Persons with Disabilities

Budget must reflect a rights-based approach to disability

Bangladesh's budget allocation for persons with disabilities continues to be insufficient.

UNDP organises unique cricket match promoting inclusivity for persons with disabilities

UNDP organised “Empathy on Wheels,” a unique cricket match at Dhanmondi 4 cricket ground on December 3

International Day of Persons with Disabilities / Amplifying leadership for an inclusive and sustainable future

Bangladesh must introduce a “disability budget” to ensure inclusive progress.

International Day of Persons with Disabilities / From possibilities to policies: Transitioning to a disability-friendly Bangladesh

The road to a truly inclusive and disability-friendly Bangladesh is undoubtedly long and complex, but there is much potential for success.

Int’l Day of Persons with Disabilities / Shot, July heroes battle a harsh new reality

Rakib Hossain, a barber from Narayanganj, has been fighting two battles since the July mass uprising -- one for his health and another for his family’s survival.

Study finds significant gaps in disability-related data

The consultation workshop held on addressing gaps in data, social protection, and employment accessibility for persons with disabilities in Bangladesh

Trapped by societal attitudes / People with disabilities have been reduced to numbers and statistics

Most public spaces and buildings in the country are not equipped to accommodate individuals with disabilities.

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?”

Persons with disabilities are integral to innovative solutions

Ministers, government officials, persons with disabilities, civil society and private sector allies from Asia and the Pacific will gather on October 19-21 in Jakarta to mark the birth of a new era for 700 million persons with disabilities.

June 9, 2022
June 9, 2022

Disability allowance to go up to Tk 850

The government is going to increase the number of beneficiaries of disability allowance and their allowance amount.

July 21, 2017
July 21, 2017

What about justice for the unheard?

It is a long and difficult struggle for persons with intellectual, hearing and speech disabilities

February 15, 2016
February 15, 2016

Persons with disabilities

People with disabilities, at a recent workshop, have demanded equal access to all tiers of politics and we unequivocally endorse their demand.

December 31, 2015
December 31, 2015

Persons with disabilities more prolific

It is heartening to find that persons with disabilities in our country have better output and are more loyal to their employers than other persons.

November 14, 2015
November 14, 2015

Global Goals and Persons with Disabilities

An estimated one billion people with disabilities that constitute 15 percent of the world's population may have something to be...

November 14, 2015
November 14, 2015

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...

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