Ministry of Women and Children Affairs

The ministry is focused on strengthening legal and scientific frameworks, including the Sexual Harassment Prevention Act and DNA profiling, to combat violence against women and children.

Minister appointment date 2026-02-17 confirmed by TBS, Daily Star, and Wikipedia (A.Z.M. Zahid Hossain article). Budget figure Tk 5,078 crore for FY2025-26 cross-checked across New Age BD and Daily Star budget coverage; prior year Tk 5,222 crore confirmed by same sources. Ministry originally founded as Women Affairs Ministry in 1978 (not 1971); renamed to include Children Affairs in 1994 -- per Wikipedia and mowca.gov.bd About page. Bengali name changed December 2025 from Mahila to Nari per Wikipedia. Maternity allowance beneficiary figures (7.70 lakh mothers, 2.75 lakh lactating mothers, 63 daycare centres) sourced from MoWCA presentation (March 2023 PDF) and ILO-SPC maternity protection study (September 2025); the Tk 800/month rate and 36-month duration are from MoF budget grant documents. Staff count not disclosed in available primary sources -- field left null. Annual budget converted: Tk 5,078 crore = Tk 50,780,000,000 BDT (1 crore = 10,000,000). Violence statistics for April 2026 (312 cases) from ISHR Bangladesh brief April 2026.