Wikipedia
Ministry of Liberation War Affairs (Bangladesh)
The Ministry of Liberation War Affairs (Bengali: মুক্তিযুদ্ধ বিষয়ক মন্ত্রণালয়, abbreviated as MoLWA) is the ministry responsible for the preservation of war memorials and the welfare of Freedom Fighters.[3]
| Bengali: মুক্তিযুদ্ধ বিষয়ক মন্ত্রণালয় Muktijodho Bishyok Montranaloi | |
Government of Bangladesh Seal | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 23 October 2001[1] |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Bangladesh |
| Headquarters | Secretariat, Dhaka |
| Minister responsible | |
| Agency executive |
|
| Website | Ministry of Liberation War Affairs |
History edit
In 2016, the Bangladeshi cabinet rejected a proposal of the ministry to raise the retirement age of freedom fighters.[4] Mozammel Haque called for a review of ties with Pakistan.[5]
Directorate edit
Ministers edit
| # | Portrait | Minister (Birth-Death) | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Prime Minister | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Period | |||||||
| Minister of Liberation War Affairs | |||||||||
| 1 | Redwan Ahmed রেদোয়ান আহমেদ MP for Comilla-6 (State Minister) | 23 October 2001 | 22 May 2003 | 1 year, 211 days | Bangladesh Nationalist Party | Khaleda II | Khaleda Zia | ||
| Minister of Liberation War Affairs | |||||||||
| 2 | Dhiraj Kumar Nath ধীরাজ কুমার নাথ (1945–2018) (Adviser) | 26 October 2006 | 11 January 2007 | 77 days | Independent | Iajuddin (Caretaker) | Iajuddin Ahmed | ||
| 3 | Major General (Retd.) M. A. Matin মেজর জেনারেল (অব.) ম. অ. মতিন (Adviser) | 11 January 2007 | 6 January 2009 | 1 year, 361 days | Fakhruddin (Caretaker) | Fakhruddin Ahmed | |||
| 4 | AB Tajul Islam আ. ব. তাজুল ইসলাম (born 1951) MP for Brahmanbaria-6 (State Minister) | 6 January 2009 | 14 January 2014 | 5 years, 8 days | Awami League | Hasina II | Sheikh Hasina | ||
| 5 | AKM Mozammel Haque আ. ক. ম. মোজাম্মেল হক (born 1946) MP for Gazipur-1 | 14 January 2014 | Incumbent | 10 years, 130 days | Hasina III | ||||
| Hasina IV | |||||||||
| Hasina V | |||||||||
References edit
- ^ সংক্ষিপ্ত-পরিচিতি – মুক্তিযুদ্ধ বিষয়ক মন্ত্রণালয়-গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার
- ^ "Palestine appreciates BD's continued support". thefinancialexpress-bd.com. The Financial express. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ (PDF). mof.gov.bd. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ "Cabinet rejects proposal to raise retirement age of freedom fighters". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ . en.prothom-alo.com. Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.