Ex B’desh minister indicted for war crimes

Dhaka: A former Bangladeshi minister from Jatiya Party was on Sunday indicted by a special court here on 16 war crime charges, including genocide, committed during the country’s 1971 liberation war. Syed Mohammad Qaisar, 73, formed a group named “Qaisar Bahini” with 500 to 700 men, who committed crimes against humanity in Habiganj and Brahmanbaria during the war. He was also a commander of the Rajakars (an auxiliary group of then Pakistani army) in the districts, prosecution was quoted as saying by The Daily Star. (PTI)