Disabled people give job interview in video conferencing

State
Minister of Information and Communication Junayed Ahmed Polok focused on the
need to include the disabled people in the standard of improvement, said the
incapacitated individuals are not ready to be especially equipped. Disable
people are not burdened; in reality, they are the asset of the nation. He
stated the government is executing different projects to empower the
individuals who are especially equipped for preparing them in different fields
including ICT. He urged the majorities to be increasingly cognizant and
conscious particularly to the impaired.
The
State Minister said this while addressing the closing and prize distribution
program of 'National IT Competition for Youth Disabled-2019' mutually by the
Department of Information and Communication Technology and Asia Pacific
University at the University of Asia Pacific Campus premises situated at Green
Road.
During
this time, Polok stated, the extent of the disabilities that were found in the
society before is no longer there. People of this country have been aware of
the last 10 years under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her
well-known daughter Saima Wazed Putul. So as to guarantee the rights and
welfare of the diabled, the 'Disability Protection Act' has been established in
2013. We are working to ensure their rights in society. They didn't
notwithstanding sitting in the house being inert, rather contributing to the
development of the nation with their very own talent and capability.
He
also said that online job portal will be made for these minorities. They can
apply online by exchanging information, especially in accordance to their qualification
and also give and take job interviews through video conferencing. Employer will
contact the employee of any place from anywhere.
He
communicated that employment would be arranged for debilitated individuals
through training. He said that in the following one year, there will be courses
of action for preparing of 3,000 impaired young people in 7 provincial
workplaces of Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC). In the next five years, the
employment of 10 lakh young people in the ICT sector will be arranged, where at
least one percent will be the disabled one.
Chairman
of the Board of Trustees of the University of Asia Pacific Manzur Ahmed
Chowdhury, Executive Director of BCC Parthapratim Debsaha along with the other senior
officials of the ICT Department spoke on the occasion.
After
that, the names of three winners were announced in four categories from 100
contestants participating in different district IT competitions.