This report is developed in response to UNDP's need to assess Bangladesh’s National Financial Policies and M&E mechanisms in order to recommend better implementation of gender-responsive policies supportive to Women's Economic Empowerment. This study was planned by the UNDP Bangladesh to strengthen its “Women's Empowerment for Inclusive Growth (WING)” program, implemented by UNDP, UN Women, and UNCDF in collaboration with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands that aims to contribute to women's inclusion in the local development process by supporting women's economic empowerment while minimizing the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.