Moulana Abdul Mannan
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Moulana Abdul Mannan was the Ex Minister for Religious Affairs in East Pakistan Shanti Committee
. He was one of the top leaders of Peace and Welfare Council which was set up to help the Pakistani Army
in 1971. Moulana Mannan was an organizer of Al-Badr
and a key collaborator of the Pakistani Army
during the Liberation war of Bangladesh
.
-Farman
gang. Abdul Mannan was an intimate adherent of Pir Shorshinaa (a religious leader known as a hated collaborator of the Pakistani army). Later, he joined Jamat
, became an organizer of Al-Badr
in 1971.
He was the president of the Jamiat-e- Mudarressin, an organisation of teachers of Madrasah
and the owner of the daily "Dainik Inquilab," the country's one of the highly circulated newspapers.
After 1976, Mannan was a Minister under President Ziaur Rahman
. He was in President Hussain Muhammad Ershad's cabinet. In 1979, he was elected a lawmaker from Chandpur
.
, Mannan supplied chicken and meats to the camps of Pakistani Army
. He was involved with the detestable act of supplying forcefully captured girls to Pakistani Army
camp.
Abdul Mannan's anti-liberation activities spread from Faridgang
to Dhaka
. Mannan, along with the Razakar
forces, killed the innocent people, raped the women, burnt their houses, grabbed their property in Faridgang
. Khalilur Rahman, an elected chairman of the local village council, was the leader of this atrocity. Not only that, Mannan’s men took steps to wipe out the political opponents by murdering them. Aminul Huq Master, President of Thana Action Council in 1971 and then general secretary of the Awami League
's Faridganj chapter, M Abdul Jabbar Patwary and Abdul Awal, members of the action council gave a written statement to people’s Inquiry Commission which reveals that Mannan and his Razakar
forces raped and killed the women, tortured and killed countless people including local political leaders and general people.
Mannan issued several statements against the liberation movement. On April 29, 1971 he gave an statement in newspapers which says,”The patriotic people of East Pakistan have come forward today, in the spirit of a holy war, to annihilate the armed infiltrators and secessionists. By actively supporting our brave soldiers, the people have helped them to fulfill their duties in all areas that they have occupied."
On September 29, under the leadership of Mannan, a group of the teachers of Madrasah
met Lt. Gen. A. A. K. 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.”.
Moulana Mannam was allegedly involved in the abduction and murder of eminent phycisian A. F. M. Abdul Alim Chowdhury
. He had a very close relationship with Brig. Kashem and Capt. Kayum, two leading persons in the Pakistani army who coordinated the killing of the intellectuals. Mannan is also responsible for the death of Abdul Majid, a prominent figure of awami league of Faridgang.
and the genocide committed by them.
In a report released in March, 1994, a People's Inquiry Commission, identified, in addition to Ghulam Azam, eight others as the collaborators of the Al-Badr
in the atrocities. Moulana Abdul Mannan was one of those identified collaborators.
Shyamoli Nasrin Chowdhury, wife of the Dr Abdul Alim Chowdhury
, filed a case against Moulana Mannan. The absconding Moulana was caught by police from the Azimpur
area of the city of Dhaka
. Mannan confessed that three members of the Al-Badr
who were his students took away Dr Abdul Alim Chowdhury
.
Mannan was taken to the Ramna jail on December 27. He was released for some unknown reason and went into hiding.
. He died of old-age illness.
Shanti Committee
Shanti Committee was a group of rural committees formed in Bangladesh in 1971 by the occupying army of Pakistan.-Naming and Inspirations:Shanti is a Bangla word meaning peace. This committee is supposed to restore peace in East Pakistan against the Mukti Bahini...
. He was one of the top leaders of Peace and Welfare Council which was set up to help the Pakistani Army
Pakistan Army
The Pakistan Army is the branch of the Pakistani Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. The Pakistan Army came into existence after the Partition of India and the resulting independence of Pakistan in 1947. It is currently headed by General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. The Pakistan...
in 1971. Moulana Mannan was an organizer of Al-Badr
Al-Badr (East Pakistan)
The Al-Badr was the paramilitary wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami in Bangladesh that collaborated with the Pakistan Army against the Bengali nationalist movement in the Bangladesh Liberation War. The present chief of the Jamaat, Maulana Motiur Rahman Nizami headed the Al-Badr organisation as the...
and a key collaborator of the Pakistani Army
Pakistan Army
The Pakistan Army is the branch of the Pakistani Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. The Pakistan Army came into existence after the Partition of India and the resulting independence of Pakistan in 1947. It is currently headed by General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. The Pakistan...
during the Liberation war of Bangladesh
Bangladesh Liberation War
The Bangladesh Liberation War was an armed conflict pitting East Pakistan and India against West Pakistan. The war resulted in the secession of East Pakistan, which became the independent nation of Bangladesh....
