Anwar Hossain Manju arrested

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Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman Anwar Hossain Manju has been arrested by law enforcement officers in the murder case.

He was arrested from Dhanmondi in the capital on Monday (September 2).

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DB's Joint Commissioner of Police (North) Rabiul Hossain Bhuyian confirmed the matter. He said a team of DB police arrested him. There are five cases against him. He has been taken to the DB office.

Anwar Hossain Manju is a former Member of Parliament of Pirojpur-2 Constituency and former Water Resources Minister. Before this, he was the Minister of two Ministries. He was elected MP for six times (1986, 1988, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2014) from Pirojpur-2 Constituency.

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His father Tofazzal Hossain Manik Mia was a renowned politician and the founder editor of Dainik Ittefaq. Anwar Hossain Manju was the editor of Daily Ittefaq from 1972-1975.

He was a member of the 76-member convening committee of BNP formed on September 1, 1978. He supported the Awami League led government during 1996-2001. At that time he was the Minister of Communication.