children and their guardians.
