Abdul Mannan (politician, Born 1935)
Abdul Mannan (died 6 February 2006) was a Bangladeshi religious leader and journalist who served as the minister for religious affairs in the cabinet of Hussain Muhammad Ershad. He was accused of being a collaborator of the Pakistan Army and was accused of war crimes during the Bangladesh Liberation War. Political career Mannan was a general secretary of the Islamic Advisory Council and Regional Council during the administration of Ayub Khan (Field Marshal), Ayub Khan. Controversies On 29 September, under the leadership of Mannan, a group of the teachers of Madrasah met Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi. At that meeting, Mannan gave a copy of the Quran to general Niazi and stated that they are ready to support the Pakistan army to preserve the security of Pakistan and the glory of Islam. Mannan was allegedly involved in the abduction and murder of physician AFM Alim Chowdhury. After 1971 After independence, he became the president of the Jamiat-e-Mudarressin Bangladesh, an organisation ...
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Ministry Of Religious Affairs (Bangladesh)
The Ministry of Religious Affairs () (abbreviated as MoRA) is the ministry responsible for religious events, buildings, and Hajj in Bangladesh. History The ministry is responsible for the management of Hajj and Umrah in Bangladesh.Biswa Ijtema is also managed by the ministry. The ministry gained some attention after using Arabic script to discourage public urination; since few Bangladeshis understand Arabic language, Arabic, anything written in Arabic is presumed to be sacred and not to be urinated on. Directorate * Waqf Administration * Christian Religious Welfare Trust * Bangladesh Hajj Office * Buddhist Religious Welfare Trust * Islamic Foundation Bangladesh () is a government organization established in 1975 under the ministry working to disseminate values and ideals of Islam and carry out activities related to those values and ideals.
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