DHAKA, May 5, 2024 (BSS) - A group of disabled people under the banner
'Sangkhudda Pradibandi Nagarik Samaj (SPNS) put forward an 11-point demand
including increasing the disability allowance to Taka 5,000 in the next
national budget.

"We're now getting Taka 850 as disability allowance which is not enough for
us. We request the government to increase the allowance to Taka 5,000 in the
budget for fiscal year 2024-25," they said at a press conference at Jahur
Hossain Chowdhury conference hall of Jatiya Press Club here today.

SPNS members have been maintaining inhumane life as they are deprived of
various opportunities of the government, they said and urged the government
to create jobs for disabled people in both public and private sectors.

SPNS leaders said they will give a memorandum to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
next week in support of their demands. They will also give the memorandum to
the Deputy Commissioners (DC) as part of their programme, they added.

Their demands also include formulation of a special policy regarding
recruitment of disable people to the government jobs and creating a
disability fund of Taka 1,000 crore through the Bangladesh Bank in the next
budget.

SPNS leader Major (retd) Md Zahirul Islam, its convener Sabrina Sultana,
member secretary Iftekher Mahmud and Uzzala Bonik were, among others, present
at the press conference.