Moosa Bin Shamsher

Prince Moosa
Prince Moosa
Born	15 October 1945 (age 78); Faridpur, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Bangladesh)
Nationality	Bangladeshi
Alma mater	Pacific Western University (Hawaii)
Occupation(s)	Chairman and Managing Director, DATCO Group
Spouse	Kaniz Fatema Chowdhury
Children	3

Moosa Bin Shamsher (Bengali: মুসা বিন সামসের; born 15 October 1945) is an alleged war criminal^[2].

War Crimes

The Janakantha on March 24, 2001 ran a report on Moosa under the headline “Faridpurer 'Nula Moossai' Ekhon Dhakar Rahoshye Ghera Dhanyadhya Bebosaye Prince Moosa bin Shamsher” (Nula Moosa of Faridpur now Dhaka's mysterious rich businessman Prince Moosa bin Shamsher). According to the report, Moosa, a man from Faridpur, was a close aide of Pakistani Major Akram Koreshi and was involved in several crimes including killings during the Liberation War.

Business

Moosa founded DATCO.^[3]

Media

DATCO group

Formed in 1975, Shamsher's business DATCO is now primarily engaged in the export of labour in the form of migrant rural farmers from Bangladesh to the booming construction industries in the Middle East.^[4]^{[failed verification]}

Offering donation

During the UK 1997 general election it was reported that Moosa offered the Labour Party and Tony Blair ₤5 million campaign donation. Although the party declined the donation the offer itself received a lot of media attention.^[5]

References

^ Farndale, Nigel (30 May 1998). "Man with the Golden Guns". The Vancouver Sun. Pacific Western University in the United States, establishes that it awarded Moosa a PhD in 1988 - after a correspondence course.
^ "Home". The Daily Star. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
^ "Home". Datco. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
^ "Dark side of the Dubai dream". BBC News. 6 April 2009.
^ Timmins, Nicholas (29 August 1994). "Labour rejects pounds 5m offer 'on principle'". The Independent. London. Retrieved 21 July 2011.