Women and Children Affairs Minister Abu Zafar Md. Zahid Hossain told the national parliament that the government has initiated steps to set up One Stop Crisis Centers (OCCs) in all government medical college hospitals across Bangladesh. He made the announcement while responding to a parliamentary notice on violence against women and children, chaired by Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed. The centers aim to provide integrated medical, legal, psychological, and rehabilitation support to victims of abuse.
The minister said OCCs were first launched in eight medical colleges and later expanded to six more, bringing the total to 15 centers currently in operation. Each center is staffed with 22 personnel, including doctors, nurses, police officers, a clinical psychologist, and legal officers. So far, 81,928 victims have received services, including those affected by physical and sexual violence and burn injuries. There are also 95 One Stop Crisis Cells operating in districts and upazilas.
The government plans to gradually expand these centers to all 64 districts and every upazila. A Quick Response Team has also been introduced to assist victims promptly and ensure legal action against perpetrators.
সংসদ রিপোর্টার প্রকাশ : ১০ জুন ২০২৬, ২০: ১১ নির্যাতনের শিকার নারী ও শিশুদের সমন্বিত সহায়তা দিতে দেশের সব সরকারি মেডিকেল কলেজ হাসপাতালে ওয়ান স্টপ ক্রাইসিস সেন্টার চালুর উদ্যোগ নেওয়া হয়েছে বলে জাতীয় সংসদে জানিয়েছেন মহিলা ও শিশু বিষয়ক মন্ত্রী আবু জাফর ম
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