Killers of MP Anar have been ‘identified’: Home Minister

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan stated that the killers of Jhenaidah-4 MP Anwarul Azim Anar 'have been identified'.

He came up with the remarks in response to questions from reporters at the Secretariat on Thursday (May 23).

The Home Minister said, "We have uncovered nearly everything. The killers have been identified and we are very close. Only the official announcement remains. The announcement will be made as soon as the intelligence agencies in both countries agree to it.

"We are still investigating. If necessary, a team from India will come to Bangladesh to assist. Likewise, if needed, we will send a team there as well," he added.

The three-time MP for the Jhenaidah-4 parliamentary seat and president of the Kaliganj Upazila Awami League unit, Anwarul Azim Anar, traveled to India for treatment on May 11. He had initially been staying with his friend Gopal Biswas, a gold trader residing in Kolkata’s Baranagar. Anar went missing after leaving Biswas's house.

On Wednesday morning, local Indian news outlets reported that MP Anwarul Azim Anar had been killed in an apartment in New Town.