Md. Anwarul Azim Anar (3 January 1968 – 13 May 2024) was a Bangladeshi Awami League politician and a three-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Jhenaidah-4 constituency from 2014 until his death in 2024.[1]
Md. Anwarul Azim Anar | |
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মোঃ আনোয়ারুল আজীম আনার | |
| Member of the Bangladesh Parliament for Jhenaidah-4 | |
| In office 29 January 2014 – 13 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Mannan |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 January 1968 Jhenaidah, Khulna Division, East Pakistan, Pakistan |
| Died | 13 May 2024 (aged 56) (death disclosed) Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Career
editAnar allegedly got involved in the drug trade around 1986 when the Jatiya Party was in power. He used to smuggle goods through the Baghda border in India to the Baghavanga border in Bangladesh.[2][3]
In 1991, Anar allegedly got involved in gold smuggling along with Paritosh Tagore, another smuggler from Jhenaidah. In 1996, he was involved in arms smuggling.[2]
In 2007, Interpol had issued a Red Notice against Anar for his connection with multiple criminal cases including arms and explosives.[4][5]
Anar was also accused in a murder case. A special court in Chuadanga issued a public notice in 2009 to arrest Anar. In 2012, on the recommendation of the Ministry of Home Affairs, he was acquitted from the case due to political considerations.[2][3]
Anar was first elected to the parliament on 5 January 2014 representing the Jhenaidah-4 constituency as an Awami League candidate.[6] At the time of the election he had 21 cases against him.[7] He received 103,478 votes while his nearest competitor, Mohammad Mostafa Alamgir of the Bangladesh Workers Party, received 5,398.[7] He was nominated instead of his predecessor, Abdul Mannan, who was also a same party member.[8] He served as a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Shipping.[9]
Anar was re-elected to the parliament in 2018 Bangladeshi general election retaining the same position.[10] He received 226,396 while his nearest competitor, Md Saiful Islam Firoz of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, got 9,506 votes.[10] He was elected again in 2024 Bangladeshi general election.[11] He was the president of the Kaliganj Upazila unit of Awami League.[12]
Personal life
editAnar had a daughter, Mumtarin Ferdous Doreen.[12]
Disappearance and death
editAnar went missing on 13 May 2024 after he had left the house of his Indian friend, Gopal Biswas, in North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India.[13] The government of Bangladesh sought the support of India in finding Anar.[14] He had entered India on 12 May through Darshana-Gede border.[15] On 22 May, Bangladesh Minister of Home Affairs, Asaduzzaman Khan, confirmed Anar's death, caused by murder in an apartment, where he went to meet a woman named Celesty Rahman in New Town, Kolkata.[5] According to the investigations, he had been murdered on 13 May.[16][17][18] Later on 28 May, investigators found 4 kg of human flesh in the septic tank of the New Town housing complex suspected to be of Anar's which was then sent for a forsenic test.[19][20]
References
edit- ^ "Md. Anwarul Azim (Anar), MP of Jhenaidah-4 constituency, inaugurating the shifted Kaliganj". The Daily New Nation. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "কে এই এমপি আনার, কেন এত আলোচনা?". Kalbela (in Bengali). Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Why was MP Anwarul Azim murdered?". The Daily Star. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "আনোয়ারুল আজীম: অনেক অভিযোগ, তবু বারবার এমপি". Prothomalo (in Bengali). 23 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Bangladesh MP murdered in Calcutta? What we know so far". Telegraph India. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Md. Anwarul Azim (Anar) -মোঃ আনোয়ারুল আজীম (আনার)". amarmp.com. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Search result for Candidates in Constituency Jhenaidah-4". 6 August 2018. Archived from the original on 6 August 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Jhenaidah 4 constituency: Awami League, BNP mired in internal feuds over nominations". Dhaka Tribune. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "JS body for reviewing potential of wind power". Daily Sun. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Jhenaidah-4 - Constituency detail of Bangladesh General Election 2018". The Daily Star. 25 November 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Winner". The Daily Star. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ a b Hasan, Rashidul; Khan, Mohammad Jamil (22 May 2024). "Plot thickens over AL MP Azim going missing". The Daily Star. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ "Jhenaidah-4 MP goes missing in India, daughter seeks help from DB". The Business Standard. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ UNB, Dhaka (20 May 2024). "Dhaka seeks Delhi's support in rescuing 'missing' AL lawmaker". The Daily Star. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "MP Anar murder: Another suspect held in India". Dhaka Tribune. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ Hasan, Mahmudul (23 May 2024). "আনোয়ারুল আজীমকে খুনের জন্য 'কলকাতায় ফ্ল্যাট ভাড়া নেন আক্তারুজ্জামান'". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ BanglaNews24.com (22 May 2024). "Bangladesh MP Anwarul Azim found dead in Kolkata". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 22 May 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Md. Anwarul Azim (Anar)". Parliament of Bangladesh. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
- ^ Gupta, Saurabh. "Flesh Found In Septic Tank Of Flat Where Bangladesh MP Was Likely Killed". NDTV. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ "Bangladesh MP murder: 4 kg of flesh found in septic tank of Kolkata complex". Times of India. 29 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.