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Staff Reporter

Speakers at a discussion in the city yesterday urged the government to reserve quota and implement it in every private and public sector for the women with disabilities.

They demanded for taking initiative to ensure their easier accessibility in all public places and transports. National statistics should be maintained and a new act should be enacted for their empowerment, they added.

This consultation came out at a discussion on 'Women with Disabilities Rights Implementation' organised by Bangladesh Protibandhi Kalyan Samity (BPKS) with the assistance of European commission at the National Press Club in the city.

Speakers said, "the girl-child with disabilities is considered as a 'curse' of the families. Parents try to hide the child and do not like to send them to schools."

They also said national movement is needed to change our mind set about the disabled child and woman.

Addressing as a chief guest, AHM Rezaul Karim, Secretary of Environment and Forest ministry said, the work force of the women with disabilities should be integrated with the mainstream force by taking proper initiatives.

Ashrafunnahar Mishty, coordinator of BPKS presented the keynote paper, while Abdus sattar, Executive Director of BPKS moderated the dialogue.

Mishty in her presentation said special arrangements should be kept for the empowerment of the women with disabilities in all spheres of life. The disabled women are also deprived of sports or any kind of recreation, she added.