Bangladesh MP killed in Kolkata, joint investigation launched. What happened?
7 months ago

Bangladesh MP killed in Kolkata, joint investigation launched. What happened?

Hindustan Times  

A Member of Parliament from Bangladesh, belonging to the ruling Awami League party, has been killed in Kolkata, the country's home minister Asaduzzaman Khan announced on Wednesday. Bangladesh's ruling party MP Anwarul Azim "MP Anwarul Azim Anar has been killed in Kolkata, and three have been arrested in Bangladesh," Khan was quoted as saying by news agency ANI. According to the ANI report, his family friend in Kolkata said that his last physical presence was before May 13 and that there had been no physical or direct contact with him since May 18. Earlier, following the MP's sudden alleged disappearance, his family friend Gopal Viswas lodged a missing person complaint at the Baranagar police station in Bidhannagar, Kolkata, after the MP's daughter reported being unable to contact her father.

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Murder case against Bangladesh cricket all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan
4 months ago

Murder case against Bangladesh cricket all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan

Hindustan Times  

Former Bangladesh cricket captain Shakib Al Hasan and actor Ferdous Ahmed have been named in a murder case filed at a police station in Dhaka in connection with the killing of a garment factory worker, police officials said. Hundreds of people were named in the complaint filed at Adabar police station in the national capital by Rubel’s father Rafiqul Islam …

Bangladesh crisis: 232 killed since Sheikh Hasina fled to India; Hindus protest over violence | Top updates
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bangladesh crisis: 232 killed since Sheikh Hasina fled to India; Hindus protest over violence | Top updates

Hindustan Times  

Bangladesh unrest updates: At least 232 people have reportedly died in various attacks and conflicts across Bangladesh over the past three days, after prime minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled to India on August 5 amid massive protests demanding her ouster, The Dhaka Tribune reported Members of the Bangladeshi Hindu community hold banners and chant slogans against violence targeting the …

Bangladesh: Islamists kill Hindu journalist, politicians in the name of 'anti-government' protests
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bangladesh: Islamists kill Hindu journalist, politicians in the name of 'anti-government' protests

Op India  

The anti-quota protest in Bangladesh, which culminated in anti-government agitation, is now taking a drastic turn. On Sunday noon, the ‘protestors’ laid siege on the Rayganj Press Club in Sirajganj and brutally attacked a Hindu journalist named Pradip Kimar Bhowmik. #Masskilling and #terrorism: the response from #Islamist opposition for banning #JamaatEIslami — — In #Narsingdhi, at least six #AwamiLeague leaders …

Bangladesh MP murder probe: Bengal CID sleuths to revisit New Town flat to collect evidence
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Bangladesh MP murder probe: Bengal CID sleuths to revisit New Town flat to collect evidence

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: The West Bengal CID has decided to revisit a flat in New Town area on the outskirts of Kolkata to collect evidence from there in connection with its probe into the murder of Bangladesh MP Anwarul Azim Anar, a senior officer said on Saturday. CID sleuths are also planning to conduct DNA tests of the traces of blood collected …

Bangladesh MP murder: Kolkata CID arrest key person who disposed of body parts
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Bangladesh MP murder: Kolkata CID arrest key person who disposed of body parts

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: Sleuths of the West Bengal police’s Criminal Investigation Department have arrested a person identified as Siam Hossain, who allegedly played a key role in disposing of the body parts of murdered Bangladesh MP Md Anwarul Azim Anar, a top official has confirmed. Investigation so far has revealed that it was Hossain and another accused, Jihad Hawaldar, who was arrested …

The deception, disappearance, and dismemberment of Bangladesh MP Anwarul Azim Anar
6 months, 3 weeks ago

The deception, disappearance, and dismemberment of Bangladesh MP Anwarul Azim Anar

