Manoranjan Dhar

Manoranjan Dhar
মনোরঞ্জন ধর
Minister of Law and Justice
In office
March 1973 – November 1975
Prime MinisterSheikh Mujibur Rahman
Muhammad Mansur Ali
Preceded byKamal Hossain
Succeeded byAbu Sadat Mohammad Sayem
Personal details
Born(1904-02-21)21 February 1904
Katiadi, Bengal, British India.
Died22 June 2000(2000-06-22) (aged 96)
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh Awami League, National Congress Party
SpouseBhakti Dhar (শ্রীমতী ভক্তি ধর)
Parents
  • Jagat Chandra Dhar (father)
  • Soudamini Dhar (mother)
Alma materAchomita high school, Ananda Mohan College, Calcutta University
Occupationpolitician, diplomat, Lawyer.

Manoranjan Dhar (21 February 1904 – 22 June 2000) was a Bangladeshi politician and diplomat.[1][2]

Early life

Dhar obtained his bachelor's from Calcutta University. He participated in the Non-cooperation movement in 1921. He took part in the Chittagong armoury raid in 1930. He was an editor of the weekly Gana-Abhijan during 1938–1940.[1]

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.[1][3][4]

Death

Dhar died on 22 June 2000.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Dhar, Manoranjan". In Islam, Sirajul; Akbar, Md. Ali (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. ^ "Those Days At BangabhavanIn August 1975: Reminiscence (Part 1) | Asian Tribune". www.asiantribune.com. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  3. ^ Debates. Official Report. Pakistan Constituent Assembly. 1 January 1951. p. 186.
  4. ^ Debates: Official Report. Manager, Government of Pakistan Press, Pakistan Constituent Assembly. 1 January 1953.
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