RAJSHAHI, May 31, 2022 (BSS)- Like Savar, Centre for the Rehabilitation of
the Paralyzed (CRP) is going to be established in the divisional city of
Rajshahi for the welfare of the patients concerned.
 
Rajshahi Mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton has donated 15 bighas of land for
establishment of the centre in the city's Kapasia area and signed a contract
in early February last to set up the centre in the name of CRP Rajshahi
Shaheed Kamaruzzaman and Zahanara Zaman.

Mayor Liton, elder son of Shaheed Kamaruzzaman and Zahanara Zaman, handed
over the deed and other documents of the donated land to the CRP officials at
his city bhaban office this noon.

Upon establishment of the centre, around 5,000 patients suffering from stroke
and other physical impairments will get treatment and rehabilitation
facilities every year.

Apart from this, students and others concerned can avail scopes of study and
gather knowledge on different issues, including spinal cord injury,
artificial limb and other assistive devices making, physiotherapy,
occupational therapy and speech and language therapy.

CRP Chief of Admin Ataur Rahman, Principal of Bangladesh Health Profession
Institute Dr Omor Ali Sarker and Manager of CRP, Rajshahi Soma Begum were
present on the occasion.
 
Mayor Liton said time has come to empower persons with spinal cord injuries
(SCI) for sustainable growth and development to ensure their rights and
entitlement in the society.
 
Emphasis should be given on establishing policy and rules to exclusively
protect the interests of persons with SCI in the society.
 
All of us should work together to create a favorable environment for the SCI
people by removing various social, economic and infrastructural barriers.
 
In his remark, Ataur Rahman said the CRP was founded at Savar to establish
the rights of the people with spinal cord injuries. It is encouraging SCI
people to continue their education, higher education and they have been
providing financial assistance for many students.
 
He lauded the initiative and said there should be adequate measures and
interventions for rehabilitation of the physically challenged people to free
them from their plights.
 
Rahman mentioned that the people with disabilities caused by spinal cord
injuries are subjected to repression and negligence from their families
alongside society.
 
So, they need community support for their proper rehabilitation. He also said
that community people should take up the responsibility of creating an
enabling environment for them in the society to improve their participation
and accessibility to services and resources.