"Athletes with disabilities will be provided with all kinds of facilities in this complex," he said while addressing a function at the BRAC Centre in the city.

The event, a special lecture followed by a press briefing, was organised on the occasion of Dhaka visit by Taguchi Aki, former celebrated athlete of Paralympic and currently vice president of Paralympians Association of Japan.

The visit is part of a campaign to raise public awareness about the Paralympic Games and the importance of establishing an inclusive society for the greater wellbeing of everyone, particularly the persons with disabilities.

The Embassy of Japan, in cooperation with BRAC, arranged the programme.

Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ito Naoki also spoke at the event.

"Persons with disabilities have a lot to contribute to the wellbeing of the society. Twenty-five years ago, I received severe injury in my spinal cord in an accident,” Aki said.

She mentioned that she could not stand on her feet. “Later on, I took up beam rifle. At one point, I represented my country in the Paralympic Games and made history as I had passed into the final round."

Calling on the persons with disabilities in Bangladesh to engage in sports, she said, "I want persons with disabilities to come forward to take up sports and bring honour for Bangladesh."

Aki represented Japan in the shooting events for three years in a row at the Paralympic Games which are Athens 2004, Beijing 2008 and London 2012.

In the morning, she visited the Neurodevelopmental disability centre (NDD) operated by BRAC Education Programme in Korail slums in the capital.

"During my visit to the BRAC School, I had caught sight of a school playground nearby. There I saw all other children were playing with the children with disabilities. It's a scene that you'll witness in a very few countries of the world. BRAC is doing commendable work. This is what the reality should be everywhere,” she said.