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Sir Peter Parker was Chairman of BR at the time and the British Railways Board included Tom Libby and wheelchair user Bill Buchanan, who was "Special Adviser on the Disabled". [3] Tom Libby and Bill Buchanan together with Sir Bert Massie (RADAR) were tasked to design and develop the Disabled Persons Railcard. The Railcard initially cost £5.
Government of Bangladesh: Headquarters: Posts and Telecommunications Division, Bangladesh Secretariat ICT Tower, Agargaon, Dhaka: Annual budget ৳ 5293 crore (US$440 million) (2024-2025) Adviser responsible
Bangladesh is a party to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), having signed the treaty on 9 May 2007 and ratified it soon after on 30 November 2007. [4] On 9 October 2013, Bangladesh passed a bill called the Persons with Disabilities' Rights and Protection Act 2013, which implemented its obligations ...
Headquarters of Bangladesh Post Office. The Bangladesh Post Office [1] (Bengali: বাংলাদেশ ডাক বিভাগ) also known by trade name Bangla Post is a government-operated agency responsible for providing postal services in Bangladesh. It is a subsidiary of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information ...
The 16-17 Saver was introduced in 2019 [3] in order to allow people aged 16 and 17 to access child fares, which are normally only available to children under 16. [4] The railcard costs £30.00 for a year (or until the holder's 18th birthday, whichever is sooner), [5] and offers up to 50% off rail fares, the same as child rate tickets.
The Bangladesh Awami League government cancelled the reformation and restructure process on 26 May 2016. [4] The government of Bangladesh passed the Rights and Protection of Persons with Disabilities Act in 2013 to protect disabled individuals. [5] The foundation operates specialized schools for disabled students in Bangladesh. [6] [7]
The railcard was designed to reduce the number of people incurring fines for forgetting their railcard and remove the wait for obtaining a physical railcard in the post or at a station. A phone can display the railcard without an active internet connection, as long as the device had connected to the internet in the past 72 hours. [9]
Bangladesh National Social Welfare Council traces its origins to Social Welfare Council in 1956 to look after the welfare of Biharis who moved to East Pakistan after the Partition of India. After Bangladesh became an independent country in 1971, the council was founded through a resolution in parliament and renamed Bangladesh Social Welfare ...