National Disabled Development Foundation ( bn, জাতীয় প্রতিবন্ধী উন্নয়ন ফাউন্ডেশন), also known as Jatiyo Protibondhi Unnayan Foundation, is a government agency responsible for the welfare of disabled people in Bangladesh and is located in

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

. It is under the Ministry of Social Welfare.

History

On 3 December 1997, Prime Minister

Sheikh Hasina Sheikh Hasina Wazed (''née'' Sheikh Hasina ; ; bn, শেখ হাসিনা ওয়াজেদ, Shēkh Hasinā, , born 28 September 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Prime Minister ...

declared the intention to form a foundation to look after the welfare of disabled people on the occasion of

International Day of Persons with Disabilities International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3) is an international observance promoted by the United Nations since 1992. It has been observed with varying degrees of success around the planet. The observance of the Day aims to promot ...

. The National Disabled Development Foundation was established on 16 November 1999 by the

Government of Bangladesh The Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার — ) is the central executive government of Bangladesh. The government was constituted by the Con ...

. The foundation was restructured by the

Fakhruddin Ahmed Fakhruddin Ahmed (born 1 May 1940) is a Bangladeshi economist, civil servant, and a former governor of the Bangladesh Bank, the country's central bank. On 12 January 2007, he was appointed Chief Adviser (Head of the Government) of the non-p ...

led Caretaker Government in 2007. The Bangladesh Awami LEague government cancelled the reformation and restructure process on 26 May 2016. The government of Bangladesh passed Rights and Protection of Persons with Disabilities Act in 2013 to protect disabled individuals. The foundation operates specialized schools for disabled students in Bangladesh.

References

Government agencies of Bangladesh 1999 establishments in Bangladesh Organisations based in Dhaka {{Bangladesh-org-stub