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 byEnamul Haque Mostafa Shahid
In office
1986–1988
In office
1979–1986
Preceded byEnamul Haque Mostafa Shahid
Personal details
Born(1940-06-19)19 June 1940
Habiganj, British Raj
Died11 February 2022(2022-02-11) (aged 81)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
CitizenshipBangladeshi
Political partyJatiya Party
OccupationPolitician
CabinetErshad Cabinet

Early life and education

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Qaisar 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

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He died at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University in Dhaka on 11 February 2022, at the age of 81.[6]

References

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  1. ^ সাবেক প্রতিমন্ত্রী কায়সারের মৃত্যুদণ্ড. Deutsche Welle (in Bengali). 23 December 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Former Bangladeshi minister sentenced to death for war crimes". Deutsche Welle. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  3. ^ Hossain, Akbar. সাবেক মন্ত্রীর বিরুদ্ধে যুদ্ধাপরাধের অভিযোগ. BBC News বাংলা (in Bengali). Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  4. ^ Parveen, Farhana. মৃত্যুদন্ড: কায়সার বাহিনীর প্রধান কেন অপরাধী?. BBC News বাংলা (in Bengali). Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d যুদ্ধাপরাধী কায়সারের সর্বোচ্চ সাজা. bdnews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  6. ^ "War criminal Kaiser passes away". The Business Standard. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.