M. K. Anwar
Mohammad Khorshed Anwar was a Bangladesh Nationalist Party politician and a government minister of Bangladesh. He was a five-term Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Comilla-1 and Comilla-2 constituencies.
Early life and education
Anwar was born on 1 January 1933 in Homna, Tipperah district, Bengal Presidency. He passed his matriculation in 1948. He completed his Intermediate of Science from Dhaka College in 1950. He obtained an Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in Statistics from the University of Dhaka. Furthermore, he completed an Master of Science degree in Statistics from the same university.Career
Anwar entered government service in 1956 as an officer of the Civil Service of Pakistan. He served as the finance secretary and cabinet secretary. He joined Bangladesh Nationalist Party in 1991.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 the BNP. He served as the minister of agriculture in the third Khaleda Cabinet during 2001–2006. He was a vice-president of the party.