HISTORY - Bangladesh Blind Mission

Bangladesh Blind Mission

Our History

BBM is a Non-Profit; Non-government and non-political organization established in 1992 by local development workers working for the socio-economic upliftment of the poor and marginalized people in Bangladesh. BBM is a registered NGO Affairs Bureau (Reg. No 858) and Social Welfare Department (Reg. no. Dha-02951). It has a 7 member’s honorary executive committee and 29 dedicated employees in addition to contractual professionals. It is based in Dhaka, Bangladesh with different regional offices in district level.

The organization since its inception has been working for improvement of health, education, livelihood and other basic human rights. Main thrust of BBM’s program is to address various public health problem especially non-communicable diseases e.g. blindness, tobacco related problem, diabetes, disability etc.

The purpose of BBM is to combat causes of disability and to support a rights-based society for persons with disability, through the provision of better services for people based on sound evidence for program planners working to control public health problem and disability in Bangladesh. BBM services include evidence gather by conducting various research on public health issues specially on non communicable diseases, awareness raising and harm reduction on tobacco related products, identification and provide referral services to the persons with disabilities e.g. surgery and treatment, primary eye care, assistive devices, therapy, rehabilitation, inclusive education, advocacy, and training.