Anwarul Iqbal

Who is Anwarul Iqbal?

Anwarul Iqbal, BPM, PPM is former and a very prominent Adviser of 2007-2009 interim Caretaker Government of Bangladesh. He was appointed as Local Government and Rural Development Minister & Labour Minister of the Non-party Interim Caretaker Government of Bangladesh on 17 January 2007 and remained in that post until a new election was held two years later. Later he was given the charge of Jute & Textile Ministry. He had the responsibility to head three ministries of the government of Bangladesh in a very crucial period of time. He is also the 25th Inspector General of Bangladesh Police. Anwarul Iqbal went into voluntary retirement from the IGP post after he had been made officer on special duty and within few days he took charge as the Adviser of the Caretaker Government headed by Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed during the State of Emergency in Bangladesh which was declared on 11 January 2007.