DNA tests by West Bengal CID have confirmed that human remains recovered from a septic tank and canal belong to former Bangladesh MP Anwarul Azim Anar, who was killed in Kolkata.
Azim, a three-time Awami League MP from Jhenaidah, was allegedly murdered in a New Town flat on May 13, a day after arriving in Kolkata for medical treatment.
CID investigators recovered body parts during searches and sent them for forensic analysis. DNA samples collected from Azim’s daughter, Mumtarin Ferdous Doreen, during her visit to Kolkata in November matched the recovered remains, a senior CID officer confirmed.
“The DNA test reports confirmed the remains belonged to MP Anwarul Azim,” the officer said, adding that the samples were analysed by the Central Forensic Science Laboratory.
Kolkata police initially confirmed Azim’s murder on May 22, following his disappearance. Flesh specimens were retrieved from a septic tank in North 24 Parganas, and bones were found on the banks of a nearby canal in South 24 Parganas. Investigators suspect Azim was strangled, dismembered, and the remains disposed of in multiple locations.
Kolkata police handed the case over to CID, while Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s detective branch arrested seven suspects, and West Bengal CID apprehended two others.
Azim’s business partner, Aktaruzzaman Shaheen, an American national and the alleged mastermind, remains at large.
Authorities in both countries continue their investigation into the high-profile case.
Daily Star
