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Ministry of Liberation War Affairs

Bengali: মুক্তিযুদ্ধ বিষয়ক মন্ত্রণালয়
Government Seal of Bangladesh
Agency overview
Formed	23 October 2001; 23 years ago (23 October 2001)
Jurisdiction	Government of Bangladesh
Headquarters	Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka
Annual budget	৳7478 crore (US$620 million) (2024-2025)
Adviser responsible	Faruk-e-Azam
Agency executive	Israt Chowdhury, Secretary
Child agencies	Bangladesh Freedom Fighter Welfare Trust National Freedom Fighter Council
Website	Official Website

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.

History

In 2016, the Bangladeshi cabinet rejected a proposal of the ministry to raise the retirement age of freedom fighters. Mozammel Haque called for a review of ties with Pakistan.

Directorate

• Bangladesh Freedom Fighter Welfare Trust
• National Freedom Fighter Council

Ministers

#	Portrait		Minister (Birth-Death)	Term of office			Political party	Ministry	Prime Minister
				From	To	Period
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			Professor Rezaul Karim Mannan রেজাউল করিম মান্নান MP for Narayanganj-3 (State Minister)	22 May 2003	28 October 2006	3 years, 159 days
2			Dhiraj Kumar Nath ধীরাজ কুমার নাথ (1945–2018) (Adviser)	31 October 2006	11 January 2007	77 days	Independent	Iajuddin (Caretaker)	Iajuddin Ahmed (President and Chief Adviser)
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 (Chief Adviser)
4			A. B. Tajul Islam এ. বি. তাজুল ইসলাম (born 1951) MP for Brahmanbaria-6 (State Minister)	6 January 2009	21 November 2013	4 years, 319 days	Awami League	Hasina II	Sheikh Hasina
5			Shajahan Khan শাজাহান খান (born 1952) MP for Madaripur-2	21 November 2013	12 January 2014	52 days
6			AKM Mozammel Haque আ. ক. ম. মোজাম্মেল হক (born 1946) MP for Gazipur-1	12 January 2014	5 August 2024	10 years, 206 days		Hasina III
								Hasina IV
								Hasina V
7			Faruk-e-Azam ফারুক-ই-আজম (Adviser)	13 August 2024	Incumbent	129 days	Independent	Yunus (Interim)	Muhammad Yunus

