National Freedom Fighter Council or Jatiya Muktijoddha Council is an autonomous Bangladesh government council responsible for the welfare of "Freedom Fighters" (

Mukti Bahini The Mukti Bahini ( bn, মুক্তিবাহিনী, translates as 'freedom fighters', or liberation army), also known as the Bangladesh Forces, was the guerrilla resistance movement consisting of the Bangladeshi military, paramilitary ...

) and maintaining a list of the Freedom Fighters and is located in Magbazar,

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest Bengali-speaking city. It is the eighth largest and sixth most densely populated city ...

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

History

The council was formed to look after the welfare of Mukti Bahini members, who fought for Bangladesh in the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, under the

Ministry of Liberation War Affairs The Ministry of Liberation War Affairs ( bn, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ বিষয়ক মন্ত্রণালয়) (abbreviated as MoLWA) is the ministry responsible for the preservation of war memorials and the welfare of Fre ...

. The council also regulates the usages of the term Bangladesh Liberation War to prevent exploitation. In 2015 the council decided to give

Birangonas ''Birangana'' ( bn, বীরাঙ্গনা, lit=war heroine) is the title awarded by the Government of Bangladesh to women raped during the Bangladesh Liberation War by the Pakistan army and their local collaborators. History On 16 Decembe ...

, women who were raped in the Bangladesh Liberation war, the status of freedom fighters including the associated benefits. On 23 January 2017 Bangladesh High Court asked the government to explain why asking the council to investigate and removed "fake freedom fighters" is not illegal under the Jatiya Muktijoddha Council Act, 2002. The government formed local investigative units for this purpose on 12 January 2017.

References

Government agencies of Bangladesh Organisations based in Dhaka Bangladesh Liberation War Mukti Bahini {{Bangladesh-org-stub