Professor Dr. A.Z.M. Zahid Hossain has been appointed as the minister in charge of both the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs and the Ministry of Social Welfare. The announcement follows his election as a Member of Parliament from Dinajpur-6, marking his first term in the national legislature and his first inclusion in the cabinet.

Party sources described his appointment as recognition of his long political experience and organizational skills. Dr. Hossain has been active in the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), serving as a member of the chairperson’s advisory council in 2010, later becoming a central vice-chairman in 2016, and most recently being elected to the party’s standing committee on August 16, 2024.

Residents of Dinajpur-6, which includes Birampur, Nawabganj, Ghoraghat, and Hakimpur upazilas, expressed hope that he will contribute significantly to local development, social welfare, and the advancement of women and children’s rights.