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Meet the steering committee

The Equal Bangladesh campaign is headed by a steering committee made up of representatives from across the country.

Find out more about the Equal Bangladesh campaign

Equal Bangladesh
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Nasima Akter

National Council of Disabled Women

Barriers faced by people with disabilities in Bangladesh include: “Accessibility, transport, washrooms.”

To create a more equal Bangladesh we need to: “Prioritise work with organisations of people with disabilities, and work with women with disabilities.”

My biggest hope for the campaign is: “That the Disability Act 2013 will be implemented.”

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Bashir Al-Hossain

National Grassroots Disabilities Organization

Barriers faced by people with disabilities in Bangladesh include: “Access, education, justice, employment and implementation of the law.”

To create a more equal Bangladesh we need to: “Work on [establishing] a disability focal point, implementation of law committees, a disability budget and more.”

My biggest hope for the campaign is: “That it will unite all organisations of persons with disabilities.”

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Morjina Ahmed

Disabled Welfare Society

Barriers faced by people with disabilities in Bangladesh include: “Accessibility and financial establishment.”

To create a more equal Bangladesh we need to: “Raise our united voices.”

My biggest hope for the campaign is: “That we achieve proper implementation of the Disability Act 2013.”

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Jahangir Alam

Centre for Disability in Development

Barriers faced by people with disabilities in Bangladesh include: “Inaccessible infrastructure, inaccessible information, discrimination within the system.”

To create a more equal Bangladesh we need: “More policy advocacy and campaigning, both at local and national levels with the government and non-governmental organisations. Also to strengthen capacities of organisations of people with disabilities.”

My biggest hope for the campaign is: “Equality with equitable support in the whole development process, for meaningful representation of persons with disabilities.”

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Mohammed Shahidul Islam

Tangail Disabled People’s Organization to Development

My biggest hope for the campaign is: “That we can establish a parliamentary caucus.”

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Mohammed Antaj Ali

Manikganj Disabled People’s Organization to Development

 

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Salma Mahbub

Bangladesh Society for the Change and Advocacy Nexus (B-SCAN)

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Nasrin Jahan

Disabled Child Foundation

 

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