White cane a symbol of limitless potential, not limitation: Sharmin | News

DHAKA, Oct 15, 2025 (BSS) – Social Welfare and Women and Children Affairs Adviser Sharmeen S Murshid today said the white cane is not a sign of limitation but a symbol of independence, awareness, and empowerment. “The white cane represents freedom. It signifies not restriction, but limitless potential. Blindness is not a defeat—it is a new way of seeing the world,” she told a discussion marking World White Cane Safety Day 2025 at the National Foundation for Development of the Disabled Persons (NFDDP) in Mirpur, Dhaka. Sharmin said under the interim government, the Ministry of Social Welfare, through NFDDP, continues to work for improving the quality of life and protecting the rights of all persons with disabilities, including those who...