.
Political career
Abdul Mannan was a general secretary of the Islamic Advisory Council and Regional Council during the administration of Ayub Khan. He had intimacy with the Niazi-YahyaYahya Khan
General Agha Mohammad Yahya Khan Qizilbash, H.Pk, HJ, S.Pk, psc was the third President of Pakistan from 1969 to 1971, following the resignation of Ayub Khan...
-Farman
Rao Farman Ali
Major General Rao Farman Ali Khan was Pakistan Army general during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971. He took commission in an artillery regiment in 1941 and later commanded the 26 Field Regiment...
gang. Abdul Mannan was an intimate adherent of Pir Shorshinaa (a religious leader known as a hated collaborator of the Pakistani army). Later, he joined Jamat
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami , previously known as Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh , is a far-right Islamist political party in Bangladesh....
, became an organizer of Al-Badr
Al-Badr (East Pakistan)
The Al-Badr was the paramilitary wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami in Bangladesh that collaborated with the Pakistan Army against the Bengali nationalist movement in the Bangladesh Liberation War. The present chief of the Jamaat, Maulana Motiur Rahman Nizami headed the Al-Badr organisation as the...
in 1971.
He was the president of the Jamiat-e- Mudarressin, an organisation of teachers of Madrasah
Madrasah
Madrasah is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, whether secular or religious...
and the owner of the daily "Dainik Inquilab," the country's one of the highly circulated newspapers.
After 1976, Mannan was a Minister under President Ziaur Rahman
Ziaur Rahman
President Ziaur Rahman, Bir Uttam, was a Bangladeshi politician and general, who read the declaration of Independence of Bangladesh on March 26, 1971 on behalf of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. He later became the seventh President of Bangladesh from 1977 until 1981...
. He was in President Hussain Muhammad Ershad's cabinet. In 1979, he was elected a lawmaker from Chandpur
Chandpur District
Chandpur is a district in east-central Bangladesh. It is located at the mouth of the Meghna River. It is a part of the Chittagong Division. The town of Chandpur is terminus of a metre gauge branch of Bangladesh Railways. It also has a water terminal situated here.-Geography:Chandpur district has a...
.
Anti-Liberation activities
During the Liberation warBangladesh Liberation War
The Bangladesh Liberation War was an armed conflict pitting East Pakistan and India against West Pakistan. The war resulted in the secession of East Pakistan, which became the independent nation of Bangladesh....
, Mannan supplied chicken and meats to the camps of Pakistani Army
Pakistan Army
The Pakistan Army is the branch of the Pakistani Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. The Pakistan Army came into existence after the Partition of India and the resulting independence of Pakistan in 1947. It is currently headed by General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. The Pakistan...
. He was involved with the detestable act of supplying forcefully captured girls to Pakistani Army
Pakistan Army
The Pakistan Army is the branch of the Pakistani Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. The Pakistan Army came into existence after the Partition of India and the resulting independence of Pakistan in 1947. It is currently headed by General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. The Pakistan...
camp.
Abdul Mannan's anti-liberation activities spread from Faridgang
Faridganj Upazila
Faridganj is an Upazila of Chandpur District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.-Geography:Faridganj is located at . It has 62331 units of house hold and total area 231.54 km².-Demographics:...
to Dhaka
Dhaka
Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...
. Mannan, along with the Razakar
Razakars (Pakistan)
The Razakar was the paramilitary force organized by the Pakistan Army during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971.The Urdu word razakar literally means "volunteer". The Razakar force was composed of mostly pro-Pakistani Bengalis and Urdu-speaking migrants living in erstwhile East Pakistan...
forces, killed the innocent people, raped the women, burnt their houses, grabbed their property in Faridgang
Faridganj Upazila
Faridganj is an Upazila of Chandpur District in the Division of Chittagong, Bangladesh.-Geography:Faridganj is located at . It has 62331 units of house hold and total area 231.54 km².-Demographics:...
. Khalilur Rahman, an elected chairman of the local village council, was the leader of this atrocity. Not only that, Mannan’s men took steps to wipe out the political opponents by murdering them. Aminul Huq Master, President of Thana Action Council in 1971 and then general secretary of the Awami League
Bangladesh Awami League
The Bangladesh Awami League , commonly known as the Awami League, is the mainstream center-left, secular political party in Bangladesh...
