Disability
Change Maker / Defying disability to empower lives
At only three, Kazi Mahmud Hasan Tarek lost his ability to walk after suffering from polio.
#Sports / Mohammad Mohasin: Championing hope in wheelchair cricket
What if you are unable to tread that path in the conventional way? If you have the courage to never give up, you may become a champion of hope in the face of impossible challenges. So, goes the inspiring true tale of Mohammad Mohasin, captain of the Bangladesh Wheelchair Cricket team.
Make education accessible for children with disabilities
Keeping them away from mainstream education means hindering their connection to the real world
Lives deprived of hope
Twelve-year-old Rubaiya’s world is limited to her bed. A resident of the Korail slum in the capital, she lives in a dark windowless tin-shed shanty. She has not seen a glimpse of the sky in the last three years. The last time she went on a trip outside was seven years ago, at her grandmother’s home in Cumilla.
Living in the shadow of uncertainty
“Who will look after our child after our demise? Who will be their friends and family to depend on when we will not be there?”
Towards a disability-inclusive society
Why are persons with disabilities still denied their rights?
Importance of adaptive clothing in the world of fashion
Adaptive clothing makes getting dressed and staying in the garments easy for people with a diverse range of needs. The community for people with disability is very wide and therefore designers must prioritise comfort and convenience over almost anything else for this genre of clothing. Thanks to technology and assistance from members of their target market, inclusive designers are now able to not only make functional clothes for the wearer; but also help their personality shine through their clothes.
#Social Issues / Bangladesh Business & Disability Network (BBDN): Supporting people with disability
The number of people with disability in Bangladesh is high. While most people in this group are yet to be covered under a general education scheme, those who do attain a degree find it difficult to get suitable jobs. To help people with disabilities find employment in the job market, the Bangladesh Business & Disability Network (BBDN) has been working with its member organisations and other stakeholders in the industry since 2016.
#Social Issues / Suborno Nagorik Foundation to honour the inspirational people with disabilities
With the aim to encourage people to come forward in helping the disabled, Suborno Nagorik Foundation, which works for the betterment of the disabled people in Bangladesh, has partnered up with United Commercial Bank (UCB) and The Daily Star to introduce a special award to recognize people with disabilities and the people around them.
‘Help Bangladesh reach desired level of disability inclusion’
Bangladesh has urged the development partners to help the country reach its desired level of disability inclusion.
An indomitable father-daughter duo
We are heartened by the real life story published in this paper of a young girl leading her blind father from the crossbar of a rickshaw as he drives...
Impossible is nothing: Physically challenged Bangladeshi cricketers (video)
If you chase your dreams, you can break down barriers and achieve your dreams; this is exactly what young cricketer Tirtha has proven to us.
Empowering special needs people
IT is a sad reality in our country that people with special needs, instead of being supported, are shunned from mainstream society, denied their rightful opportunities for leading a normal life. To address this, various stakeholders at a talk have urged all 17 ministries in charge of development of people with disabilities to allocate a specific budget and a comprehensive plan of action geared towards empowering them.
CHALLENGING THE STIGMA
When Mizanur Rahman became enrolled into Jahanginagar University in 2006, he was not sure whether he would be able to continue to meet the costs of his education.