References

1. সংক্ষিপ্ত-পরিচিতি – মুক্তিযুদ্ধ বিষয়ক মন্ত্রণালয়-গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার
2. "Palestine appreciates BD's continued support". The Financial Express (Bangladesh). Retrieved 2 February 2016.
3. "Ministry of Liberation War Affairs" (PDF). mof.gov.bd. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 May 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
4. "Cabinet rejects proposal to raise retirement age of freedom fighters". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
5. "'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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Origins of the Bangladeshi Revolution Philosophy Bengali Renaissance Muslim nationalism in South Asia Two-nation theory Bengali nationalism Bengal studies Bangamata Joy Bangla Pakistan Movement Partition of Bengal (1905) Eastern Bengal and Assam All-India Muslim League Indian independence movement Pakistan Movement Lahore Resolution United Bengal Muslim National Guard Direct Action Day Noakhali riots Partition of India Partition of Bengal (1947) East Pakistan Dominion of Pakistan East Bengal Pakistan Muslim League Objectives Resolution All Pakistan Awami Muslim League Awami League United Front Bengali language movement One Unit East Pakistan Constitution of Pakistan of 1956 1958 Pakistani coup d'état Constitution of Pakistan of 1962 Bengali self-determination Swadhin Bangla Biplobi Parishad Six point movement Agartala Conspiracy Case 1969 uprising in East Pakistan 1970 Bhola cyclone 1970 Pakistani general election Declaration of war Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's speech of 7 March Non-cooperation movement Rodionov message Admiral Ahsan Mission Operation Searchlight Proclamation of Bangladeshi Independence
Combatants Campaigns Theaters Battles Events Massacres Combatants Bangladesh Provisional Government of Bangladesh Mukti Bahini Bangladesh Army K Force S Force Z Force Bangladesh Navy Bangladesh Air Force Bangladesh Rifles Bangladesh Ansar Bangladesh Police Special Guerrilla Forces Gono Bahini Mujib Bahini Kader Bahini Baten Bahini Afsar Bahini Hemayet Bahini Crack Platoon Pakistan Pakistan Armed Forces Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines Jamaat-e-Islami Central Peace Committee Razakars Al-Badr Al-Shams Indian allies Parliament of India Indian Armed Forces Army, Navy, Air Force Mitro Bahini (Indo-Bangali group) Campaigns and theaters Pakistan Eastern Command Operation Searchlight Order of Battle Operation Barisal Cable 1971 Sectors in the Bangladesh Liberation War Military plans of the Bangladesh Liberation War Eastern Command (India) Meghna Heli Bridge Operation Jackpot Mutiny on PNS Mangro in Toulon Operation Python Operation Trident Pakistan Army order of battle, December 1971 Mitro Bahini Order of Battle December 1971 Sinking of PNS Ghazi East Pakistan Air Operations, 1971 Operation Chengiz Khan Operation Cactus-Lilly Major battles Battle of Daruin Battle of Rangamati-Mahalchari waterway Battle of Goalhati Battle of Dhalai Outpost Battle of Dhalai Battle of Ajmiriganj Battle of Garibpur Battle of Hilli Battle of Longewala Battle of Basantar Battle of Kushtia Battle of Boyra Battle of Atgram Other events Blood Telegram Bangladesh genocide 1971 killing of Bengali intellectuals Rape during the Bangladesh Liberation War Refugees in India Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra Shadhin Bangla Football Team The Concert for Bangladesh Album Film List of massacres 1971 Dhaka University massacre Shankharibazar massacre Ramna massacre Sutrapur massacre Jinjira massacre Akhira massacre Jathibhanga massacre Demra massacre Chuknagar massacre Madhyapara massacre Bakhrabad massacre Burunga massacre Sohagpur massacre more Related conflicts Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 Indo-Pakistani Naval War of 1971
Leaders Bangladesh Military M. A. G. Osmani Ziaur Rahman Khaled Mosharraf K M Shafiullah Shafaat Jamil A. K. Khandker Muhammad Hamidullah Khan Matiur Rahman Civilian Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Syed Nazrul Islam Tajuddin Ahmad AHM Qamaruzzaman Muhammad Hamidullah Khan Serajul Alam Khan Dhirendranath Datta Kazi Nuruzzaman Chitta Ranjan Dutta Muhammad Mansur Ali Khondaker Mostaq Ahmad M. A. Hannan Abu Sayeed Chowdhury Pakistan Military Yahya Khan Tikka Khan S.M. Ahsan A.K. Niazi Yaqub Ali Khan Mohammad Shariff Rao Farman Ali A.O. Mitha Khadim Hussain Mitty Masud Ahmad Zamir Inamul Haque Siddique Salik K.M. Arif Civilian Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Dr. Abdul Motaleb Malik Nurul Amin Shah Azizur Rahman Ghulam Azam Motiur Rahman Nizami J.A. Rahim Tridev Roy Indian allies Military Sam Manekshaw S. M. Nanda P. C. Lal Jagjit Singh Aurora K. P. Candeth Gopal Gurunath Bewoor Sourendra Nath Kohli Nilakanta Krishnan Minoo Merwan Engineer Hari Chand Dewan Sagat Singh T. N. Raina Khem Karan Singh Sartaj Singh Inderjit Singh Gill J. F. R. Jacob E. C. Kuruvila S. H. Sarma Civilian Indira Gandhi V. V. Giri Gopal Swarup Pathak Rameshwar Kao Swaran Singh Jagjivan Ram Dilip Mahalanabis
Aftermath Pakistani Instrument of Surrender International recognition of Bangladesh Simla Agreement Delhi Agreement Stranded Pakistanis in Bangladesh Hamoodur Rahman Commission War Report 1971 Prisoners of War Investigation Bangladeshi nationalism Bangladesh–India relations Indira-Mujib Treaty 2001 Indo-Bangla skirmishes Deaths along the Bangladesh–India border Bangladesh–Pakistan relations 2013 Pakistan Embassy siege 2015 Expulsion of Pakistani diplomats from Dhaka
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