Bangladesh, Indian agencies working together to probe MP Anar's murder: Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud
23-May-2024 05:59 PM 5017
Dhaka, May 23 (Reporter) Intelligence agencies of both Bangladesh and India are working together to investigate the murder in Kolkata, India, of Awami League lawmaker Anwarul Azim Anar, Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud said today. Speaking at the National Press Club on Thursday, Hasan Mahmud said: “Our High Commission office in Kolkata is in close contact with Kolkata authorities, Indian authorities and Indian police. As the matter is under investigation, we don't want to provide more details now.” Meanwhile, two cases have been filed, one in Bangladesh and another in Kolkata with regard to the murder of the Jhenaidah-4 MP. Three suspects have already been arrested, but the alleged mastermind of the murder remains at large, Dhaka Tribune reported. The MP is known to have crossed the Darshana-Gede border into India for treatment on May 12. Anar went to his Indian friend Gopal Biswas’s home in North 24 Parganas district, West Bengal. The following day, he went out at noon to see a doctor and was supposed to return in the evening. However, he apparently went to Delhi instead and sent a WhatsApp message to Biswas, saying he would call if necessary. Since then, he could not be reached by phone. Eventually, the government confirmed his death on Wednesday, quoting Indian police. According to police, Anar’s childhood friend and business partner, Aktaruzzaman Shaheen, was the main planner of the murder. Amanullah Aman, a friend of the MP and listed extremist leader, was responsible for the planning and execution of the murder. Shaheen came to Bangladesh after finalizing the murder plan in Kolkata. Later, six people, including Aman, killed MP Anar by suffocating him with a pillow. Later, they cut the body into pieces and dumped it in a trolley bag at an unknown location. According to those involved in the investigation, Aktaruzzaman Shaheen planned to kill the MP in response to a business conflict. Shaheen is a Jhenaidah resident and US citizen. His brother is the mayor of Kotchandpur Municipality in Jhenaidah...////...
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