Minister stresses skills, equipment and aid for persons with disabilities
Women and Children Affairs and Social Welfare Minister Prof Dr AZM Zahid Hossain today said persons with disabilities can become active members of society if they are provided with appropriate skills, necessary equipment and financial assistance.
He said the government has a specific and inclusive work plan to ensure that persons with disabilities are not left behind in any aspect of national development.
The minister made the remarks while addressing a workshop as the chief guest, organized by the Blind Education and Rehabilitation Development Organization (BARD) at Mirpur in the capital on the occasion of World White Cane Safety Day.
He said no section of society has been excluded from the government's development plans.
Building an inclusive and humane Bangladesh through the participation of all citizens is the government's primary goal, he added.