The Hindu  

Trigger warning: The following article contains potentially disturbing details of violence. “We have received conclusive news from Indian police officials that MP Anwarul Azim Anar has been murdered,” Asaduzzaman Khan, Bangladesh’s Home Minister, told the media at a press conference on May 22 in Dhaka. “We have sought help from law enforcement agencies in the U.S., India, and Nepal and …

Bangladesh MP murder case: Flesh found in septic tank at Kolkata flat, sent for DNA tests
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Bangladesh MP murder case: Flesh found in septic tank at Kolkata flat, sent for DNA tests

India TV News  

Kolkata: In another disturbing revelation in the brutal murder of a Bangladeshi MP in West Bengal, police have found flesh in a septic tank at the Kolkata housing complex where Awami League member Anwarul Azim Anar stayed and where he was allegedly killed. The flesh samples would be sent for forensic and DNA tests to confirm whether they belonged to …

'Want To Give Him Dignified Funeral': Daughter of Bangladesh MP Killed in Bengal
6 months, 3 weeks ago

'Want To Give Him Dignified Funeral': Daughter of Bangladesh MP Killed in Bengal

The Quint  

As per investigators in Dhaka and Kolkata, Anar had arrived in Kolkata on 12 May for medical treatment and stayed at his friend Gopal Biswas' residence in the Baranagar area for two days before he went missing. Anar told his friend Gopal Biswas on the afternoon of 13 May that he had a doctor's appointment and that he would be …

Bangladesh MP Murder: Feud Over Cross-border Gold Smuggling Ops Possibly Led To Lawmaker’s Slaying
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Bangladesh MP Murder: Feud Over Cross-border Gold Smuggling Ops Possibly Led To Lawmaker’s Slaying

News 18  

A dispute between Bangladesh MP Anwarul Azim Anar and his partner, Md Akhtaruzzaman alias Shaheen, over massive profits from a gold smuggling operation may have led to Anar’s cold-blooded murder and the gruesome disposal of his body to cover up the crime. Bangladeshi media outlets citing the nation’s intelligence officials, said the MP and Shaheen were partners in the trans-border …

Conspirator may have escaped to US: Bangladesh detective chief to collaborate with Interpol to probe MP Anar murder case
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Conspirator may have escaped to US: Bangladesh detective chief to collaborate with Interpol to probe MP Anar murder case

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: In a significant development in the investigation of the murder case of Bangladesh Member of Parliament Anwarul Azim Anar, chief of the Bangladesh Detective Department, Harun-or-Rashid, revealed that the main conspirator, Akhtaruzzaman, may have fled from Kathmandu to the US via Dubai. Notably, according to the West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department, Anar was smothered and killed in a flat …

Slain Bangladeshi MP Anwarul Azim Anar had ties with TMC and was involved in illicit activities
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Slain Bangladeshi MP Anwarul Azim Anar had ties with TMC and was involved in illicit activities

Op India  

Anwarul Azim Anar, a three-time MP of the ruling Awami League who reportedly visited West Bengal in India for “medical treatment” was lured to a rented flat in New Town area of Kolkata by using a woman named Shilasti Rahman as bait where he was grisly murdered. Even after going into hiding in India, Anar continued arms smuggling with government-recognized …

Bangladeshi MP murder case: Dhaka police’s team to visit Kolkata for probe
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Bangladeshi MP murder case: Dhaka police’s team to visit Kolkata for probe

Hindustan Times  

A team of the Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police will visit India to investigate the brutal killing of Bangladeshi lawmaker Anwarul Azim Anar, who was found murdered in Kolkata earlier this week. Bangladeshi lawmaker Md Anwarul Azim Anar Mohammad Harun-or-Rashid, chief of the Detective Branch, told a press conference here on Saturday that he along with several officers of …

Butcher who helped dismember Bangladesh MP’s body held, say cops
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Butcher who helped dismember Bangladesh MP’s body held, say cops

Hindustan Times  

A Bangladeshi citizen who illegally lived in Mumbai and worked as a butcher was allegedly hired to dismember the body of murdered Bangladeshi MP Mohammad Anwarul Azim, chop it into pieces which were then disposed of by the assailants, police West in Bengal said on Friday after it arrested the 24-year-old suspect from Bongaon in North 24 Parganas close to …

