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	\| term_start = 2001		\| term_start = 2001
	\| term_end = ~~2008~~		\| term_end = 2006
	\| predecessor = [[Md. Tajul Islam]]		\| predecessor = [[Md. Tajul Islam]]
	\| successor = [[Mustafa Kamal (politician)\|Mustafa Kamal]]		\| successor = [[Mustafa Kamal (politician)\|Mustafa Kamal]]
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	\| party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]		\| party = [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]]
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| name = Anwarul Azim
| office = Member of Parliament
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| term_end = 2008
| predecessor = [[Md. Tajul Islam]]
| successor = [[Mustafa Kamal (politician)|Mustafa Kamal]]
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'''Anwarul Azim''' is a [[Bangladesh Nationalist Party]] politician and the former Member of Parliament from [[Comilla-10]]. He has served in the Bangladesh Army as an engineer and retired as colonel, before moving on to become a pioneer of the garments industry as chairman of Alana Group.

==Career==
Col. M. Anwarul Azim began his military career when he enlisted in the 2nd War Course of the Pakistan Armed Forces. After the independence of Bangladesh, he became an officer of the newly established Bangladesh Army eventually retired as a [[colonel]].<ref>{{cite news|title=BNP names assistant organising secretaries|url=https://bdnews24.com/politics/2016/04/18/bnp-names-assistant-organising-secretaries|accessdate=25 April 2018|work=bdnews24.com}}</ref>

After a successful career in the Armed forces, Col. Azim entered civilian life as one of the pioneers of the garments industry. The launch of his first factory, Alana Garments Ltd. grew to become what is now known as Alana Group, a conglomerate of ready made garment factories with operations in Dhaka, Chittagong, Mymensingh, currently headquartered in Mohakhali DOHS Dhaka.

He was elected to Parliament in 2001 from Comilla-10 as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate.<ref>{{cite news|title=4-party aspirants file nominations|url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/2006/12/22/d61222012115.htm|accessdate=25 April 2018|work=archive.thedailystar.net|publisher=The Daily Star}}</ref> He contested the 2019 general elections also as a Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate. His car was attacked by activists of [[Bangladesh Chhatra League]] and [[Swechchhasebak League]] on 24 December 2015.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ruling party men allegedly attack BNP leader Azim’s motorcade|url=http://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/news/89833/Ruling-party-men-allegedly-attack-BNP-leader|accessdate=25 April 2018|work=Prothom Alo|language=en}}</ref> In 2016 he was made the Organizing Secretary of Comilla division unit of Bangladesh Nationalist Party.<ref>{{cite news|title=BNP announces more names of new central committee|url=http://archive.newagebd.net/222359/bnp-announces-more-names-of-new-central-committee/|accessdate=25 April 2018|work=archive.newagebd.net|publisher=New Age}}</ref>

==References==
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