M. K. Anwar

M. K. Anwar (1 January 1933 – 24 October 2017) was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a government minister of Bangladesh.[1]

M. K. Anwar
এম কে আনোয়ার
Minister of Agriculture
In office
October 2001 – 2006
Preceded byMatia Chowdhury
Succeeded byMatia Chowdhury
Member of Parliament
for Comilla-1
In office
1991–2006
Preceded byMohammad Mobarak Ali
Succeeded byMohammad Shubid Ali Bhuiyan
Jatiya Sangsad member from Comilla-2
In office
2008–2014
Preceded byKhandokar Mosharraf Hossain
Succeeded byMohammed Amir Hossain
Personal details
Born(1933-01-01)1 January 1933
Comilla, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died24 October 2017(2017-10-24) (aged 84)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh National Party
OccupationCabinet Secretary, politician

Career

Anwar joined in the government service in 1953 as an officer of Civil Service of Pakistan (CSP).[2] He was first elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Comilla-1 at the 1991 general election. He was re-elected at the 1996 and 2001 general elections. He was a standing committee member of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[3][4] He served as the former Minister of Agriculture under Khaleda Zia administration (2001-2006).[5] He was a vice-president of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[6]

Lawsuits

In 2014, Anwar was sued by Bangladesh Police for causing communal disharmony after he accused Bangladesh Awami League of burning Quran during Hifazat-e Islam protests, while proclaiming Hifazats innocence.[7] In 2015, Bangladesh police filed a case against him over violence during the 10th national elections. In March 2017, arrest warrants were issued against him.[8]

Death

Anwar died on 24 October 2017.[9]

References
  1. "Govt takes hardline". The Daily Star. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  2. "BNP leader MK Anwar passes away". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  3. "MK Anwar gets bail". The Daily Star. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  4. "Arrest warrant issued for BNP leader MK Anwar, 16 others in 2015 sabotage case". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  5. "Pakistan to help Bangladesh grow wheat, cotton". The Daily Star. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  6. "Hasina sworn in as PM". The Daily Star. 7 January 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  7. "BNP leader MK Anwar charged for inciting communal trouble". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  8. "Warrants out for BNP leader Barkat Ullah Bulu, 34 others in 2015 violence case". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  9. "BNP leader MK Anwar's janaza held, burial tomorrow". The Daily Star. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2018.


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