Md. Anwarul Azim Anar
Md. Anwarul Azim Anar | |
|---|---|
মোঃ আনোয়ারুল আজীম আনার | |
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 29 January 2014 – 22 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Mannan |
| Succeeded by | Vancat |
| Constituency | Jhenaidah-4 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 January 1968 Jhenaidah, Khulna Division, East Pakistan, Pakistan |
| Died | 13 May 2024 (aged 56) Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Manner of death | Assassination |
| Political party | Bangladesh Awami League |
Md. Anwarul Azim Anar (3 January 1968 – 13 May 2024[1]) was a Bangladeshi Awami League politician and a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Jhenaidah-4 constituency from 2014 until his death in 2024.[2]
Career[edit]
Anar 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.[3][4]
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.[3]
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.[3][4]
Anar was first elected to the parliament on 5 January 2014 representing the Jhenaidah-4 constituency as an Awami League candidate.[5] At the time of the election he had 21 cases against him.[6] He received 103478 votes while his nearest rival, Mohammad Mostafa Alamgir of the Bangladesh Workers Party, received 5,398.[6] He was nominated instead of his predecessor, Abdul Mannan, who was also an Awami League politician.[7] He served as a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Shipping Ministry.[8]
Anar was re-elected to parliament in 2018 from Jhenaidah-4 as a Awami League candidate.[9] He received 226,396 while his nearest rival, Md Saiful Islam Firoz of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, received 9,506 votes.[9]
Anar was re-elected to parliament in 2024 from Jhenaidah-4 as a Awami League candidate.[10] He was the president of the Kaliganj Upazila unit of Awami League.[11]
Personal life[edit]
Anar's daughter is Mumtarin Ferdous Doreen.[11]
Disappearance and death[edit]
Anar went missing in India in May 2024 after he went for meeting an unknown woman in a flat in NewtownKolkata.[12] The government of Bangladesh sought the support of India in finding Anar.[13] On 22 May, his body was found in an apartment in New Town, Kolkata, but he had been murdered on 13 May[1]. He was aged 56.[14][15]
References[edit]
- ^ a b হাসান, মাহমুদুল (2024-05-23). "আনোয়ারুল আজীমকে খুনের জন্য 'কলকাতায় ফ্ল্যাট ভাড়া নেন আক্তারুজ্জামান'". Prothomalo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2024-05-23.
- ^ "Md. Anwarul Azim (Anar), MP of Jhenaidah-4 constituency, inaugurating the shifted Kaliganj". The Daily New Nation. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ^ a b c ডেস্ক, কালবেলা. "কে এই এমপি আনার, কেন এত আলোচনা?". কালবেলা | বাংলা নিউজ পেপার (in Bengali). Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ a b "Why was MP Anwarul Azim murdered?". The Daily Star. 2024-05-22. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ "Md. Anwarul Azim (Anar) -মোঃ আনোয়ারুল আজীম (আনার)". amarmp.com. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
- ^ a b "Search result for Candidates in Constituency Jhenaidah-4 | Bangladesh Election Result 2014 by Dhaka Tribune". web.archive.org. 2018-08-06. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ "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. 2018-11-25. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
- ^ "Winner". The Daily Star. 2024-01-06. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
- ^ a b Hasan, Rashidul; Khan, Mohammad Jamil (2024-05-22). "Plot thickens over AL MP Azim going missing". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ^ "Jhenaidah-4 MP goes missing in India, daughter seeks help from DB". The Business Standard. 2024-05-19. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
- ^ UNB, Dhaka (2024-05-20). "Dhaka seeks Delhi's support in rescuing 'missing' AL lawmaker". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
- ^ BanglaNews24.com (2024-05-22). "Bangladesh MP Anwarul Azim found dead in Kolkata". banglanews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2024-05-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Md. Anwarul Azim (Anar)". Parliament of Bangladesh. Retrieved 2024-05-22.