Mystery Over Awami League MP's Fate, Bangladesh Minister Says He Was Killed In West Bengal Apartment

Bangladesh home minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Wednesday said that veteran Bangladeshi MP Anwarul Azim Anar who went missing in India was found murdered in West Bengal and three people have been arrested in connection with the case.

“So far, we have come to know that all the killers involved are Bangladeshis. It was a planned murder. We will soon inform you about the motive. Jhenaidah is a bordering area known for its high crime rate. Azim was the local lawmaker there. The incident took place after he went to India for treatment. According to what we currently know, he was killed there,” Asaduzzaman Khan was quoted as saying by the Daily Star.

A report by Anandabazar Patrika said that the MP was living at a friend’s house in Kolkata’s Baranagar but left their residence after two days. He had arrived in India on May 12 but his cellphone became unavailable after May 14.

“We have come to know that all the killers involved are Bangladeshis. It was a planned murder,” Asaduzzaman Khan said. The Bangladesh minister said that the body has not yet been found.

The Anandabazar Patrika report said that Kolkata Police have installed barricades outside a flat in Kolkata’s Newtown area. Citing people familiar with the developments, it said that the slain MP may have been living in that flat and bloodstains were found in the flat premises.

A forensics team also surveyed the flat, the report said.

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday expressed shock and sorrow at the death of the Awami League MP from Jhenidah.

Anwarul Azim Anar was a three-time MP and president of Kaliganj upazila unit Awami League.

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