M. K. Anwar

Mohammad Khorshed Anwar^[1] (known as M. K. Anwar; 1 January 1933 – 24 October 2017) was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a government minister of Bangladesh.^[2] He was a five-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Comilla-1 and Comilla-2 constituencies.

M. K. Anwar
এম কে আনোয়ার
Minister of Agriculture
In office 28 October 2001 – 27 October 2006
Preceded by	Matia Chowdhury
Succeeded by	Matia Chowdhury
Member of parliament
In office 5 March 1991 – 27 October 2006
Preceded by	Mohammad Mobarak Ali
Succeeded by	Mohammad Shubid Ali Bhuiyan
Constituency	Comilla-1
In office 25 January 2009 – 24 January 2014
Preceded by	Khandokar Mosharraf Hossain
Succeeded by	Mohammed Amir Hossain
Constituency	Comilla-2
Personal details
Born	Mohammad Khorshed Anwar (1933-01-01)1 January 1933 Homna, Tipperah district, Bengal Presidency
Died	24 October 2017(2017-10-24) (aged 84) Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Political party	Bangladesh National Party
Occupation	Cabinet Secretary, politician

Career

Anwar entered government service in 1953 as an officer of the Civil Service of Pakistan (CSP).^[3] He served as the finance secretary and cabinet secretary.^[1] He joined Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in 1991.^[3]

Anwar was first elected as a Jatiya Sangsad member 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 the BNP.^[4][5] He served as the minister of agriculture in the second Khaleda Cabinet during 2001–2006.^[6] He was a vice-president of the party.^[7]

Lawsuits

In 2014, Anwar was sued by the Bangladesh Police for causing communal disharmony after he accused the Bangladesh Awami League of Quran burning during Hifazat-e Islam protests, while proclaiming Hifazats innocence.^[8] 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.^[9]

Death

Anwar died on 24 October 2017.^[10]

References

1. "BNP leader and former minister MK Anwar passes away". bdnews24.com. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
2. "Govt takes hardline". The Daily Star. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
3. "BNP leader MK Anwar passes away". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
4. "MK Anwar gets bail". The Daily Star. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
5. "Arrest warrant issued for BNP leader MK Anwar, 16 others in 2015 sabotage case". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
6. "Pakistan to help Bangladesh grow wheat, cotton". The Daily Star. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
7. "Hasina sworn in as PM". The Daily Star. 7 January 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
8. "BNP leader MK Anwar charged for inciting communal trouble". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
9. "Warrants out for BNP leader Barkat Ullah Bulu, 34 others in 2015 violence case". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
10. "BNP leader MK Anwar's janaza held, burial tomorrow". The Daily Star. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2018.