Early Life

His hometown is Kushtia. He studied at Kushtia Zilla School until sixth grade.[citation needed] Later, he was a student at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP).

Under-19 Career

He captained Bangladesh's Under-19 World Cup team in Australia and was the tournament's highest run-scorer, scoring two hundreds and being named the player of the match there.

Domestic Career

Anamul made his first-class debut for Dhaka Division in the National Cricket League in late 2008. He earned the early call-up through impressive work at BKSP, the country's largest sports institute.

In September 2017, he scored his first double century in first-class cricket when he scored 216 for Khulna Division against Rangpur Division in the 2017–18 National Cricket League.

He was the highest run-scorer in the 2018–19 Bangladesh Cricket League with 658 runs in six matches. He was also the highest run-scorer for Prime Bank Cricket Club in the 2018–19 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League tournament with 552 runs in 16 matches.

In May 2021, he was named captain of Prime Bank Cricket Club's squad for the 2021 Dhaka Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League. In the 2021–22 Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, he became the first batter in the league's history to score 1,000 runs in a season.

Bangladesh Premier League

Dhaka Gladiators

In the 2012 Bangladesh Premier League, Dhaka Gladiators bought Anamul for $20,000. He scored 176 runs in 12 matches. In the 2013 BPL season, he was again bought by Dhaka Gladiators for $121,000. Anamul was his team's second-highest scorer that season, scoring 356 runs in 13 innings and 3 fifties.

Chittagong Vikings

Anamul was signed by Chittagong Kings in the 2015 Bangladesh Premier League. In the nine innings he played, he scored 142 runs. The following season, Anamul played for the same team and scored 250 runs in 13 innings with 1 fifty. In the 2017–18 season, he scored 206 runs in 9 innings with 2 half-centuries.

Comilla Victorians

Anamul played for Comilla Victorians in the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League. He scored 200 runs in 14 innings.

Dhaka Platoon

In the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League, Anamul played for Dhaka Platoon. This season, he scored 198 runs in 13 innings with 1 50+ hand.

Sylhet Sunrisers

In the 2021–22 Bangladesh Premier League season, Anamul scored 280 runs in 9 innings for Sylhet Sunrisers with 1 half-centuries.

International career

He made the Bangladesh squad for the 2012 Asia Cup. He made his Test debut on 8 March 2013 against Sri Lanka in Galle. He made his ODI debut against Bangladesh West Indies in the first match of the 2012 Sahara Cup in Khulna and scored his maiden century in the second match of the series on 2 December 2012. His match-winning 120 earned him the Player of the Match award in just his second ODI of his career.

His knock of 120 against West Indies in Khulna was nominated by ESPNCricinfo as one of the best ODI batting performances of the year.

He was subsequently named in the Bangladesh squad for the 2015 Cricket World Cup. He played as an opening batsman alongside Tamim Iqbal. On March 5, Anamul dislocated his shoulder while attempting to save a boundary, which resulted in him being ruled out of the World Cup. Anamul was included in the Bangladesh national cricket team in the West Indies series but did not perform as expected. He last returned to the Bangladesh national cricket team in December 2022 against India but did not perform as expected.