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Fighting a Lifetime of Prejudice

Disabled Bangladeshis face abuse, discrimination and even murder. (AFP/GETTY)

When Umme Ranjona was young, her friends would tease her and call her names. Even her brothers and sisters joined in. "Langri", they would call her, Bengali slang for "cripple".

Struck with polio when she was just a year old, Ranjona was left with a disability to her leg that meant she could not join in some of the games the children played.

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