Ex-BCL leader Anis dies

Staff Reporter :
Gazi Anis, an ex-Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) President of Kushtia, who tried to commit suicide on the Jatiya Press Club (JPC) premises, died on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, a case has been filed against Henolux Managing Director Nurul Amin and his wife Fatema Amin for instigating the suicide of Kushtia trader Gazi Anis. Both the accused are on the run after hearing the filing the case against them.
Anis tried to commit suicide by setting himself on fire at the JPC on Monday and later he was taken to the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery (SHNIBPS ) with 90 per cent burn injuries.
Gazi Nazrul Islam, brother of Gazi Anis, filed the case with the Shahbagh Police Station. Ramna Zone Assistant Commissioner of Police Bayzidur Rahman told it to this correspondent on Tuesday.
However, SHNIBPS Chief Coordinator Dr Samanta Lal Sen said, “Anis breathed his last at 6:15am on Tuesday. Around 90 percents of his body were burnt.”
When contacted, Shahbagh Police Station Officer-in-Charge Moudud Hawlader, said: “About two months ago, the man had formed a human chain claiming that a mircocredit company owed him around Tk1.26 crore. On Monday afternoon, he shockingly set himself on fire.”
According to sources, a company named Henolux Group owed Anis over Tk1 crore.
He came to the Press Club to hold a press conference to address the matter on Monday. Later, he set himself on fire on the badminton playground of the club premises around 5pm.
According to case dockets, Dr Nurul Amin, Managing Director of Henolux and his wife Fatema Amin assured Anisur Rahman of hefty profit and took over Tk1 crore to invest in the company and later Tk26 lakh more for the same purpose in 2018.
“The accused now owe my brother over Tk 3 crore,” Md Nazrul Islam’s statement read.
Being unable to recover the money from the duo, Anisur Rahman filed a case against them with Kushtia Cognizance Court.
On Monday, Anisur Rahman had reportedly called his brother informing him that although Nurul and Fatima had promised to give back owed money through cheques that day, they did not do so.