Syed Mohammad Qaisar (19 June 1940 – 11 February 2022) was a Bangladeshi Jatiya Party politician who served as a state minister, and as a member of the Parliament of Bangladesh from 1979 to 1988.[1] He was convicted for committing war crimes during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War and the International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh sentenced him to death in December 2014 for crimes against humanity.[2] His crimes included genocide, mass murder, rape and arson.[3] During the war, he formed a militia group in his name called Qaisar Bahini.[4]
Syed Mohammad Qaisar | |
|---|---|
সৈয়দ মোহাম্মদ কায়সার | |
| Minister of State for Agriculture | |
| In office 1988–1991 | |
| Member of Parliament for Habiganj-4 | |
| In office 1988–1991 | |
| Succeeded by | Enamul Haque Mostafa Shahid |
| In office 1986–1988 | |
| In office 1979–1986 | |
| Preceded by | Enamul Haque Mostafa Shahid |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 June 1940 Habiganj, British Raj |
| Died | 11 February 2022 (aged 81) Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Citizenship | Bangladeshi |
| Political party | Jatiya Party |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Cabinet | Ershad Cabinet |
Early life and education
editQaisar was born on 19 June 1940 in the village of Itakhola under Madhabpur in Habiganj of the then British India (now Bangladesh).[5] His father's name was Syed Sayeduddin and mother was Begum Hamida Banu.[5] According to his testimony to the Bangladesh Election Commission, Qaisar passed Secondary School Certificate from Armanitola Government High School, Higher Secondary School Certificate from Jagannath College and received BA degree.[5] But it was contradicted during his trial.[5]
Personal life and death
editHe died at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University in Dhaka on 11 February 2022, at the age of 81.[6]
References
edit- ^ সাবেক প্রতিমন্ত্রী কায়সারের মৃত্যুদণ্ড. Deutsche Welle (in Bengali). 23 December 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ "Former Bangladeshi minister sentenced to death for war crimes". Deutsche Welle. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ Hossain, Akbar. সাবেক মন্ত্রীর বিরুদ্ধে যুদ্ধাপরাধের অভিযোগ. BBC News বাংলা (in Bengali). Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ Parveen, Farhana. মৃত্যুদন্ড: কায়সার বাহিনীর প্রধান কেন অপরাধী?. BBC News বাংলা (in Bengali). Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ a b c d যুদ্ধাপরাধী কায়সারের সর্বোচ্চ সাজা. bdnews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ "War criminal Kaiser passes away". The Business Standard. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.