Department of Women Affairs under the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs

Department of Women Affairs under the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs

Women and Children Affairs and Social Welfare Minister Prof Dr A Z M Zahid Hossain spoke as the chief guest at a cheque distribution ceremony at the Bangladesh Shishu Academy. Photo: BSS

Training, support to be ensured to make women self-reliant: Zahid

He said that in the future, government assistance would be provided to relevant associations and organizations based on an assessment of field-level performance and efficiency.

At a roundtable titled “Making Social Security Programmes of Bangladesh More Nutrition Sensitive” on 5 Feb. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

Tk800 monthly allowance for poor pregnant women not acceptable: Social welfare adviser

The Department of Women Affairs signs a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) aiming at enhancing gender equality and women’s empowerment in Bangladesh. The MoU was signed by Keya Khan, director general of the department, and Sudhir Muralidharan, country manager of UNOPS Bangladesh, at the department’s office in Dhaka recently. Photo: Courtesy

Women Affairs Dept signs MoU with UNOPS to promote gender equality, inclusive development