Raise allowance for differently-abled people

The Bangladesh Society for the Change and Advocacy Nexus (B-Scan) has urged the government to increase the allowance for the differently-abled people to Tk 2,000 from Tk 750 and provide jobs to them.

The demands were made during a human chain in front of the Bangladesh National Museum in Shahbagh on Friday. Differently-abled students, teachers and professionals took part in the event.

They called for stipends and allowances for each differently-abled student in the budget for the next fiscal year.

"The government should form a guideline so that differently-abled people can get jobs as part of its promise," said the B-Scan in a press release.

The platform works to protect the rights of the people with disabilities and change the mindset of the people towards them.

If a company employs more than 10 per cent differently-abled people, they should be provided with a tax cut of 5 per cent, the press release added.