Sangsad Bhaban, June 11 -- Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Thursday said the government is prioritising strengthened legal and scientific capacity to protect women and children, alongside expanding social protection, rehabilitation, and economic empowerment programmes in the proposed budget for fiscal year 2026-27.

Presenting the budget in the Jatiya Sangsad, the Finance Minister said initiatives under the Multisectoral Programme on violence against women have led to the establishment of a National Forensic DNA Profiling Laboratory and seven divisional DNA screening laboratories, aimed at improving investigation and justice delivery in cases of abuse.

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