‘Friend's plan’ to kill MP Anar, deal Tk. 5 crore



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Jhenaidah-4 (Kaliganj) Constituency Member of Parliament Anwarul Azim Anar was systematically killed while staying at a house in Kolkata, India. He was killed in the conspiracy of his childhood friend and business partner Akhtaruzzaman Shaheen.

An officer of the Detective Branch(DB) of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police gave such information on Wednesday (May 22).

According to DB sources, Akhtaruzzaman, a United States citizen of Bangladeshi origin, assigned the task of killing MP Anar to hired killers in a deal worth Tk. five crore.

At the root of which is a terrorist named Amanullah Aman performed the assignment.

He is a resident of Jhenaidah and a US citizen. Shaheen's brother is the Mayor of Kotchandpur Pourashava in Jhenaidah. Another friend and extremist leader, Amanullah Aman, was tasked with planning and executing this murder. Shaheen came to Bangladesh after drawing the final tableau of the murder sitting in Kolkata. Later, six people including Aman called MP Anar by trapping him in a flat called Sanjiba Garden. He was then taken hostage and killed by burying a pillow. Later, the body was cut into pieces and put in a trolley bag at an unknown location.

Talking to the investigation officials, it is known that Aktaruzzaman Shaheen wanted to pay Tk. 5 crore to kill Anar. He was paid some money before the murder. The rest of the money was supposed to be paid after the murder. After the success of their mission, Aman came to Dhaka with the task of Siam and Jihad to hide the pieces of Anar's body. He came to Dhaka and met Aktaruzzaman Shaheen. However, it is not known how much money Shaheen gave him later.

Wari Division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police has arrested three people on suspicion of involvement in this murder. They are Amanullah Aman, Mostafiz and Faisal, leader of the extremist party East Bengal Communist Party, who directly participated in the murder.

Five crore contract

In the interrogation of the DB, Aman said that Aktaruzzaman Shaheen wanted to pay Tk. 5 crore to kill MP Anwarul Azim Anar. He was paid some money before the murder. The rest of the money was supposed to be paid after the murder.

DB said that Aman was hiding in his sister's house in Mohammadpur after coming to Dhaka. He was arrested from there.

Murder plans and women's traps

Last April 30 extremist leader Aman went to Kolkata with his girlfriend Silisti Rahman. There, they moved to a duplex flat in Sanjiba Garden, Newtown area, which had been rented in advance. Shaheen's two associates Siam and Jihad were already staying in Kolkata. Sitting there, they plan to kill MP Anar.

Shaheen returned to the country on May 10, explaining the full responsibility of the murder to Aman. As planned, Aman took two more hired killers from Bangladesh to Kolkata. Two hired killers named Faisal Shaji and Mostafiz went to Kolkata on May 11 and joined Aman.

Process of killing

According to the information obtained during the interrogation of Aman, the intelligence officers(DB) said that Shaheen already knew that MP Annar would go to Kolkata on May 12. He asked his gang to make all preparations to kill him. They also collect multiple chapatis.

On May 12, Anar went to Kolkata through the Darshana border at Chuadanga. On the first day he stayed at his friend Gopal's house. The next day on May 13, MP Anar was called to the flat in Newtown by the killers.

In the afternoon, MP Anar entered the flat in Sanjiba Garden. Aman along with his accomplices Faisal, Mustafiz, Siam and Jihad held the MP hostage. Meanwhile, they also asked the MP to pay the money owed by Shaheen. At one stage of the argument about the matter, everyone killed Anar by holding him with a pillow. After the murder, Aman told the matter to Shaheen.

The body is dismembered

According to the information given by Aman, the intelligence officers said that the body was cut into pieces to disappear as suggested by Shaheen. Then two big trolley bags and polythene were brought from the shopping mall near the flat. Carcass pieces of MP Anar were wrapped in polythene and packed in trolley bags. On the night of the incident, two trolley bags containing the body parts were kept at the house. In between, they brought bleaching powder from outside and cleaned the blood stains in the house.

