The Disability Alliance on SDGs Bangladesh, a network of 26 national and international organisations working for promoting disability rights in Bangladesh, has called on the government of Bangladesh for making country’s sixth Population and Housing Census (PHC)-2021 disability inclusive.
The Alliance made this appeal to the government in a webinar on Wednesday.
MA. Mannan, Minister for Planning, attended the webinar as the chief guest with Ghose Subobrata, Deputy Director General of Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics attending the event as the special guest, and Monsur Ahmed Choudhury, Trustee, Impact Foundation, as the chair.
The Alliance has also put forward a few specific recommendations to the government to make the PHC 2021 disability inclusive.
The Planning Minister has highlighted the government’s efforts to ensure rights for the people with disabilities. In this regard, he said, the ‘Persons with Disabilities Rights and Protection Act 2013’ has been enacted and the Action Plan on Disability has been prepared by the government in 2019.
He said the BBS would put all efforts to gather the data of the people with disabilities in the upcoming Census 2021 and consult with organisations of persons with disabilities.