M. K. Anwar

M. K. Anwar
এম কে আনোয়ার
Minister of Agriculture
In office
28 October 2001 – 27 October 2006
Preceded byMatia Chowdhury
Succeeded byMatia Chowdhury
Member of parliament
In office
5 March 1991 – 27 October 2006
Preceded byMohammad Mobarak Ali
Succeeded byMohammad Shubid Ali Bhuiyan
ConstituencyComilla-1
In office
25 January 2009 – 24 January 2014
Preceded byKhandokar Mosharraf Hossain
Succeeded byMohammed Amir Hossain
ConstituencyComilla-2
Personal details
Born
Mohammad Khorshed Anwar

(1933-01-01)1 January 1933
Homna, Tipperah district, Bengal Presidency
Died24 October 2017(2017-10-24) (aged 84)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
NationalityBangladeshi
Political partyBangladesh National Party
OccupationCabinet Secretary, politician

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.

Career[edit]

Anwar joined in the government service in 1953 as an officer of Civil Service of Pakistan (CSP).[3] Until his retirement from government positions, he had served as the finance secretary and cabinet secretary.[1] He joined Bangladesh Nationalist Party 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 Bangladesh Nationalist Party.[4][5] He served as the Minister of Agriculture under Second Khaleda Cabinet during 2001–2006.[6] He was a vice-president of the party.[7]

Lawsuits[edit]

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.[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[edit]

Anwar died on 24 October 2017.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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.

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