[2][3][4][5] He was the younger brother of Alapan Bandyopadhyay, the Chief Secretary of West Bengal.

[6] Anjan Bandyopadhyay completed his bachelor's and master's degree in Bengali literature from Presidency College, Kolkata.

[7] He passed secondary exam from Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya, Narendrapur in 1981.

[1] In 2015 he resigned from Zee 24 Ghanta and joined Anandabazar Patrika (Digital).

In mid-May, his health deteriorated again and was hospitalized for the second time with fever.