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The Bangladesh (Freedom Fighters) Welfare Trust Order, 1972 (President's Order)

( PRESIDENT'S ORDER NO. 94 OF 1972 )

2. In this Order, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context,-
 
 
1[(a) “beneficiaries” means disabled Freedom Fighters, their dependents or the dependents of the Shahids or members of Muktifauz in distress and requiring assistance;]
 
 
(b) “Board” means Board of 2[Trustees];
 
 
(c) “Chairman” means the Chairman of the Board;
 
 
(d) “dependant” includes wife, husband, minor sons, unmarried daughters, parents, minor brothers, divorced or widowed sisters of a freedom fighter or of a Shaheed, who are dependant on him;
 
 
(e) “disabled” means incapable of pursuing any normal vocation because of injuries suffered during the war of liberation;
 
 
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(g) “Trust” means the Bangladesh (Freedom Fighters) Welfare Trust established by this Order;
 
 
4[(h) “freedom fighter” means any person who had served as a member of any force engaged in the war of liberation but shall not include the serving members of the defence services, police or the civil armed forces, or any Government pensioner, or any other person having any regular source of income;]
 
 
(i) “Fund” means the Bangladesh (Freedom Fighters) Welfare Fund referred to in Article 12;
 
 
(j) “Government” means the Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh;
 
 
5[(jj) “Managing Director” means the Managing Director of the Trust;]
 
 
(k) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules or regulations made under this Order;
 
 
(l) “Shaheed” means a person who suffered death while engaged in the war of liberation 6[;
 
 
(m) “Trustee” means a member of the Board.]

  • 1
    Clause (a) was substituted by Article 4 of the Bangladesh (Freedom Fighters) Welfare Foundation (Amendment) Order, 1972 (President’s Order No. 159 of 1972)
  • 2
    The word “Trustees” was substituted for the words “Directors of the Foundation” by Article 4 of the Bangladesh (Freedom Fighters) Welfare Foundation (Amendment) Order, 1972 (President’s Order No. 159 of 1972)
  • 3
    Clause (f) was omitted by section 2 of the Bangladesh (Freedom Fighters) Welfare Trust (Amendment) Act, 1974 (Act No. XXXVII of 1974)
  • 4
    Clause (h) was substituted by section 2 of the Bangladesh (Freedom Fighters) Welfare Trust (Amendment) Act, 1980 (Act No. XLI of 1980)
  • 5
    Clause (jj) was inserted by section 2 of the Bangladesh (Freedom Fighters) Welfare Trust (Amendment) Ordinance, 1983 (Ordinance No. XIV of 1983)
  • 6
    The semi-colon (;) was substituted for the full stop (.) and thereafter clause (m) was added by section 2 of the Bangladesh (Freedom Fighters) Welfare Trust (Amendment) Act, 1974 (Act No. XXXVII of 1974)
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