Minister of Women and Children Affairs
| People's Republic of Bangladesh Adviser of Women and Children Affairs | |
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| বাংলাদেশের মহিলা ও শিশু বিষয়ক উপদেষ্টা | |
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| Style |
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| Type | Cabinet Minister |
| Status | Adviser |
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| Reports to |  Chief Adviser |
| Seat | Bangladesh Secretariat |
| Nominator | Chief Adviser of Bangladesh |
| Appointer | President of Bangladesh on the advice of the Chief Adviser |
| Term length | Interim or Chief Adviser's pleasures |
| Inaugural holder | Begum Badrunnessa Ahmed |
| Formation | 20 January 1972 |
| Salary | ৳245000 (US$2,000) per month (incl. allowances) |
| Website | mowca.portal.gov.bd |
The Women and Children Affairs Minister of Bangladesh is the minister in charge of the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs of the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. He is also the minister of all departments, directorates and agencies under the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs.[1][2]
List of ministers, advisers and state ministers
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- Political parties
- Other factions
| No. | Name | Designation | From | To | Administration | ||
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| 1 | Begum Badrunnessa Ahmed | Minister of State | 1973 | 1974[a] | Mujib III | ||
| 2 | Taslima Abed | 1980 | 1982 | Zia | Sattar | ||
| 3 | Najma Chowdhury | Adviser | 31 March 1996 | 23 June 1996 | Habib | ||
| 4 | Mozammel Hossain | Minister of State | 1996 | 1998 | Hasina I | ||
| 5 | Zinnatunnessa Talukdar | 13 June 1998 | 15 July 2001 | ||||
| 6 | Rokia Afzal Rahman | Adviser | 15 July 2001 | 10 October 2001 | Latifur | ||
| 6 | Alamgir Kabir | Minister of State | 16 May 2006 | 23 October 2006 | Khaleda II | ||
| 7 | Rasheda K Chowdhury | Adviser | 12 January 2007 | 6 January 2009 | Iajuddin Fakhruddin | ||
| 8 | Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury | Minister of State | 6 January 2009 | 30 April 2013 | Hasina II | ||
| 9 | Meher Afroz Chumki | 2 June 2013 | 3 January 2019 | Hasina III | |||
| 10 | Fazilatun Nessa Indira | 13 July 2019 | 10 January 2024 | Hasina IV | |||
| 11 | Simeen Hussain Rimi | 11 January 2024 | 6 August 2024 | Hasina V | |||
| 12 | Sharmeen Murshid | Adviser | 22 August 2024 | Incumbent | Yunus | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Government of Bangladesh and WFP Empower nearly 100,000 Women with Investment Grants. ReliefWeb (Report). World Food Programme. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ "Bangladesh, WFP empower nearly 100,000 women with investment grants". Dhaka Tribune. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Until her death on 25 May 1974