Butcher held for killing Bangladesh MP sent to 12-day police custody
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Butcher held for killing Bangladesh MP sent to 12-day police custody

The Hindu  

A Bangladeshi national arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department of the West Bengal Police in connection with the murder of Bangladesh MP Md. Anwarul Azim Anar in Kolkata was sent to 12 days of police custody by a city court on Friday. A resident of Barakpur in Bangladesh’s Khulna district, and working as a butcher in Mumbai, Mr. Hawladar has …

Skinned, bones shattered and minced flesh disposed of across Kolkata: Chilling details of Bangladeshi MP Anwarul Azim Anwar’s murder
7 months ago

Skinned, bones shattered and minced flesh disposed of across Kolkata: Chilling details of Bangladeshi MP Anwarul Azim Anwar’s murder

Op India  

Anwarul Azim Anwar, a Member of Parliament from Bangladesh, who was found dead in Kolkata was subjected to horrific violence, a report published in India Today citing sources within the West Bengal Crime Investigation Department said. The murder took place in Akhtaruzzaman’s rented accommodation in Kolkata, where Hawladar had arrived approximately two months prior, according to CID sources. The report …

Bangladesh MP murder case: Police suspect Bangla MP honey-trapped before ‘murder’ by contract killers, one detained
7 months ago

Bangladesh MP murder case: Police suspect Bangla MP honey-trapped before ‘murder’ by contract killers, one detained

The Hindu  

The West Bengal CID on Thursday evening detained one person for his alleged involvement in the "murder" of Bangladesh MP Anwarul Azim Anar, an officer said. Police suspect that the MP could have been "lured" into a New Town flat by a woman and then murdered by contract killers. An initial probe also found out that the MP's close friend, …

Bangladesh MP 'honey trapped' before murder by illegal immigrant in Kolkata, body skinned and chopped
7 months ago

Bangladesh MP 'honey trapped' before murder by illegal immigrant in Kolkata, body skinned and chopped

India TV News  

Kolkata: The Crime Investigation Department and Kolkata Police's Special Task Force have revealed harrowing details regarding the murder of Anwarul Azim Anar, a member of Bangladesh's ruling Awami League. Making a significant breakthrough in the case, the CID said that another person, an illegal immigrant living in Mumbai, had been arrested in the Bangladeshi MP's murder case along with other …

Mohammad Akhtaruzzaman was mastermind in Bangladeshi MP murder in Kolkata
7 months ago

Mohammad Akhtaruzzaman was mastermind in Bangladeshi MP murder in Kolkata

Op India  

After Bangladeshi Member of Parliament Anwarul Azim Anar was found dead in Kolkata, it has been revealed that he was murdered by Bangladeshi-US citizen Akhtaruzzaman alias Shaheen. As per West Bengal police, Azim and Akhtaruzzaman were allegedly involved in gold smuggling based out of Kolkata. Involvement of woman in the murder Investigators checked the CCTV footage during the investigation, and …

Bangladesh MP's friend paid Rs 5 crore to murder him: West Bengal CID
7 months ago

Bangladesh MP's friend paid Rs 5 crore to murder him: West Bengal CID

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: The initial probe into the 'murder' of Bangladesh MP Anwarul Azim Anar revealed that one of his friends had paid around Rs 5 crore to kill the neighbouring country's parliamentarian, a senior police officer said here on Thursday. Anar, who went missing in Kolkata since May 13, was found murdered and three people have been arrested, Bangladesh Home Minister …

Bangladesh MP murder case: Blood stains found in refrigerator, reveals police probe
7 months ago

Bangladesh MP murder case: Blood stains found in refrigerator, reveals police probe

