Report Date: March 2015

The Bangladesh Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS 2012-2013) was conducted from December�2012 to April 2013 by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Planning. Technical and financial�support for the survey was provided by the United Nations Children�s Fund (UNICEF) in Bangladesh.�MICS 2012-2013 provides valuable information and the latest evidence on the situation of children�and women in Bangladesh, updating information from the previous 2006 Bangladesh MICS survey�as well as earlier data collected in the MICS rounds since 1996.�The survey presents data from an equity perspective by indicating disparities by sex, area, division,�education, living standards, and other characteristics. Bangladesh MICS 2012-2013 is based on a�sample of 51,895 households interviewed and provides a comprehensive picture of children and�women in the seven divisions of the country.