Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said, the Awami League government will arrange permanent accommodation and employment for differently able persons including people with autism aimed at securing their lives.' She said, "We have eight divisions. We will first ensure it (permanent accommodation and employment) in the eight divisions and in phases, we ...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has described the people with autism as an integral part of society, calling upon all to stand beside them to unfold their hidden talents."Don't neglect the people with autism ... they are an integral part of our society," she told the inaugural function of the 11th World Autism Awareness Day at Bangabandhu Internati...
Background Bangladesh from its very inception has prioritized the needs of persons with disabilities and was one of the first countries to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its optional protocol. After achieving independence in 1971 after a 9 month long war which witnessed one of the world’s worst g...