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

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

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

She also questioned the effectiveness of fortified rice in addressing nutritional deficiencies, noting that there is no research on the issue

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
Bangladesh

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