Ministry of Religious Affairs (Bangladesh)
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| ধর্ম বিষয়ক মন্ত্রণালয় | |
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| Ministry overview | |
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| Formed | 25 January 1980[1] |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Bangladesh |
| Headquarters | Bangladesh Secretariat, Dhaka-1000 |
| Annual budget | ৳2602 crore (US$210 million) (2024-2025) |
| Minister responsible | |
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| Child agencies | |
| Website | mora |
The Ministry of Religious Affairs (Bengali: ধর্ম বিষয়ক মন্ত্রণালয়, romanized: Dhôrmô Biṣaẏak Montronaloy; abbreviated as MoRA) is a ministry of the Government of Bangladesh responsible for overseeing religious affairs, managing religious institutions and events, coordinating Hajj operations, and supporting the welfare, development, and administration of various religious communities and Waqf properties.
The ministry is responsible for the management of Hajj and Umrah in Bangladesh.[2][3] Biswa Ijtema is also managed by the ministry.[4] The ministry gained some attention after using Arabic script to discourage public urination; since few Bangladeshis understand Arabic, anything written in Arabic is presumed to be sacred and not to be urinated on.[5]
