He said the government had undertaken “multifarious programmes” for the physically challenged persons. “We are considering establishing a Resource Centre for the physically challenged persons in each divisional city and, preserving quota for them in possible areas. “We will provide identity cards to all the physically challenged persons by using data from the database already created for them,” he said. “Along with this, we will reorganise the existing development programmes in this area and undertake new development plans”. Besides, Muhith said, the government had planned to build a sports complex of international standard for the physically challenged persons on 12 acres of khas land in Savar.

Source: bd News24 June 01, 2017 17:37 UTC