Hindustan Times  

Blood stains were found inside a refrigerator kept in the apartment at New Town in Kolkata’s Bidhannagar city, where Bangladesh MP Md Anwarul Azim Anar was last spotted, police officials said. Even though Azim was never seen leaving the flat, the Bangladesh nationals could be seen entering and exiting the society over the next few days, police said. While confirming …

Bangladesh MP’s friend paid ₹5 crore to ‘murder’ him: West Bengal CID
7 months ago

Bangladesh MP’s friend paid ₹5 crore to ‘murder’ him: West Bengal CID

The Hindu  

The initial probe into the “murder” of Bangladesh MP Anwarul Azim Anar revealed that one of his friends had paid around ₹5 crore to kill the neighbouring country’s parliamentarian, a senior police officer said here on Thursday. Mr. Anar, who went missing in Kolkata since May 13, was found murdered and three people have been arrested, Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman …

Bangladesh MP murder mystery: Who killed Anwarul Anar? What we know so far
7 months ago

Bangladesh MP murder mystery: Who killed Anwarul Anar? What we know so far

Hindustan Times  

In the murder case of Bangladeshi MP Anwarul Azim Anar, Kolkata Police's forensic team on Thursday collected samples from a car found at the crime scene. Bangladesh MP Anwarul Anar found dead: What we know so far • The Bangladeshi MP entered India on May 12 and was last seen on the afternoon of May 13, when he went with …

Bangladesh MP, who went missing last week in Bengal, has been murdered: Official
7 months ago

Bangladesh MP, who went missing last week in Bengal, has been murdered: Official

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: Bangladesh Awami League MP Md. Anwarul Azim, who came to West Bengal and went missing from Baranagar in the northern fringes of Kolkata last week, has been murdered, officials of both Bangladesh and West Bengal said on Wednesday. Bangladesh foreign minister Hasan Mahmud told reporters in Dhaka that West Bengal police entered the flat where Azim was reportedly murdered …

Police probe ‘murder’ of Bangladesh MP in Bengal
7 months ago

Police probe ‘murder’ of Bangladesh MP in Bengal

The Hindu  

Hours after the Bangladesh government declared that Awami League MP Mohammad Anwarul Azim ‘Anar’, who went missing from Kolkata on May 13, had been “brutally murdered” in the city, the West Bengal Police on Wednesday said that investigations into the case of the politician’s killing had been taken up by the State Criminal Investigation Department. Stating that the police had …

PM Sheikh Hasina expresses 'deep shock' over murder of Bangladeshi MP Anwarul Azim Anar in India
7 months ago

PM Sheikh Hasina expresses 'deep shock' over murder of Bangladeshi MP Anwarul Azim Anar in India

India TV News  

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Veteran Bangladeshi MP Anwarul Azim Anar, who went missing in India and was found murdered in Kolkata. Anar, the lawmaker from the bordering Jhenaidah-4 constituency, was found dead on Wednesday in a hotel in Kolkata, eight days after he had gone missing from a high-rise …

CID takes over case of Bangladesh MP Anwarul Azim Anar murdered in Kolkata | VIDEO
7 months ago

CID takes over case of Bangladesh MP Anwarul Azim Anar murdered in Kolkata | VIDEO

India TV News  

Kolkata: Anwarul Azim Anar, an MP from Bangladesh's ruling Awami League, has been found murdered in Kolkata after he went missing on May 13. Police reached a high-rise building in Kolkata's New Town area on Wednesday morning to probe the death of the Bangladeshi MP, who had arrived in India for a medical checkup on May 12. According to a …

Accused in Umesh Pal murder case killed in police encounter in U.P.
1 year, 9 months ago

Accused in Umesh Pal murder case killed in police encounter in U.P.

The Hindu  

An accused in the murder of Umesh Pal, the prime witness in the 2005 killing of Bahujan Samaj Party MLA Raju Pal, was shot dead by the Uttar Pradesh police in an encounter in Prayagraj’s Nehru Park on Monday. The police said the deceased, Arbaaz, drove the vehicle used by the assailants who murdered Umesh outside his house in Dhoomanganj …

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