Anwarul Azim was a

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politician and a former member of parliament for the

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constituency. He served in the Bangladesh Army at corps of EME and retired as colonel.

Career

Azim began his military career when he enlisted in the 2nd War Course of the

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. After the independence of Bangladesh, he became an officer of the newly established

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and eventually retired as a

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. Following his career in the armed forces, Anwar entered civilian life as a pioneer in the garments industry. From one factory, his business grew to become what is now the Alana Group, a conglomerate of ready-made garment factories with operations in

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, and

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; it is currently headquartered in Mohakhali DOHS, Dhaka. He was elected to parliament in 2001 from Comilla-10 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate. He contested the 2019 general elections as a candidate for the same party. His car was attacked by activists of the

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and Swechchhasebak League on 24 December 2015. In 2016, he was made the organizing secretary of the Comilla division unit of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party.

References

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