Disabilities
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USAID and MJF launch Ekota project to empower people with disabilities
May 10, 2023The inception ceremony of the Ekota (Unity) Project, a joint initiative of USAID and Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF), was held on 10 May 2023 at BRAC Center Inn in Mohakhali. The project aims to enhance the... -
Overcoming adversities: the positive lives of women with disabilities in society
Mar 23, 2023The life of an individual person with the identity “A Girl-child with disability” and “A Woman with disability” in society begins with negative images of other persons in society. This attributed image compels struggling in almost... -
GoB will build international standard para-sports complex for athletes with disabilities
Mar 13, 2020Mr Md Zahid Ahsan Russel, minister of state for youth and sports of Bangladesh, said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has allocated land near the National Parliament House in the capital to build an international standard complex... -
UN calls for more support for people with disabilities
Jul 26, 2018Saying a world free from discrimination was possible, the head of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Achim Steiner urged nations to work together to ensure equal rights for people with disabilities. “A world free from... -
Mushrooms can be the answer for people with Disabilities
Jul 15, 2016Tanzina Nitol: When Kajal was a baby, a sudden attack of untreated fever left her legs immobile. Unable to handle this pressure, on top of the extreme poverty they were already suffering from, Kajal’s father fled. ... -
UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Jun 18, 2016News Hour: The results of the election of nine new members to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, held in New York on Tuesday 14 June, have been announced. Ghanaian nominee...
