C T Online Desk: The body of Md Anwarul Azim (Anar), lawmaker for Jhenaidah-4 and president of Kaliganj upazila Awami League, has been found in New Town, Kolkata, India, after he went to the country for treatment earlier this month.
Police recovered his body from a rented house in New Town on Wednesday.
As of now, the circumstances surrounding his death his death remain unknown.
Two people have been detained in this connection.
As soon as the news of his death broke, thousands of activists of his party gathered in front of his home in his constituency, demanding a thorough investigation into Anar’s death.
According to sources, the MP crossed the Darshana-Gede border into India for treatment on May 12. Anar went to his Indian friend Gopal Biswas’s home in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal.
The following day, he went out at noon to see a doctor and was supposed to return in the evening. However, he apparently went to Delhi instead and sent a WhatsApp message to Biswas, saying he would call if necessary.
Since then, he could not be reached by phone.
Biswas became concerned, and Anar’s family in Bangladesh also grew anxious.
Biswas then filed a missing person’s report with Baranagar police station on May 18, leading to a police investigation and the eventual discovery of his body.
The next day, Anar’s brother Enamul Haque Iman also lodged a missing person’s report with Kaliganj police station.
Anar’s personal assistant, Abdur Rauf, previously had previously told Dhaka Tribune that the MP had been in contact with his family and party members for the first two days of his trip. “However, since Tuesday (May 14), all communication with him has been lost. He is also unreachable on WhatsApp.”
Md Anwarul Azim Anar was elected MP for Jhenaidah-4 in 2014, 2018, and 2024.
