Government moves to offer market-driven tech trades for women
Equip District Training Centers with Modern Technology
- District training facilities will be upgraded with modern tech equipment while trainee data will be tracked systematically via MIS
- The government aims to empower women through high-demand technical trades, specialized entrepreneurial seed capital, and institutional market integration.
- Over 8.15 crore Taka disbursed to registered voluntary women societies across three financial grant cat
The government has issued strict directives to make all district-level training centers fully operational immediately by equipping them with state-of-the-art technological tools and engineering facilities. The goal is to move beyond conventional certification and transform female trainees into self-reliant, tech-driven entrepreneurs capable of meeting real-world industry demands.
The directive was delivered on 2 September 2026, Wednesday, by Minister for Women and Children Affairs and Social Welfare, Professor Dr. A Z M Zahid Hossain, speaking as the chief guest at a grant distribution ceremony for voluntary women’s associations under the Department of Women Affairs held at the Bangladesh Shishu Academy Auditorium.
Addressing the gathering, the Minister emphasized that future allocations and institutional assistance to registered societies will depend strictly on field-level efficiency, technological adoption, and verified performance. To maintain a transparent digital repository of skilled human resources, he stressed the mandatory logging of every trainee’s academic and operational profile into an integrated Management Information System (MIS).
Professor Dr. A Z M Zahid Hossain noted that Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is working dedicatedly to build an inclusive, equitable, and humane nation. As per election pledges, family cards are being disbursed to citizens irrespective of religion, caste, ethnicity, or political ideology to establish algorithmic transparency and equity in state support.
He highlighted that to ensure commercial scalability for local innovators, authorities will provide specialized training in supply chain logistics, early-stage seed funding, and multidimensional institutional support. Additionally, taking advantage of the expanding global care economy, specialized tech-integrated caregiving courses will be rolled out at the district tier. He also urged swift recruitment against existing vacancies in the Department of Women Affairs and called for a concerted social campaign against child marriage, dowry, and violence against women.
During the event, financial grants for the 2025–2026 fiscal year were officially disbursed: 8,15,02,600 BDT in general grants to 3,180 associations across three categories; 35,00,000 BDT in revolving grants across 70 associations in 40 districts; and 23,94,300 BDT in discretionary grants to 69 organizations across 21 districts.
The session was presided over by the Secretary of the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, Dr. Rowshan Ara Begum, with an opening address delivered by the Director General of the Department of Women Affairs, Shayla Sharmin Zaman. Eliza Zaman, Member of the Central Grant Distribution Committee, was present as the special guest, alongside Director General of the Department of Social Services Shah Mohammad Mahbub and other senior institutional officials.
//DBTech/RHPR/MIST//
