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BSS, Rangpur

Speakers at a seminar here on Saturday urged all to stop repression on disabled people and ensure their rights.

They also stressed the need for establishing their rights to education, employments, medicare facilities, rehabilitation and legal aids. They were addressing the seminar on "Role of civil society in preventing repression on the disabled people" organised by Legal Aid Committee (LAC) of Action on Disability and Development (ADD) at Raja Ram Mohan Club hall room. District and Sessions Judge of Rangpur M Hassan Imam was present on the occasion as the chief guest with LAC Advocate MA Basher Tipu in the chair.

Additional District and Sessions Judge Zoarder Mohammad Amirul Islam, Mayor of Rangpur municipality AKM Abdur Rouf Manik, President of Rangpur Ainjibi Samity Advocate Abdur Rashid Chowdhury, its secretary Badrul Islam Chunnu, Senior Officer of ADD Shakil Ahmed, were present as the special guests.

Programme support officer of ADD Tamzida Zannati presented the keynote paper.