Manoranjan Dhar (21 February 1904 – 22 June 2000) was a Bangladeshi politician and diplomat.

Early life

Dhar obtained his bachelor's from

Calcutta University The University of Calcutta (informally known as Calcutta University; CU) is a public collegiate state university in India, located in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Considered one of best state research university all over India every year, C ...

. He participated in the

Non-cooperation movement The Non-cooperation movement was a political campaign launched on 4 September 1920, by Mahatma Gandhi to have Indians revoke their cooperation from the British government, with the aim of persuading them to grant self-governance.

in 1921. He took part in the

Chittagong armoury raid The Chittagong armoury raid, also known as the Chittagong uprising, was an attempt on 18 April 1930 to raid the armoury of police and auxiliary forces from the Chittagong armoury in the Bengal Presidency of British India (now in Bangladesh) b ...

in 1930. He was an editor of the weekly Gana-Abhijan during 1938–1940.

Political career

Dhar was elected a member of the Bengal Legislative Council in 1946 and the East Bengal Legislative Assembly during 1947 – 1958. In 1972, he was appointed the Ambassador of Bangladesh to Japan. He was in charge of the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs of Bangladesh on 16 March 1973.

Death

Dhar died on 22 June 2000.

References

1904 births 2000 deaths University of Calcutta alumni Awami League politicians Ambassadors of Bangladesh to Japan Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs ministers of Bangladesh Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League executive committee members Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League central committee members {{Bangladesh-bio-stub