Mir Quasem Ali
politician (1952-2016)
Mir Quasem Ali (Bengali: মীর কাসেম আলী, romanized: Meer Kasem Ali; 31 December 1952 – 3 September 2016) was a Bangladeshi politician of the far-right Jamaat-e-Islami party. He was a former director of Islami Bank and chairman of the Diganta Media Corporation, which owns Diganta TV. He founded the Ibn Sina Trust and was a key figure in the establishment of the NGO Rabita al-Alam al-Islami. He was sentenced to death on 2 November 2014 for crimes against humanity committed during the Independence War of Bangladesh in 1971 by International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh.
The charges were denied by his relatives, stating that they were politically motivated. Human Rights groups also raised concerns about these cases, with Amnesty International criticising the use of the death penalty and saying Mir Quasem Ali's trial had been unfair. He was hanged at Gazipur on 3 September 2016 after his final appeal was rejected by the Supreme Court of Bangladesh.
Early life
Mir Quasem Ali was born to Mir Rehmot and Rabeya Begum in Munsidangi Sutalori, Manikganj, on 31 December 1952. He joined the Islami Chhatra Sangha in 1967 while studying in Chittagong Collegiate School.
Business
Mir Quasem Ali was a former director of Islami Bank, and chairman of the Diganta Media Corporation, which owns Diganta TV. He founded the Ibn Sina Trust and was a key figure in the establishment of the NGO Rabita al-Alam al-Islami. He was the chairman of Keari Ltd, Association of Multipurpose Welfare Agencies of Bangladesh and Agro Industrial Trust, director of marketing of Ibn Sina Pharmaceutical Industries, member secretary of Fouad Al-Khateeb Charity Foundation.
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