The concerned said that the Kolkata Police has collected the footage of all the CCTV cameras of the flat and the surrounding buildings. Analyzing the CCTV footage, Aman and his accomplices were seen bringing and taking the trolley bags and taking the shoes kept outside by MP Anar inside. Besides, there is a scene of Shaheen's girlfriend named Silisti Rahman bringing polythene and bleaching powder from outside in the CCTV footage.

The body parts were put in trolley bags

Analyzing Aman's confession and CCTV footage during the initial interrogation, Aman left the house with a trolley bag in the afternoon after the murder.

During interrogation, he told the police that he left the house and handed over the trolley bag to Siam in front of a nearby shopping mall. Siam took the bag and left for an unknown location in their pre-rented car. However, the driver told the Kolkata Police that Siam got down from the car with the bag after going some distance.

The body parts were in another bag. The bad smell also started emanating from that bag. Aman came to Dhaka with Silisti on May 15, instructing his associates to drop the bag elsewhere.

Intelligence officials said that after the murder, according to Aman's instructions, two of his associates took the two mobile phones used by MP Anar and went in both directions, as if they were investigators or law enforcers confused about Anar's location. Mustafiz returned to Bangladesh on May 17 and Faisal on May 18.

Officials related to the investigation said that Aktaruzzaman Shaheen came to Dhaka on May 10 after planning the murder. When the issue of MP Anwarul Azim's disappearance was discussed in the country, he again left for Nepal via India on May 18. He left Nepal on May 21 for Dubai. On May 22, he crossed from Dubai to the United States.

Money sharing in gold smuggling behind the murder

The brutal killing of MP Anwarul Azim Anar is suspected to be due to a dispute over the sharing of gold smuggling proceeds. Aktaruzzaman Shaheen himself is a gold smuggler. MP Anwarul Azim is also accused of gold smuggling. Shaheen and Azim have a joint business in Kolkata. According to the people involved, the murder was done by sharing the huge money of gold smuggling.

Meanwhile, a case has been registered at the Sher e- Bangla Nagar police station in the capital regarding the murder of Anwarul Azim Anar in India. Case number-42. His daughter Mumtarin Ferdous Doreen filed a complaint in the case on Wednesday (22 May) evening.

He said that Mumtarin Ferdous Doreen, daughter of MP Anwarul Azim Anar, has filed a murder case. No accused has been named in the case. But now the accused will be brought under the law after investigation. 

   

The Eid joy of one and a half lakh people is floating in the flood water



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Eid means laughter. Eid means happiness. There is no such smile on the faces of more than one and a half lakh people of Sylhet. Eid-ul-Azha, the biggest religious festival of Muslims, will be celebrated on Monday (June 17). People across the country will celebrate Eid with the glory of sacrifice. But Sylhet has already created a flood situation. Therefore, the joy of Eid is not on the faces of one and a half lakh people of Sylhet.

It is known that flood situation has arisen in the border upazilas of Sylhet due to torrential downpour and continuous rain. Already two rivers Surma and Kushiara are flowing over the danger level at two points. Also in some places the water is close to danger level.

Floods have occurred in 9 out of 13 upazilas of Sylhet. 1 lakh 79 thousand 18 people have been affected by flood in the entire district. Gowainghat upazila has been flooded the most where 1 lakh 14 thousand 600 people of 13 unions of this upazila are affected. The district administration has opened a total of 537 shelters in 13 upazilas of the district. 53 people have taken shelter. Out of this, 43 people have taken shelter in Osmani Nagar and 10 people have taken shelter in Balaganj, the district administration said.

According to the information of the Water Development Board Sylhet office, at 3 pm on Sunday (June 16) at Kanaighat point of Surma river, 92 cm of water was flowing over the boundary line. At Fenchuganj Point of Kushiara River, water is flowing above 63 cm of the flood limit and at Saraighat Point of Sari River in Gowainghat, 24 cm. Also the water is close to the danger zone at various points.

In a notice signed by Md. Omar Farooq, meteorologist of the Meteorological Department, Sylhet has warned of heavy rainfall in the next 72 hours from 6 pm on June 16.

Meanwhile, the Salutikar-Gowainghat road has been submerged in flood water due to continuous rains and landslides for several days. Flood water is flowing in several places on the Gowainghat-Saraighat and Salutikar-Gowainghat roads of the upazila. Moreover, various areas in Kanaighat upazila have been inundated with flood water. Knee-deep water can also be seen in the bazaars.

