'Work for children with autism'
Saima Wajed Hossain, daughter of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, visits 'Proyash', a school for children with special needs, at Dhaka Cantonment in the city yesterday.Photo: ISPR
Saima Wajed Putul, an autism and clinical psychology specialist, yesterday urged people to extend hands for children with autism to make them worthy citizens of Bangladesh. “I will dedicate the rest of my life to the welfare of the children with disabilities particularly to the children with autism,” she told the reporters while visiting to 'Proyash,' an army-run institute for the children with special needs, at the Dhaka Cantonment. Saima, also Bangladesh country representative of “Autism Speaks,” member of National Association of School of Psychologist-USA, called upon affluent people and philanthropists to extend hands for establishing special institutes in Bangladesh like Proyash. Lauding service standard of the organisation Saima, also daughter of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, mentioned that even many such centres in western countries could not provide such care and services. “I found the parents here are happy (because of the service of Proyash), I am also happy,” said Saima after a meeting with its teachers and guardians of the children with special needs. Prime minister's defence adviser's wife Begum Shaheen Siddique, Proyash's chief patron and army chief's wife Begum Syeda Sharifa Mubeen and spouses of navy and air force chives Begum Shabnam Ahmed and Begum Shamima Zia and chairman of the facility Brigadier General Shahrafat Hossain and Principal Lieutenant Colonel Fakhrul Ahsan accompanied Saima during the visit. Proyash was founded on July 18, 2006 with 17 students from families of armed forces when it was called “Sena Sahaok School” and it was renamed as Proyash in 2009 when it started admission for students from outside the cantonments. The Proyash chairman told Saima that they took a project to expand the facility at a cost of Tk 60 crore to provide residential facilities to the students with disabilities at the new six-storey building.
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