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 | |
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| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 23 October 2001[1] |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Bangladesh |
| Headquarters | Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka |
| Annual budget | ৳7478 crore (US$620 million) (2024-2025) |
| Adviser responsible | |
| Agency executive | |
| Child agencies | |
| Website | Official Website |
History
editIn 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
editMinisters
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 | ||
| 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 | 
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AKM Mozammel Haque আ. ক. ম. মোজাম্মেল হক (born 1946) MP for Gazipur-1 |
14 January 2014 |
5 August 2024 |
10 years, 204 days | Hasina III | |||
| Hasina IV | |||||||||
| Hasina V | |||||||||
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Faruk-e-Azam ফারুক-ই-আজম (Adviser) |
13 August 2024 |
Incumbent | 102 days | Independent | Yunus (Interim) |
Muhammad Yunus | |
References
edit- ^ সংক্ষিপ্ত-পরিচিতি – মুক্তিযুদ্ধ বিষয়ক মন্ত্রণালয়-গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার
- ^ "Palestine appreciates BD's continued support". The Financial Express (Bangladesh). Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ "Ministry of Liberation War Affairs" (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.
- ^ "'Bangladesh to review diplomatic ties with Pakistan'". Prothom Alo. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
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