Promode Mankin

Promode Mankin
State Minister of Cultural Affairs
Personal details
Political party Bangladesh Awami League

Promode Mankin (18 April 1939-11 May 2016) was a Bangladeshi Awami League politician and State Minister of Cultural Affairs.[1] He was the first Catholic to become a government Minister in Bangladesh.[2]

Biography

He was born on 18 April 1939 in Mymensingh, Bangladesh. He joined Awami League in 1991. He was the president of Bangladesh Christian Association.[2] He was elected to Parliament from Mymensingh-1 four times.[3] He was a member of the Garo tribe. He fought in the Bangladesh liberation war.[4] His father was Megha Tozu. His mother was Hridoy Cecelia Mankin. On January 29, 1964 he married Momota Areng. They had five daughter and one son.[5] He died on 11 May 2016 at Holy Family Hospital in Mumbai, India.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Playwright Sayeed Ahmed no more". thedailystar.net. 21 January 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Promode Mankin, Bangladesh's first Catholic minister, dies". asianews.it. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "State Minister for Social Welfare Promode Mankin dies at 77". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Bangladesh mourns top Christian politician - ucanews.com". ucanews.com. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  5. ↑ Studio, Alienleaf. "Garo Minister from B'desh, Pramode Mankin no more | The Shillong Times". www.theshillongtimes.com. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Promode Mankin passes away". thedailystar.net. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
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