Anwarul Azim Anar, the lawmaker from Jhenaidah-4 constituency, was found dead on Wednesday in a hotel in Kolkata of West Bengal, eight days after he had gone missing from there.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of MP Anwarul Azim, also president of Jhenaidah Kaliganj upazila unit Awami League.

She prayed for the eternal salvation of the departed soul and expressed sympathy to the bereaved family members.

Anar went to India for medical treatment on May 11. He maintained contact with his family members till May 14. Since then his phone remained switched off.

MP Anar's wife and daughters went to the DB office in Dhaka on Sunday (May 19).