Bangladesh MP found dead in Kolkata: From India visit to murder, here's how things unfolded - 10 crucial points

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PTI quoting family friend Gopal Viswas in Kolkata's Bidhannagar. His mobile messages exchanged with his family in Dhaka and his friend in Bidhannagar, indicated his intended journey to Delhi. According to the complaint dated May 18, 2024, PTI reported that on the morning of May 16, he (Anwarul Azim) called his assistant, but could not connect.

Later, when his PA called him back, he did not answer. The complaint was filed at the Baranagar police station in Bidhannagar, by the MP's family friend, Gopal Viswas, after the MP's daughter informed her inability to contact her father. Bangaldesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Wednesday announced that Anwarul Azim Anar, was found murdered in Kolkata.

“Awami League MP Anwarul Azim Anar, who went missing in India, was murdered at a Kolkata flat. So far, we have come to know that all the killers involved are Bangladeshis. It was a planned murder," reported PTI quoting Khan.

However, when asked about the whereabouts of the body, he said that they were yet to know about it. Asaduzzaman Khan said that he will soon inform about the motive and added that Indian police are cooperating with the case. Azim's family members are also set to arrive in Kolkata for further formalities, and their visa process is underway.

According to ANI, Bangladesh's Press Minister Shaban Mahmood, at the embassy in Delhi said, "As our Home Minister has announced, so I definitely believe that this has happened...But we still don't have any authentic information from the Government of India. So, we will have to wait. But we apprehend that he may have been killed or assassinated because our Home Minister has already announced it.