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 | |
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Formed | 23 October 2001[1] |
Jurisdiction | Government of Bangladesh |
Headquarters | Secretariat, Dhaka |
Minister responsible | |
Agency executive |
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Website | Ministry of Liberation War Affairs |
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 | |||
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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 | ![]() | AKM Mozammel Haque আ. ক. ম. মোজাম্মেল হক (born 1946) MP for Gazipur-1 | 14 January 2014 | Incumbent | 10 years, 166 days | Hasina III | |||
Hasina IV | |||||||||
Hasina V |
References
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