Ministry of Liberation War Affairs

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	AKM Mozammel Haque[2]
Agency executive	Md. Khaza Miah, Secretary
Website	Ministry of Liberation War Affairs

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]

History

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

• 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
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, 75 days		Hasina III
								Hasina IV
								Hasina V