Newly, water entered the higher and lower areas in 9 unions of Kanaighat upazila. Upazila administration officials have already visited those areas and miking is being done to quickly locate shelters in high-risk prone areas.

Sylhet district administration and Sylhet City Corporation sources said that there are preparations to deal with the flood situation. Shelters have been kept ready in district administration and city corporation areas. Besides, boats are also ready for rescue work in each upazila. Arrangements have also been made to organize special meals in the shelters in case of flood situations during Eid. Apart from this, arrangements have been made for relief assistance in flood situations.

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Orders to be proactive in dealing with the situation at the Myanmar border



Staff Correspondent, Barta24.com, Cox’s Bazar
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BGB Director General Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui on Friday (June 15) visited the southeastern border of the country including St. Martin Island to monitor the Bangladesh-Myanmar border situation. Meanwhile, he ordered the BGB members to be always active to deal with any situation arising on the border of Myanmar.

On Sunday (June 16) at 10 o'clock in the morning, the public relations officer of the BGB headquarters said Shariful Islam informed the matter.

In view of the recent clash between the Myanmar Army and the armed rebel group Arakan Army in the Mangadu area bordering the Arakan State of Myanmar, a visit to St. Martin Island BOP under BGB Director General Teknaf Battalion (2 BGB) to monitor the border situation arising as Bangladesh's Teknaf and St. Martin Island border is located opposite the Maungdaw border. He inspected BOP's defense system and visited various installations under construction in St. Martin Island.

During the visit, the Director General of BGB gave various instructions on operational, training and administrative matters for the security of the country's sovereignty and border to all levels of BGB members responsible for the border.

The Director General of BGB expressed his sincere thanks and gratitude to everyone for carrying out their duties with efficiency and success in spite of various adversities in this remote island.

At the same time, he ordered the BGB members to be always active to deal with any situation arising on the border of Myanmar.

Besides, Director General of BGB visited Ramu Sector Headquarters, Battalion Headquarters of Ramu Battalion (30 BGB) and subordinate Morichya Joint Checkpost.

During the visit BGB Director General along with senior officials of BGB Headquarters, Cox's Bazar Region Commander, Ramu Sector Commander and other officers of BGB were present.

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Govt. keeping strict vigil on Myanmar border: Quader



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Bangladesh has never bowed down to anyone. Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said that the government is keeping a strict vigil on the Myanmar border.

He said these things at a press conference at the Awami League president's political office in Dhanmondi on Sunday (June 16) in the capital.

Commenting on BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir's irresponsible statement about the St. Martin situation, Obaidul Quader said that he has no idea about the situation.

General Secretary of Awami League said that the shooting incident in Saint Martin was done by the Arakan Army. Myanmar's state forces did not.

Quader said that food ships are regularly traveling to St. Martin, we want to solve the problem through discussion. There is no need for Bangladesh to go to war with Myanmar. St. Martin's occupation is not true, these rumors are being spread.

He said, we have never bowed down to anyone and will never do so. A few days ago, members of the Myanmar Border Guard took refuge in Bangladesh. They have been returned. Bangladesh is closely monitoring the Myanmar border, we are on high alert.

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Benazir Ahmed resigned from the ‘Boat Club’



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Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed has resigned from the post of Savar Boat Club President. On June 13, he left this post by sending a letter to the club's advisor, Rubel Aziz.

Boat Club executive committee member businessman Nasir U Mahmood confirmed the matter to the media.

Nasir said that Benazir Ahmed, who is in charge of the president of the boat club, wrote to the advisor of the club, Rubel Aziz, that he is out of the country with his family on urgent work. Due to which he is not able to perform the duties of the president of the club.

Nasir said that after the resignation of Benazir Ahmed, Rubel Aziz has been given the responsibility of acting president.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) was probing the assets of former IGP Benazir Ahmed and his family. Meanwhile, he and his family left the country on May 4. Benazir was IGP from April 2020 to September 2022 and Director General of RAB from January 2015 to April 2020. He also served as Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) for a long time.

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