Bangladesh Business and Disability Network (BBDN) has organised a job fair, where over 150 persons with disabilities got job.
The BBDN, Campaign for Popular Education (CAMPE) and Access Bangladesh Foundation, jointly organised the job fair titled ‘Job Fair for Person with Disabilities’ on 9 December 2017.
The organisers brought together 20 leading companies, like Grameenphone, Coats BD, Coca-Cola, Urmi Group, Gazi group, CGS, with over 200 young people with disabilities in the fair.
Prior to the event, a process took place that saw those looking for work matched with suitable employers, according to a media release.
In the job fair, 80 disable persons received letters of appointment through spot interview, and 72 got job through pre-interview coordinated by job matching committee.
Abul Kalam Azad, chief coordinator for Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Affairs, Prime Minister’s Office, was present as the chief guest in the programme.