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M. A. Jabbar (born 30 November 1932) is a Jatiya Party politician and a former Jatiya Sangsad member representing the Pirojpur-3 constituency.
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.
Early life and career
Jabbar earned his bachelor's in engineering degree and joined the politics of Muslim League. He was elected an MPA in 1964.
Jabbar was elected to the parliament from Pirojpur-3 as a Jatiya Party candidate in 1988.
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 rolein the formation of the Razakar force and led it to commit war crimes. They brought five charges against him for killing, mass killing, looting and forced conversions in Pirojpur in 1971:
- Killing two freedom fighters at Mathbarhia's Phuljhuri during the Liberation War. Torching and ransacking of over 100 houses at Nathparha and Kuluparha in Pirojpur.
- 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.
- Detaining 37 people from Angulkata and Mathbarhia, killing 22 of them and seriously injuring others.
In May 2014, an arrest warrant was issued against Jabbar. According to the investigators, he is now residing in the United States.