M. A. Jabbar

M. A. Jabbar (30 November 1932 – 18 August 2020)[1][2] was a Jatiya Party politician and a Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Pirojpur-3 constituency.[3]

M. A. Jabbar
Member of Parliament
for Pirojpur-4
In office
7 May 1986 – 15 April 1988
Member of Parliament
for Pirojpur-3
In office
15 April 1988 – 6 December 1990
Preceded byAnwar Hossain Manju
Succeeded byMohiuddin Ahmed
Personal details
Born(1932-11-30)30 November 1932
Pirojpur District, Bengal Presidency, British India
Died18 August 2020(2020-08-18) (aged 87)
Florida, United States
Political partyJatiya Party (Ershad)

In February 2015, Jabbar was sentenced to jail until death on the conviction of four charges of crimes against humanity and genocide committed during Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971.[1][4]

Early life and career

Jabbar earned his bachelor's in engineering degree and joined the politics of Muslim League.[1] He was elected an MPA in 1964.[1] He was elected to the parliament from Pirojpur-4 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1986. Jabbar was elected to the parliament from Pirojpur-3 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1988.[3]

War crimes and convictions

According to the International Crimes Tribunal prosecution, while Jabbar was serving as the chairman of Mathbaria Peace Committee, he played a key role in the formation of the Razakar force and led it to commit war crimes.[5] They brought five charges against him for killing, mass killing, looting and forced conversions in Pirojpur in 1971:[6]

  • Killing two freedom fighters at Mathbaria's Phuljhuri during the Liberation War. Torching and ransacking of over 100 houses at Nathparha and Kuluparha in Pirojpur.[7]
  • Killing a man at Phuljhuri, setting fire to 360 houses before looting them.
  • Killing 11 people at Pirojpur's Noli village, looting and setting fire to 60 houses there.
  • Forced conversion of 200 Hindus at Phuljhuri.[8]
  • Detaining 37 people from Angulkata and Mathbaria, killing 22 of them and seriously injuring others.[9]

In May 2014, an arrest warrant was issued against Jabbar.[10] According to the investigators, he resided in the United States.[9]

References
  1. "Jabbar gets jail until death". The Daily Star. 2015-02-24. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  2. [email protected]. "দণ্ডিত যুদ্ধাপরাধী জাপা নেতা জব্বার মারা গেছেন". somoynews.tv. Retrieved 2020-08-19.
  3. "List of 4th Parliament Members" (PDF). Bangladesh Parliament (in Bengali). Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  4. "JAIL until death". The Daily Star. 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  5. "Arrest warrant issued against ex-MP Jabbar". The Daily Star. 2014-05-13. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  6. "Witness: Jabbar targeted Hindus in Pirojpur". Dhaka Tribune. 2014-09-07. Archived from the original on 2020-01-15. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  7. "Decision on charges against ex-JP lawmaker August 14". The Daily Star. 2014-07-21. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  8. "War crimes verdict on ex-JP leader Abdul Jabbar any day now". bdnews24.com. 2014-12-03. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  9. "ICT to announce verdict on ex-Jatiya Party MP Abdul Jabbar on Tuesday". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  10. "Arrest warrant for ex-JP MP Jabbar". The Daily Star. 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
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