Syed Mohammad Qaisar
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 |
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. 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. His crimes included genocide, mass murder, rape and arson. During the war, he formed a militia group in his name called Qaisar Bahini.