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 (), is a Public university, public State university (India), state university located in Kolkata, Calcutta (Kolkata), West Bengal, India. It has 151 affiliated undergraduate c ...

. He participated in the

Non-cooperation movement Non-cooperation movement may refer to: * Non-cooperation movement (1919–1922), during the Indian independence movement, led by Mahatma Gandhi against British rule * Non-cooperation movement (1971), a movement in East Pakistan * Non-cooperatio ...

in 1921. He took part in the

Chittagong armoury raid The Chittagong Uprising termed by the British as Chittagong Armoury Raid, was an attempt on 18 April 1930 to raid the armoury of police and auxiliary forces from the Chittagong armoury of Bengal Province in British India (now in Bangladesh) ...

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 People from Kishoreganj District Bangladeshi Hindus Politicians from East Pakistan University of Calcutta alumni Awami League politicians Ambassadors of Bangladesh to Japan Ministers of law, justice and parliamentary affairs of Bangladesh Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League executive committee members Bangladesh Krishak Sramik Awami League central committee members Bengal MLAs 1946–1947 East Bengal MLAs 1947–1954 Bangladesh National Congress politicians {{Bangladesh-bio-stub