Delwar Hossain Sayeedi

Delwar Hossain Sayeedi is an Islamic politician in Bangladesh who has served as a Member of the it's parliament from 1996 to 2008. The International Crimes Tribunal of Bangladesh sentenced him to death in February 2013 for crimes against humanity in the war of 1971. His crimes included genocide, mass murder, rape of Hindus and arson of their properties. The tribunal received support within Bangladesh, but was criticized by many international observers.

Quotes about Sayeedi

 * “Why should we feel sad when the Hindu brothers choose to leave our country? Do we mourn when we have indigestion and materials leave our bodies?”: Delwar Hossain Sayeedi, vice-president of the Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh and one of the prime accused in the 1971 genocide in Bangladesh. 16 Muslim organisations held a massive rally in 2013 in Kolkata in support of this war criminal when he was sentenced to death by Bangladesh. The rally was held at the same ground from where Jinnah-led Muslim League had announced ‘Direct Action Day’ (violence against Hindus) in 1946 to press their demand for Pakistan.
 * in 2019, as attributed, quoted in When TMC, Left, UPA stayed silent over a 2013 Kolkata rally for war criminals -by Dr Anirban Ganguly, originally at Rediff.com on April 3, 2013