's Faridganj chapter, M Abdul Jabbar Patwary and Abdul Awal, members of the action council gave a written statement to people’s Inquiry Commission which reveals that Mannan and his Razakar
Razakars (Pakistan)
The Razakar was the paramilitary force organized by the Pakistan Army during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971.The Urdu word razakar literally means "volunteer". The Razakar force was composed of mostly pro-Pakistani Bengalis and Urdu-speaking migrants living in erstwhile East Pakistan...
forces raped and killed the women, tortured and killed countless people including local political leaders and general people.
Mannan issued several statements against the liberation movement. On April 29, 1971 he gave an statement in newspapers which says,”The patriotic people of East Pakistan have come forward today, in the spirit of a holy war, to annihilate the armed infiltrators and secessionists. By actively supporting our brave soldiers, the people have helped them to fulfill their duties in all areas that they have occupied."
On September 29, under the leadership of Mannan, a group of the teachers of Madrasah
Madrasah
Madrasah is the Arabic word for any type of educational institution, whether secular or religious...
met Lt. Gen. A. A. K. 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.”.
Moulana Mannam was allegedly involved in the abduction and murder of eminent phycisian A. F. M. Abdul Alim Chowdhury
AFM Alim Chowdhury
AFM Alim Chowdhury was an eminent eye specialist. He was abducted by the Al-Badr militia as part of a plan to kill the renowned intellectuals of the country and was found dead on December 18, at Rayer Bazar.-Early life and career:Alim Chowdhury was born in the village Khoyerpur in...
. He had a very close relationship with Brig. Kashem and Capt. Kayum, two leading persons in the Pakistani army who coordinated the killing of the intellectuals. Mannan is also responsible for the death of Abdul Majid, a prominent figure of awami league of Faridgang.
After-Liberation Statements
In Saptahik Bichitra (An Weekly Magazine), Mannan denied that he had been a member of Peace Committee. Again, he claimed that he had not issued any statement in favor of Pakistan ArmyPakistan Army
The Pakistan Army is the branch of the Pakistani Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. The Pakistan Army came into existence after the Partition of India and the resulting independence of Pakistan in 1947. It is currently headed by General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani. The Pakistan...
and the genocide committed by them.
Trial and Release
Hotel Intercontinental and Holy Family Hospital was declared neutral zones by the government on December 11, 1971. Mannan took shelter in one of these zones.In a report released in March, 1994, a People's Inquiry Commission, identified, in addition to Ghulam Azam, eight others as the collaborators of the Al-Badr
Al-Badr (East Pakistan)
The Al-Badr was the paramilitary wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami in Bangladesh that collaborated with the Pakistan Army against the Bengali nationalist movement in the Bangladesh Liberation War. The present chief of the Jamaat, Maulana Motiur Rahman Nizami headed the Al-Badr organisation as the...
in the atrocities. Moulana Abdul Mannan was one of those identified collaborators.
Shyamoli Nasrin Chowdhury, wife of the Dr Abdul Alim Chowdhury
AFM Alim Chowdhury
AFM Alim Chowdhury was an eminent eye specialist. He was abducted by the Al-Badr militia as part of a plan to kill the renowned intellectuals of the country and was found dead on December 18, at Rayer Bazar.-Early life and career:Alim Chowdhury was born in the village Khoyerpur in...
, filed a case against Moulana Mannan. The absconding Moulana was caught by police from the Azimpur
Azimpur, Dhaka
Azimpur is an old neighbourhood in the old part of Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh. The region is named after Shahzada Azam, son of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. Other accounts attribute the name to Azim-us-Shaan, the Nayeb-e-Nazim of Dhaka during the early 18th century.After the 1947 partition, many...
area of the city of Dhaka
Dhaka
Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...
. Mannan confessed that three members of the Al-Badr
Al-Badr (East Pakistan)
The Al-Badr was the paramilitary wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami in Bangladesh that collaborated with the Pakistan Army against the Bengali nationalist movement in the Bangladesh Liberation War. The present chief of the Jamaat, Maulana Motiur Rahman Nizami headed the Al-Badr organisation as the...
who were his students took away Dr Abdul Alim Chowdhury
AFM Alim Chowdhury
AFM Alim Chowdhury was an eminent eye specialist. He was abducted by the Al-Badr militia as part of a plan to kill the renowned intellectuals of the country and was found dead on December 18, at Rayer Bazar.-Early life and career:Alim Chowdhury was born in the village Khoyerpur in...
.
Mannan was taken to the Ramna jail on December 27. He was released for some unknown reason and went into hiding.
Death
Moulana Mannan died on February 6, 2006 at his Banani residence in DhakaDhaka
Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...
. He died of old-age illness.