The New Nation - Internet Edition

DU Correspondent

"In our country many disabled men and woman have taken higher education successfully but it is very unfortunate that due to disability they were deprived of getting a better job and attend Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination. It is contradictory with our constitution."

Mosharraf Hossain Chowdhury, a person handicapped with the vision said this in a press conference, which was jointly organised by Action on Disability and Development (ADD) and 'Disabled Students Right Preservation Association' (DSRPS) at Dhaka University Journalists Union conference room TSC yesterday.

Addressing the programme speakers said, 'Approximately one lakh fifty thousand disabled men and women live in our country. Without their participation our country could not be developed, they added.

It may be mentioned that disabled men and women participated in the 26th and 27th BCS examinations but in 28th BCS examination they were barred from participating in it.

ADD and DSRPS formed human chain demanding their right to participate in the BCS examination on November 22.