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Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (MOWCA) of the Government of Bangladesh adopted the National Women Development Policy in 2011. Development of women is considered as the pre-condition to the national development and also it felt imperative to establish equal opportunity and equal rights for women. Bangladesh expressed its commitment towards the empowerment of women and the development of children by initialing in various charters and world plans and committed to their implementation [point 4: World Perspective and Bangladesh].