{"id":1929,"date":"2022-09-07T19:56:44","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T19:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hopenyrotaryclub.org\/?page_id=1929"},"modified":"2026-03-09T17:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T11:45:00","slug":"message","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bangladeshdrishtihinfoundation.org\/?page_id=1929","title":{"rendered":"Message"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1929\" class=\"elementor elementor-1929\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-baa7a41 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"82494\" data-id=\"baa7a41\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-8890196 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-eae-slider=\"86116\" data-id=\"8890196\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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President\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a27bbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5a27bbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">&nbsp;<br>\nAbul Kalam Azad, President\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2c9438 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2c9438\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Welcome to the official website of the Bangladesh Drishtihin Foundation (BDF).<br \/>Our journey began in 1988-89 after witnessing the stark lack of preventive, curative, and rehabilitative services for the visually impaired in our country<br \/>Faced with the dismaying reality of increasing blindness each year, BDF was established on February 07, 1989, to ensure vision care, inclusive education, and full 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innovation and by mobilizing a dedicated network of partners, donors, and volunteers<br \/>Our Vision is a world defined by solidarity and inclusion, where every individual\u2014regardless of their physical challenges or economic hardship\u2014can live with the dignity and respect they deserve.<\/p><p>Over the decades, BDF has evolved into a premier organization for community eye care<br \/>We have conducted approximately 500 mobile eye camps across 40 districts, providing surgeries and essential treatments to thousands<br \/>Furthermore, our 100-bed general hospital in Dhaka serves the most disadvantaged populations, while our Community-Based Rehabilitation (CBR) programs bring inclusive education and training directly to those who need it most.<\/p><p>We believe that by working together, we can build a more accessible world that promotes the fundamental rights of the marginalized<br \/>I invite you to join us in our mission to bring light and opportunity to the lives of the visually 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